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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	chapter_n	folio_n	sloth_n	162	4	16.8847	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08457	The pearle of perfection sought after by Charles Odingsells, Doctour of Divinitie	Odingsells, Charles, d. 1637.	1637 (1637)	STC 18782; ESTC S113411	51,839	106

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not_o to_o faint_v and_o hereunto_o the_o choose_a vessel_n of_o mercy_n excit_v we_o in_o that_o brief_a exhortation_n 5.17_o 1_o thes_n 5.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v without_o cease_v chap._n xxviii_o of_o spiritual_a sloth_n a_o enemy_n to_o perfection_n spiritual_a sloth_n in_o christian_n be_v a_o main_a obstacle_n to_o their_o growth_n in_o christianity_n a_o mighty_a impediment_n hinder_v their_o proficiency_n in_o grace_n and_o virtue_n for_o many_o be_v so_o stupefy_v and_o benumb_v with_o a_o careless_a negligence_n of_o their_o estate_n that_o they_o pass_v on_o their_o day_n from_o week_n to_o week_n from_o month_n to_o month_n and_o from_o year_n to_o year_n never_o serious_o consider_v with_o themselves_o whether_o they_o grow_v better_a or_o worse_o in_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n and_o course_n of_o virtue_n whereas_o indeed_o nothing_o be_v more_o true_a than_o that_o of_o old_a non_fw-la progredi_fw-la est_fw-la regredi_fw-la not_o to_o go_v forward_o 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