Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	flesh_n	law_n	life_n	8,185	5	5.2684	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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cap._n 5._o that_o the_o scripture_n contain_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n pag._n 63_o cap._n 6._o of_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v god_n glory_n and_o man_n salvation_n pag._n 70_o cap._n 7._o that_o they_o which_o read_v the_o scripture_n must_v be_v man_n of_o spiritual_a mind_n pag._n 76_o sect._n 1._o the_o description_n of_o a_o spiritual_a man_n pag._n 78_o sect._n 2._o of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n operation_n pag._n 86_o sect._n 3_o of_o faith_n and_o the_o two_o sort_n of_o faith_n historical_a and_o justify_v pag._n 90_o sect._n 4._o of_o spiritual_a experience_n other_o mean_n of_o comprehend_v thing_n spiritual_a pag._n 115_o cap._n 8_o of_o the_o choice_n of_o fit_a time_n for_o read_v the_o scripture_n pag._n 125_o cap._n 9_o of_o particular_a preparation_n before_o read_v pag._n 133_o cap._n 10._o of_o reverend_a attention_n and_o heedful_a observation_n in_o read_v the_o scripture_n pag._n 141_o cap._n 11._o of_o duty_n after_o 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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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