Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	4,180	5	9.2107	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08201	Abrahams faith: that is, The olde religion VVherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true Catholicke, auncient, and vnchangeable faith of Gods elect. And the pretensed religion of the Sea of Rome is a false, bastard, new, vpstart, hereticall and variable superstitious deuise of man. Published by Iosias Nicholls, an humble seruant and minister of the gospell in the Church.	Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639.	1602 (1602)	STC 18538; ESTC S113254	207,023	348

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gospel_n pag._n 7._o 6._o here_o be_v open_v that_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v substantial_a and_o perpetual_a but_o by_o god_n disposition_n ceremony_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n be_v changeable_a pag._n 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o 13._o 7._o although_o ceremony_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n be_v not_o of_o the_o unchangeable_a substance_n of_o religion_n yet_o be_v they_o to_o be_v reverent_o use_v and_o not_o violate_v during_o the_o time_n of_o god_n assignment_n and_o prescription_n pag._n 14._o 15._o 16._o cap._n 2._o 1._o how_o god_n have_v govern_v his_o church_n in_o one_o religion_n before_o and_o after_o the_o fall_n pag._n 17._o 18._o 2._o and_o since_o the_o promise_n give_v to_o adam_n of_o christ_n in_o three_o sort_n the_o father_n before_o the_o law_n the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o gospel_n pag._n 19_o 20._o 21._o 3._o in_o all_o these_o three_o time_n be_v there_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o government_n but_o not_o in_o substance_n of_o religion_n pag._n 22._o 4._o and_o this_o by_o god_n judgement_n and_o manifestation_n of_o his_o spirit_n have_v be_v always_o maintain_v and_o preserve_v pag._n 23._o 24._o 25._o 5._o and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o witness_n of_o our_o religion_n now_o profess_v in_o england_n against_o all_o atheist_n papist_n and_o other_o wicked_a man_n pag._n 26._o cap._n 3._o here_o be_v more_o large_o show_v the_o unity_n of_o faith_n in_o all_o age_n and_o that_o the_o religion_n open_o profess_v at_o this_o present_a in_o england_n be_v the_o same_o ancient_a and_o only_a catholic_a faith_n of_o abraham_n moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o which_o christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n preach_v &_o teach_v where_o first_o be_v declare_v that_o abraham_n receive_v it_o of_o god_n both_o for_o the_o jew_n and_o also_o for_o all_o other_o nation_n pag._n 27._o 28._o 29._o 30._o 2._o the_o particular_n be_v compare_v in_o 15._o several_a article_n of_o the_o most_o weighty_a 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late_a birth_n pag._n 205._o 206._o 2._o that_o neither_o the_o difference_n of_o calculation_n in_o story_n nor_o forge_v of_o writing_n nor_o mangle_v of_o good_a author_n do_v hinder_v the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o birth_n pag._n 207._o 208._o 3._o their_o own_o tongue_n and_o tradition_n prove_v popery_n new_a pag._n 209._o 210._o etc._n etc._n 4_o many_o particular_n be_v rehearse_v out_o of_o popish_a author_n and_o the_o former_a counsel_n pag._n 214._o 215._o etc._n etc._n 5._o five_o fundamental_a point_n more_o large_o examine_v by_o antiquity_n pag._n 235._o 236._o etc._n etc._n 6._o the_o latter_a overgrow_a and_o lop_n and_o daily_a new_a sprout_v of_o popery_n pag._n 275._o 276._o etc._n etc._n 7._o that_o popery_n be_v not_o yet_o a_o perfect_a body_n of_o his_o full_a shape_n proportion_n and_o member_n pag._n 283._o cap._n 5._o here_o be_v show_v that_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o fly_v popery_n 1._o because_o of_o the_o exceed_a danger_n it_o bring_v to_o themselves_o 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