Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	faith_n	true_a	work_n	6,989	5	6.0140	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65753	A vvay to the tree of life discovered in sundry directions for the profitable reading of the Scriptvres : wherein is described occasionally the nature of a spirituall man, and, in A digression, the morality and perpetuity of the Fourth Commandment in every circumstance thereof, is discovered and cleared / by Iohn White ...	White, John, 1575-1648.	1647 (1647)	Wing W1785; ESTC R40696	215,387	374

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as_o be_v indeed_o the_o beginning_n of_o spiritual_a renovation_n from_o which_o it_o grow_v and_o increase_v to_o far_a perfection_n sometime_o they_o term_v it_o a_o spring_n or_o fountain_n fountain_n a_o spring_n or_o fountain_n as_o john_n 4.14_o yield_v a_o last_a supply_n of_o grace_n as_o a_o fountain_n do_v of_o water_n sometime_o from_o the_o author_n from_o who_o it_o be_v derive_v principle_n the_o life_n of_o christ_n aspirituall_a principle_n the_o life_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 4.10_o 11._o there_o be_v that_o call_v it_o a_o spiritual_a principle_n and_o that_o be_v the_o name_n that_o we_o shall_v most_o frequent_o use_v in_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n what_o name_n soever_o we_o give_v it_o we_o may_v not_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v a_o new_a faculty_n add_v unto_o those_o which_o be_v in_o man_n by_o nature_n a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v regenerate_v have_v no_o more_o faculty_n in_o his_o soul_n than_o he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v regenerate_v alter_v which_o be_v 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