Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	die_v	let_v	see_v	5,942	5	3.3248	3	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76384	A bright starre, leading to, & centering in, Christ our perfection. Or a manuell, entituled by the authour thereof, the third part of the Rule of perfection Wherein such profound mysteries are revealed, such mysterious imperfections discovered, with their perfect cures prescribed, as have not been by any before published in the English tongue: faithfully translated for the common good.; Règle de perfection. English. Part 3	Benoît, de Canfield, 1562-1610.	1646 (1646)	Wing B1867AC; ESTC R223949	72,498	265

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egress_n that_o sense_n resist_v not_o able_a to_o endure_v â—_o be_v pull_v from_o the_o pap_n of_o sensâ—â—_n comfort_n but_o as_o a_o beast_n always_o bellows_n to_o the_o pasture_n and_o neigâ—_n after_o the_o provant_n never_o rest_v â—_o through_o importunity_n it_o draâ—_n down_o the_o spirit_n soar_v aloft_o the_o remedy_n whereof_o be_v to_o eâ—change_v each_o sensibility_n with_o loâ—_n naked_a and_o sequester_v from_o all_o acquaintance_n with_o sense_n the_o whiâ—_n love_n be_v strong_a durable_a and_o euâ—_n the_o same_o assure_o know_v that_o god_n be_v not_o sensible_a nor_o can_v be_v comprehend_v by_o the_o sense_n but_o pure_o spirit_n for_o he_o that_o due_o consider_v these_o thing_n shall_v easy_o see_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o sound_a judgement_n that_o will_v join_v himself_o by_o sense_n which_o we_o have_v common_a with_o brute_n to_o he_o who_o nature_n be_v infinite_o pure_a than_o the_o pure_a angel_n which_o find_v to_o be_v true_a he_o shall_v 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2._o he_o loveâ—_n he_o with_o a_o sensitive_a and_o not_o witâ—_n a_o naked_a love_n three_o he_o build_v upon_o the_o sand_n and_o trust_v to_o hiâ—_n own_o feel_n stay_v himself_o thereon_o as_o on_o his_o strong_a propâ—_n last_o this_o cause_n that_o a_o man_n caâ—_n never_o depart_v out_o of_o his_o own_o lanâ—_n and_o out_o of_o himself_o nor_o lie_v dowâ—_n himself_o all_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o prevent_v this_o imperfection_n here_o be_v not_o any_o experimental_a assurance_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o i._n no_o light_n which_o may_v be_v perceive_v by_o our_o feel_n but_o only_o to_o rest_v unite_v to_o god_n by_o lively_a faith_n and_o naked_a love_n the_o which_o shall_v most_o infallible_o be_v accomplish_v when_o we_o suffer_v this_o infinite_a be_v to_o reduce_v we_o to_o nothing_o for_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v no_o more_o ourselves_o and_o consequent_o shall_v have_v no_o confidence_n in_o ourselves_o but_o see_v god_n to_o bâ—_n all_o and_o every_o where_o 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despair_v reject_v fear_v put_v to_o flight_n presumption_n abase_v wrath_n pacify_v and_o short_o to_o stay_v here_o all_o inordinatenesse_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v rectify_v and_o reform_v but_o if_o even_o the_o least_o passion_n affection_n or_o inordinatenesse_n get_v head_n there_o be_v then_o no_o perfect_a rest_n no_o passive_a annihilation_n till_o they_o be_v conquer_v if_o we_o seek_v virtue_n how_o profound_a humility_n be_v it_o thus_o to_o nothing_o ourselves_o how_o invincible_a patience_n thus_o to_o wait_v how_o strong_a constancy_n thus_o to_o persevere_v how_o lovely_a long-suffering_a to_o attend_v god_n so_o long_o with_o so_o fix_a and_o faithful_a a_o eye_n how_o chaste_a virginity_n to_o present_v ourselves_o thus_o simple_a last_o what_o faith_n lively_a whaâ—_n hope_v sure_a what_o love_v more_o ardent_a than_o be_v find_v in_o this_o annihilation_n and_o rest_n though_o indeed_o all_o these_o virtue_n suck_v up_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o infinite_a of_o 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