Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	prayer_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	132	3	9.8957	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14923	The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk.	Welles, John, of Beccles.	1639 (1639)	STC 25231; ESTC S119607	276,075	406

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nothing_o else_o but_o the_o soul_n travel_v unto_o god_n it_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o our_o defence_n 18._o eccles_n 35.17_o 18._o for_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o that_o continue_v in_o prayer_n be_v secure_a and_o safe_a from_o all_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o god_n do_v always_o hear_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o faithful_a if_o not_o according_a to_o their_o desire_n yet_o to_o their_o salvation_n and_o profit_n and_o we_o may_v assure_o hope_v that_o either_o he_o will_v give_v we_o that_o which_o we_o ask_v or_o else_o that_o which_o he_o in_o his_o wisdom_n know_v to_o be_v more_o profitable_a for_o we_o for_o god_n give_v we_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n that_o infinite_a and_o most_o excellent_a gift_n we_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o it_o nor_o he_o be_v not_o entreat_v thereunto_o what_o will_v he_o then_o deny_v we_o if_o he_o be_v entreat_v by_o earnest_n and_o faithful_a prayer_n we_o can_v doubt_v of_o the_o father_n hear_v or_o the_o son_n intercede_v upon_o all_o 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