Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	profession_n	true_a	4,952	5	5.1672	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34668	A censure of that reverend and learned man of God, Mr. John Cotton, lately of New-England, upon the way of Mr. Henden of Bennenden in Kent, expressed in some animadversions of his upon a letter of Mr. Henden's sometimes sent to Mr. Elmeston (2) a brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion, by a reverend and learned minister, Mr. Geo[r]ge Petter ... (3) Mr. Henden's animadversions on Mr. Elmestons's epistle revised and chastized.	Elmeston, John.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Censure ... upon the way of Mr. Henden.; Petter, George. Brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion.	1656 (1656)	Wing C6415; ESTC R20949	43,719	60

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religion_n but_o only_o to_o compel_v they_o to_o the_o external_a use_n of_o god_n ordinance_n which_o be_v the_o mean_n to_o work_v faith_n and_o religion_n in_o they_o and_o to_o move_v they_o in_o time_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a voluntary_o to_o believe_v and_o embrace_v true_a religion_n 2._o as_o for_o those_o place_n of_o tertullian_n ambrose_n and_o lactantius_n that_o compulsion_n that_o they_o speak_v of_o be_v of_o christian_n towards_o heathen_a or_o of_o heathen_a towards_o christian_n as_o may_v plain_o appear_v by_o peruse_v the_o place_n and_o not_o of_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n compel_v of_o christian_n under_o his_o dominion_n to_o the_o outward_a exercise_n of_o religion_n and_o god_n worship_v establish_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n for_o the_o heathen_a emperor_n or_o their_o deputy_n to_o compel_v christian_n to_o embrace_v paganism_n or_o for_o christian_a magistrate_n to_o compel_v the_o â—eathen_a who_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o paganism_n and_o never_o 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where_o he_o be_v bishop_n that_o they_o at_o first_o take_v part_n with_o donatus_n and_o his_o fâ—ction_n be_v after_o move_v by_o the_o severe_a law_n of_o christian_a emperor_n reign_v in_o those_o time_n against_o the_o donâ—tists_n to_o forsake_v donatus_n and_o his_o follower_n and_o to_o embrace_v the_o catholic_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o in_o other_o city_n also_o seâ—aug_fw-mi tom._n 2._o epist._n 48._o where_o he_o do_v at_o large_a â—andle_n this_o question_n touch_v the_o mâ—gistrates_n power_n in_o punish_v heretic_n of_o which_o epistle_n of_o austin_n zanchy_n say_v that_o it_o be_v insigniâ—_z epistola_fw-la sed_fw-la prolixa_fw-la a_o notable_a epâ—stle_n but_o very_o long_o see_v also_o the_o same_o austin_n tom._n 7._o operum_fw-la contra_fw-la epistolas_fw-la petiliâ—â—i_fw-la donatista_n lib._n 2._o câ—p_n 28._o etc._n etc._n 84._o and_o also_o in_o his_o 50_o epistle_n in_o which_o place_n he_o treat_v of_o this_o question_n touch_v the_o 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