Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	gift_n	grace_n	6,936	5	5.6824	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94353	Elijah's mantle: or, The remaines of that late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Tillinghast. Viz. I. The conformity of a saint to the will of God. On Act. 21.14. II. The will of God and Christ concerning sinners. On Gal. 1.4. III. No condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. On Rom. 8.1. IV. Christs love to his owne. On Joh. 13.1. V. True gospel humiliation. On Zach. 12.10. VI. The most effectual means to kill and subdue sin. On 1 Joh. 2.2 VII. The advocateship of Jesus Christ, a great ground of saints comfort and support under sins and infirmities. On 1 Joh. 2.2. VIII. The only way for saints to be delivered from the errors and evils of the times. On 1 Tim. 6.11. IX. Of the Old Covenant, from Gal. 4.30. being so farre as the author had proceeded, in a treatise of the two covenants, before his death. Published by his owne notes.	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1658 (1658)	Wing T1172; Thomason E1557_1; ESTC R203796	263,858	498

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the_o love_n of_o christ_n p._n 236_o 2_o how_o bless_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o poor_a believer_n ibid._n 3_o how_o then_o do_v the_o saint_n injure_v jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 4_o take_v heed_n of_o sin_v against_o this_o love_n p._n 237_o 5_o serve_v god_n free_o and_o without_o fear_n ibid._n 6_o labour_n to_o get_v a_o portion_n of_o this_o love_n ibid._n 5_o true_a gospel_n humiliation_n on_o zach._n 12.10_o the_o text_n open_v p._n 240_o to_o 251_o ob_n 1._o that_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o any_o soul_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a work_n of_o god_n p._n 252_o ob_n 2._o in_o the_o last_o day_n be_v the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v be_v very_o general_a p._n 253_o ob_n 3._o all_o grace_n be_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n ibid._n obs_n 4._o the_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o free_a grace_n p._n 254_o ob_n 5._o one_o main_a and_o special_a work_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n put_v soul_n upon_o where_o it_o be_v be_v the_o work_n of_o supplication_n or_o prayer_n ibid._n obs_n 6._o in_o the_o last_o day_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a pour_v forth_o of_o the_o spirit_n then_o or_o dinary_a p._n 255_o ob_n 7._o the_o sin_n of_o believer_n do_v pierce_v jesus_n christ_n p._n 256_o ob_n 8._o christ_n must_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o pierce_v by_o we_o before_o we_o can_v mourn_v ibid._n obs_n 9_o when_o christ_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o pierce_v by_o we_o than_o we_o shall_v mourn_v ibid._n obs_n 10._o that_o mourning_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o behold_n of_o a_o pierce_a christ_n be_v a_o very_a bitter_a and_o grievous_a mourning_n ibid._n obs_n 11._o none_o can_v thus_o look_v upon_o christ_n or_o mourn_v for_o he_o but_o only_o those_o upon_o who_o god_n pour_v his_o spirit_n ibid._n obs_n true_a gospel_n humiliation_n do_v arise_v from_o a_o look_v upon_o a_o pierce_a christ_n ibid._n that_o it_o do_v not_o arise_v from_o any_o other_o thing_n and_o do_v from_o this_o prove_v p._n 257_o what_o manner_n of_o look_v upon_o christ_n this_o be_v p._n 258_o how_o this_o look_v upon_o christ_n as_o pierce_v for_o sin_n beget_v this_o true_a gospel_n humiliation_n p._n 260._o to_o 264_o 6_o the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n to_o kill_v and_o subdue_v sin_n on_o 1_o joh._n 2.2_o the_o text_n open_v p._n 265_o ob_n 1._o that_o the_o end_n of_o gospel_n revelation_n be_v to_o keep_v man_n from_o sin_n p._n 266_o that_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o end_n of_o gospel_n

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many_o even_o of_o as_o many_o as_o do_v believe_v therefore_o that_o obedience_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n righteousness_n 2_o faith_n be_v a_o law-duty_n and_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n a_o law-work_n though_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v of_o gospel-revelation_n now_o if_o a_o law-work_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n it_o be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n but_o work_n rom._n 11.6_o if_o it_o be_v of_o work_n it_o be_v no_o more_o grace_n else_o work_n be_v no_o more_o work_n 3_o a_o man_n may_v stay_v upon_o old_a covenant_n work_v because_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o covenant_n as_o hezekiah_n do_v 2_o king_n 20.4_o and_o abijah_n do_v 2_o chron._n 13.12_o but_o a_o man_n may_v not_o stay_v upon_o his_o faith_n nor_o entreat_v favour_n for_o his_o faith_n sake_n but_o for_o christ_n sake_n the_o old_a covenant_n make_v premise_n unto_o performance_n the_o new_a covenant_n make_v promise_n of_o performance_n many_o promise_n indeed_o be_v make_v of_o 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be_v in_o the_o family_n but_o for_o a_o time_n 4_o because_o if_o the_o old_a covenant_n be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n than_o shall_v it_o have_v a_o power_n to_o pardon_v the_o offence_n of_o its_o child_n for_o this_o have_v the_o new_a covenant_n heb._n 8.12_o what_o a_o full_a and_o large_a pardon_n do_v the_o new_a covenant_n give_v forth_o but_o the_o old_a covenant_n have_v no_o power_n to_o pardon_v any_o one_o offence_n in_o its_o child_n hagar_n can_v not_o give_v a_o pardon_n to_o ishmael_n for_o his_o mock_n though_o we_o read_v not_o that_o ever_o he_o offend_v in_o any_o way_n but_o that_o only_a and_o in_o that_o only_o that_o once_o yet_o i_o say_v she_o can_v not_o pardon_v he_o if_o he_o offend_v he_o must_v suffer_v hagar_n have_v no_o relief_n for_o he_o the_o old_a covenant_n be_v deliver_v upon_o such_o term_n as_o these_o that_o in_o case_n they_o viz._n israel_n to_o who_o it_o be_v give_v forth_o do_v obey_v god_n voice_n and_o not_o provoke_v he_o will_v 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a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o it_o be_v one_o great_a promise_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n i_o will_v put_v my_o spirit_n within_o you_o ezek._n 36.27_o but_o this_o do_v not_o the_o old_a covenant_n gal._n 3.2_o the_o saint_n indeed_o in_o old_a testament_n time_n have_v the_o spirit_n but_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n but_o the_o new_a which_o run_v down_o together_o with_o the_o old_a throughout_o these_o time_n 9_o that_o covenant_n which_o be_v weak_a insufficient_a unprofitable_a either_o to_o purge_v conscience_n here_o or_o procure_v salvation_n hereafter_o can_v be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n for_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v effectual_a to_o either_o it_o be_v the_o only_a sure_a foundation_n of_o

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