Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16643	A plaine confutation of a treatise of Brovvnisme, published by some of that faction, entituled: A description of the visible Church In the confutation wherof, is shewed, that the author hath neither described a true gouerment of the Church, nor yet proued, that outward discipline is the life of the Church. Whereunto is annexed an ansvvere vnto two other pamphlets, by the said factioners latelie dispersed, of certaine conferences had with some of them in prison. Wherein is made knowen the inconstancie of this sect, what the articles are which they still maintaine: as also a short confutation of them. There is also added a short ansvvere vnto such argumentes as they haue vsed to proue the Church of England not to be the Church of God.	Alison, Richard, controversialist.	1590 (1590)	STC 355; ESTC S100153	67,007	148

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3._o 18._o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n apparent_a gen._n 4._o 1._o gen._n 7._o 7._o gen._n 17._o 23._o gen._n 25._o 1._o reg._n 16._o 29._o 30._o matth._n 10._o 4_o matth._n 13._o 30._o &_o 3._o 12._o &_o 25._o 32._o 2._o thess._n 2._o 4._o judg._n 4._o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n apparent_a zach._n 3_o &_o 5._o esa._n 1._o 6._o 2._o sam._n 13._o 2._o sam._n 15._o 2._o sam._n 11._o rom._n 9_o 4_o etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 6._o zacha_fw-la 13._o 1._o â—_o reg._n 12._o 28._o &_o 1_o reg._n 16_o 32._o 2._o chro._n 33._o in_o a_o treatise_n which_o they_o have_v scatter_v abroad_o in_o his_o pamphlet_n against_o read_v prayer_n and_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n apparent_a john_n 4._o exod._n 20._o 7._o levit._fw-la 10._o 5._o officer_n math._n 28._o 19_o in_o annota_fw-la bez._n eph._n 4._o matth._n 6._o 12._o in_o this_o treatise_n in_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o apparent_a church_n church_n ps._n 87._o 2_o 2_o ps._n 87._o 2_o 2_o 1._o ti._n 3._o 15_o heb._n 3._o 6_o 6_o 1._o 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heb._n 10._o 24_o 24_o levi._n 15._o 17_o 1._o thes._n 4._o 9_o 9_o col._n 3._o 23_o 1._o joh._n 3._o 20_o 20_o 2._o col._n 2._o 17_o 3._o john_n 9_o 9_o 1._o ti._n 4._o 2._o 3_o gal._n 6._o 12_o 12_o 1._o cor._n 5_o 5_o jere._n 23._o 28_o 1._o tim._n 3._o 15_o 15_o 1._o cor._n 6._o and_o 14._o 30._o 30._o john_n 10._o 1._o 1._o act._n 1._o 23._o &_o 6._o 3._o &_o 14._o 23_o answer_n cant._n 5._o chrisost._n de_fw-fr sacerd_v li._n 4._o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o church_n her_o king_n her_o law_n her_o member_n bull_v &_o joh._n bale_n in_o act._n 2._o freneus_fw-la contra_fw-la valent_fw-la li._n 1._o cap._n 27._o tertul_n in_o prescrip_n heret_fw-la caluin_n inst._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3_o sect._n 15._o act._n 14._o 23._o cipr._n lib._n 1._o epist._n 3._o calu._n ibid._n chrisost._n in_o phil._n hom_n 2._o num._n 16._o 3._o ezra_n 1._o ezra_n 7._o neh._n 1._o 4._o &_o 2._o 5._o brownist_n brownist_n math._n 5._o 17_o 1._o tim._n 1._o 18_o 18_o leu._n 21._o 17_o matth._n 2._o 6._o 1._o tim._n 3._o 2._o 2._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 15._o 15._o tit._n 1._o 9_o 2._o tim._n 4._o 4._o tit._n 1._o 7._o 8_o 8_o num._n 12._o 3_o esa._n 50._o 4_o jere._n 3._o 15_o eze._n 34._o 18._o zach._n 7._o 11_o act._n 20_o 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4_o 1._o tim._n 2._o 20_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n apparent_a in_o another_o pamphlet_n of_o they_o 1._o tim._n 3_o tit._n 1._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 17_o &_o 2._o 4_o ephe._n 4._o 11_o brownist_n num._n 11._o 24_o 2._o chr._n 19_o 8_o act._n 15_o 1._o tim._n 5_o cal._n inst._n lib_n 4._o cap._n 4._o se._n 1_o