Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	commandment_n	contrary_a	forbid_v	1,280	5	9.4439	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65753	A vvay to the tree of life discovered in sundry directions for the profitable reading of the Scriptvres : wherein is described occasionally the nature of a spirituall man, and, in A digression, the morality and perpetuity of the Fourth Commandment in every circumstance thereof, is discovered and cleared / by Iohn White ...	White, John, 1575-1648.	1647 (1647)	Wing W1785; ESTC R40696	215,387	374

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scripture_n 2._o the_o proportion_n of_o time_n to_o be_v allow_v for_o holy_a duty_n wherein_o we_o must_v respect_v 1._o the_o duty_n and_o therein_o 1._o what_o must_v be_v do_v we_o must_v study_v the_o whole_a scripture_n be_v our_o fit_a time_n for_o prayer_n as_o for_o the_o proportion_n of_o time_n to_o be_v allot_v for_o this_o exercise_n it_o must_v indifferent_o respect_v both_o the_o duty_n and_o the_o person_n that_o undertake_v it_o in_o the_o exercise_n it_o must_v be_v consider_v both_o what_o must_v be_v do_v and_o in_o what_o manner_n for_o the_o former_a see_v all_o scripture_n be_v write_v for_o our_o instruction_n 1_o cor._n 10.11_o not_o only_o the_o law_n and_o commandment_n which_o we_o be_v to_o do_v and_o obey_v deut._n 29.29_o but_o example_n too_o not_o only_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o old_a also_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o know_v and_o consequent_o to_o study_v they_o all_o wherefore_o we_o must_v so_o proportion_v our_o time_n 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