Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	good_a	hate_v	hatred_n	2,544	5	9.6222	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91363	A little cabinet richly stored with all sorts of heavenly varieties, and soul-reviving influences. Wherein there is a remedy for every malady, viz. milk for babes, and meat for strong men, and the ready way for both to obtain and retain assurance of salvation: being an abridgement of the sum and substance of the true Christian religion; wherein the cause of our salvation, the way, the guide, the rule, the evidence, the seals, &c. and the connection of these points together, and dependancy of them one upon another: this I have endeavoured to do orderly, exactly, methodically, with much plainness and clearness. / By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing P4237; Thomason E1575_1; ESTC R209217	254,040	517

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mat._n 5._o 22._o 2._o hatred_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 15._o 3._o inward_a desire_n of_o revenge_n rom._n 12._o 19_o 4._o revile_v and_o backbiting_a psal_n 15._o 3._o 5._o immoderate_a worldly_a sorrow_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 10._o thing_n enjoin_v or_o command_v 1._o friendship_n prov_n 27._o 9_o 2._o mercy_n and_o good_a work_n gal_n 6._o 10._o 3._o meekness_n ephes_n 4._o 32._o 4._o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12._o 21._o the_o seven_o commandment_n be_v this_o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n exod._n 20._o 14._o this_o commandment_n present_v we_o with_o the_o preservation_n of_o chastity_n temperance_n and_o marriage_n in_o this_o commandment_n there_o be_v eight_o thing_n forbid_v and_o seven_o thing_n enjoin_v the_o thing_n forbid_v be_v these_o and_o such_o like_a 1._o wanton_n gesture_n or_o behaviour_n prov._n 6._o 13._o and_o 7._o 10._o 2._o wanton_n look_n job_n 31._o 1._o 3._o wanton_n speech_n ephes_n 4._o 29._o and_o 5._o 3_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 33._o 4._o 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every_o saint_n in_o heaven_n if_o every_o saint_n shall_v not_o know_v one_o another_o there_o 6._o another_o privilege_n be_v we_o shall_v not_o only_o know_v one_o another_o and_o have_v communion_n together_o but_o we_o shall_v speak_v one_o to_o another_o our_o communion_n and_o conference_n one_o with_o another_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o like_a in_o the_o angel_n who_o doubtless_o speak_v one_o to_o another_o though_o not_o vocal_o as_o we_o now_o do_v yet_o in_o their_o manner_n viz._n angelical_o and_o spiritual_o which_o be_v think_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o spiritual_a insinuation_n instillation_n or_o communication_n of_o their_o mind_n notion_n &_o meaning_n one_o to_o another_o to_o think_v that_o the_o angle_n and_o spirit_n of_o the_o just_a make_v perfect_a do_v not_o speak_v in_o their_o heavenly_a and_o spiritual_a manner_n communicate_v their_o mind_n one_o to_o anothera_n they_o see_v cause_n be_v against_o reason_n and_o inconsi_v with_o the_o 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