Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	heart_n	keep_v	mercy_n	22,440	5	8.1720	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31893	The art of divine meditation, or, A discourse of the nature, necessity, and excellency thereof with motives to, and rules for the better performance of that most important Christian duty : in several sermons on Gen. 24:63 / by Edmund Calamy ...	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1680 (1680)	Wing C227; ESTC R952	107,034	224

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the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n for_o they_o consider_v not_o that_o they_o do_v evil_a be_v not_o rash_a with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v hasty_a to_o utter_v any_o thing_n before_o god_n why_o do_v people_n rush_v upon_o sacrament_n without_o preparation_n rush_v upon_o sermon_n rush_v upon_o prayer_n rush_v upon_o holy_a duty_n why_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v what_o they_o do_v 11._o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o people_n prepare_v no_o more_o for_o death_n because_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v the_o shortness_n of_o life_n they_o do_v not_o meditate_v of_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o life_n of_o the_o certainty_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o death_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v deut._n 32._o 29._o oh_o that_o they_o be_v wise_a that_o they_o understand_v this_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v their_o latter_a end_n because_o man_n do_v not_o consider_v their_o latter_a end_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v so_o unprepared_a for_o their_o 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