Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	true_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	19	3	7.9572	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39658	The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1157; ESTC R222662	58,144	192

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desire_n ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰_d or_o as_o some_o translate_v all_o my_o delight_n or_o pleasure_n i._n e._n hear_v i_o find_v all_o repair_v with_o a_o infinite_a overplus_n that_o i_o have_v lose_v in_o the_o creature_n here_o be_v life_n in_o death_n fullness_n in_o want_n security_n in_o danâ—gers_n peace_n in_o trouble_n it_o be_v alâ—_n my_o salvation_n for_o it_o leave_v nothing_o in_o hazard_n that_o be_v essential_a to_o my_o happiness_n and_o all_o my_o desire_n for_o iâ—_n repair_v whatever_o i_o have_v lose_v or_o can_v lose_v it_o be_v so_o full_a and_o complete_a a_o covenant_n that_o it_o leave_v nothing_o to_o be_v desire_v out_o of_o it_o o_o it_o be_v a_o full_a fountain_n here_o i_o repose_v my_o weary_a soul_n with_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o feed_v my_o hungry_a desire_n with_o sweet_a delight_n so_o that_o my_o very_a soul_n be_v at_o rest_n and_o ease_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o this_o bless_a covenant_n thus_o you_o have_v the_o part_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text._n the_o 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