cal._n inst._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 3._o sect_n 8._o jer._n in_o tit_n &_o euagrio_n epist_n 58_o num._n 26._o 3._o act._n 6._o 2_o 1._o tim._n 3._o 8._o 9_o chri._n hom_n 2_o in_o philip._n ambros._n in_o ephe._n cap._n 4_o de_fw-fr decret_a nice_n synod_n contra_fw-la eus._n cal._n inst._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 5._o 1._o tim._n 9_o 10_o john_n 42._o 2._o 1._o co._n 12._o 12._o 8_o leu._n 10._o 10._o 11_o num._n 18._o 2._o ezec._n 44._o 23._o &_o 34._o 33._o psal._n 23_o john_n 21._o 15_o act._n 20._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 12_o zach._n 11._o 7_o reve._n 22._o 2_o luk._n 12._o 42_o 2._o co._n 10._o 4._o 5_o heb._n 8._o 12_o jere._n 17._o 9_o eze._n 33._o 1._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 19_o joh._n 10._o 11._o 12_o levi._n 10._o 10_o eze._n 44._o 24._o mal._n 2._o 6._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 11_o 2._o cor._n 1._o 7._o and._n 24._o 1._o tim._n 4._o 16_o and_o 6._o 20_o ephe._n 2._o 20_o heb._n 6._o 1_o 1._o pet._n 2._o 2_o num._n 11._o 16_o deut._n 16._o 18_o deut._n 10._o 16_o 2._o chr._n 19_o 8_o exod._n 39_o 42_o 1._o tim._n 3._o 15_o 2._o tim._n 1._o 13._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 16._o &_o 14._o 33._o gal._n 2._o 4._o 5._o col._n 1._o 16._o act._n 20._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 1._o rom._n 12._o 8._o act._n 6._o rom._n 12._o 8._o â—_o tim._n 5._o 9_o rom._n 12._o 8._o luk._n 9_o 46._o john_n 13._o 12._o 1._o co._n 12._o 12._o 25._o 28._o ephes._n 4._o 11._o 12._o 13._o 16._o chryso_v in_o act._n 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high_a to_o the_o low_a be_v infidel_n and_o pagan_n without_o god_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o word_n without_o conscience_n in_o any_o thing_n without_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n this_o be_v the_o meekness_n of_o a_o arrogant_a spirit_n the_o bull_n send_v by_o pope_n pius_n the_o five_o to_o curse_v her_o majesty_n &_o the_o land_n be_v not_o unlike_a unto_o it_o the_o calumniation_n be_v the_o same_o in_o both_o and_o therefore_o master_n jewel_n have_v frame_v a_o answer_n meet_v for_o both_o now_o as_o touch_v our_o ministry_n which_o be_v set_v as_o the_o three_o argument_n of_o our_o disobedience_n the_o defect_n thereof_o be_v note_v to_o be_v either_o in_o their_o election_n or_o in_o their_o subjection_n to_o a_o false_a government_n their_o election_n and_o ordination_n say_v they_o be_v not_o by_o the_o lord_n holy_a and_o free_a people_n this_o have_v be_v answer_v pag._n 45._o also_o they_o be_v make_v in_o nubes_fw-la say_v they_o but_o if_o these_o factioner_n have_v not_o make_v their_o own_o minister_n in_o tenebris_fw-la they_o may_v with_o less_o impudency_n have_v blame_v the_o make_n of_o we_o spering_n beside_o they_o say_v that_o at_o her_o majesty_n entrance_n unto_o the_o crown_n our_o minister_n be_v set_v over_o the_o people_n without_o a_o outward_a call_n wherein_o i_o will_v not_o oppose_v the_o ministry_n of_o luther_n and_o caluin_n who_o ministry_n they_o can_v deny_v to_o be_v warrantable_a pag._n 53._o of_o their_o book_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v not_o a_o better_a calling_n than_o our_o man_n have_v but_o i_o dare_v avouch_v the_o call_n of_o our_o man_n unto_o the_o ministry_n at_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o her_o majesty_n unto_o the_o crown_n to_o be_v the_o self_n same_o that_o even_o our_o adversary_n have_v warrant_v pag._n 59_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a treatise_n viz._n the_o magistrate_n do_v send_v they_o to_o instruct_v the_o unbeliever_n but_o say_v they_o they_o be_v no_o minister_n unto_o they_o 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