Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	life_n	lord_n	power_n	7,281	5	4.7110	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81566	Divine characters: or, The true Christian discovered, and the hypocrite detected. In three treatises. The first treatise shewing, that both saints and unconverted sinners ought daily to go to God in Jesus Christ, for pardon of their sins ... The second treatise shewing, how we are to expect salvation, not from any righteousness of our own, but by the righteousness of the mediator, Jesus Christ ... The third treatise shewing, The Gospel evidences of a true Christian ... ; To which is added the summe and substance of the Christian religion, in a short catechise.	P., A.	1695 (1695)	Wing D1718A; ESTC R174671	155,114	255

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yet_o thou_o do_v not_o walk_v in_o christ_n because_o thou_o have_v not_o as_o a_o poor_a self-emptied_n sinner_n receive_v he_o col._n 2.6_o now_o thou_o must_v first_o be_v root_v in_o christ_n verse_n 7._o before_o thou_o can_v walk_v in_o christ_n that_o be_v fetch_v all_o thy_o life_n and_o power_n for_o any_o spiritual_a duty_n or_o thy_o walk_n before_o god_n from_o jesus_n christ_n by_o virtue_n of_o union_n with_o he_o john_n 15.5_o the_o experience_n of_o which_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o 4._o it_o be_v to_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5.16_o and_o thou_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o thou_o quicken_a renew_v mortify_a etc._n etc._n which_o every_o gracious_a pardon_v soul_n have_v in_o a_o word_n a_o good_a conversation_n be_v a_o gospel-conversation_n ground_v upon_o gospel-principle_n and_o for_o gospel-end_n now_o thou_o go_v no_o further_o but_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n as_o to_o be_v obey_v as_o well_o as_o thou_o can_v and_o in_o thy_o 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