Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	king_n	prince_n	son_n	15,353	5	5.1440	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07316	A nevv eight-fold probation of the Church of Englands divine constitution prooved by many pregnant arguments, to be much more complete then any Geneuian in the world against the contrary assertion of the fifty three petitioner-preachers of Scotland in their petition presented in the later Parliament to the Kings most excellent Maiesty. With a ten-folde probation of the same churches doctrine touching one of the most important points of our creede, which is of our sauiours descending into Hell. By Iames Maxvvell. Master of Artes, &c.	Maxwell, James, b. 1581.	1617 (1617)	STC 17704; ESTC S103373	82,870	119

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thing_n be_v the_o more_o perfect_a which_o be_v the_o more_o like_a unto_o the_o most_o perfect_a and_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v much_o like_a the_o church_n that_o be_v above_o than_o the_o genevian_n be_v it_o may_v appear_v by_o compare_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o two_o church_n together_o and_o first_o i_o say_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v like_a unto_o god_n church_n in_o heaven_n than_o any_o other_o church_n genevian_n or_o roman_a as_o be_v more_o divine_a and_o godlike_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o supreme_a governor_n for_o like_a as_o the_o sovereign_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n consist_v of_o those_o bless_a spirit_n which_o saint_n john_n see_v almost_o beyond_o number_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n in_o his_o temple_n 50.1_o ruele_n 4_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o &_o 5.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 14._o &_o 7.9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o &_o 19.1_o &_o 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in_o well_o do_v if_o any_o man_n to_o wit_n be_v a_o brother_n obey_v not_o our_o say_n note_v he_o by_o a_o letter_n and_o have_v not_o compante_v with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v ashamed_a yet_o count_v he_o not_o as_o a_o enemy_n but_o admonish_v he_o as_o abrother_v and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o believe_v sovereign_n aswell_o as_o the_o subject_n be_v a_o brother_n in_o christianity_n and_o may_v well_o have_v be_v so_o call_v by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n yet_o i_o say_v it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o understand_v by_o the_o title_n of_o brother_n in_o those_o place_n but_o such_o as_o do_v then_o believe_v the_o gospel_n who_o be_v all_o subject_n for_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o believe_v sovereign_n yea_o both_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n word_n do_v evince_v that_o a_o king_n though_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n and_o so_o a_o brother_n yet_o that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v bring_v in_o among_o those_o excommunicable_a 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13_o 4._o now_o the_o prince_n be_v god_n servant_n say_v the_o same_o aposlle_v and_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o i_o wish_v that_o both_o roman_n and_o genevians_n will_v weigh_v those_o word_n better_a than_o they_o do_v and_o therefore_o who_o be_v he_o that_o condemn_v such_o a_o servant_n as_o be_v not_o only_o another_o man_n servant_n but_o even_o the_o best_a man_n servant_n to_o with_o christ_n and_o his_o chief_a servant_n yea_o god_n servant_n he_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o master_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o that_o be_v neither_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n nor_o the_o master_n minister_n of_o geneva_n but_o god_n and_o christ_n who_o will_v not_o have_v his_o servant_n subject_a to_o the_o proud_a censure_n either_o of_o the_o roman_a consistory_n or_o of_o the_o genevian_a presbytery_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o presume_v to_o judge_v they_o that_o be_v without_o the_o church_n because_o they_o belong_v to_o god_n judgement_n in_o 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