Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	worship_v	worshipper_n	176	3	11.3389	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93867	A precept for the baptisme of infants out of the New Testament. Where the matter is first proved from three severall scriptures, that there is such a word of command. Secondly it is vindicated, as from the exceptions of the separation, so in special from the cavils of Mr. Robert Everard in a late treatise of his intituled Baby-Baptisme routed. / By Nathaniel Stephens minister of the Gospel and Fennie-Drayton in Leicester-Shire.	Stephens, Nathaniel, 1606?-1678.	1651 (1651)	Wing S5451; Thomason E623_9; ESTC R206373	68,618	79

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this_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o weak_a and_o sinful_a man_n to_o speak_v true_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o that_o administration_n he_o do_v never_o require_v they_o to_o circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o their_o own_o natural_a ability_n but_o he_o require_v they_o to_o look_v to_o the_o promise_v seal_v to_o they_o in_o the_o outward_a circumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n because_o he_o require_v they_o to_o circumcise_v the_o foreskin_n of_o their_o heart_n in_o the_o word_n of_o command_n he_o do_v say_v i_o will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n in_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n deut._n 30.6_o and_o therefore_o the_o psalmist_n find_v by_o experience_n that_o he_o be_v conceive_v in_o

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the_o child_n of_o believer_n have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o word_n of_o command_n and_o so_o consequent_o there_o be_v a_o word_n of_o command_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o baptize_v believer_n and_o their_o child_n the_o connexion_n be_v prove_v from_o the_o convertibility_n and_o mutual_a relation_n between_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n and_o the_o word_n of_o command_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o one_o they_o must_v have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v baptize_v by_o the_o other_o the_o consequence_n be_v clear_a and_o for_o the_o assumption_n it_o be_v prove_v by_o st._n peter_n own_o word_n for_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o you_o and_o your_o child_n this_o be_v my_o argument_n to_o this_o on_o the_o first_o of_o may_n i_o receive_v a_o certain_a paper_n by_o way_n of_o answer_n the_o substance_n of_o which_o be_v brief_o this_o for_o the_o convertibility_n of_o the_o word_n of_o promise_n 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