Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	know_v	worship_n	worship_v	2,126	5	8.8291	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34668	A censure of that reverend and learned man of God, Mr. John Cotton, lately of New-England, upon the way of Mr. Henden of Bennenden in Kent, expressed in some animadversions of his upon a letter of Mr. Henden's sometimes sent to Mr. Elmeston (2) a brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion, by a reverend and learned minister, Mr. Geo[r]ge Petter ... (3) Mr. Henden's animadversions on Mr. Elmestons's epistle revised and chastized.	Elmeston, John.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Censure ... upon the way of Mr. Henden.; Petter, George. Brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion.	1656 (1656)	Wing C6415; ESTC R20949	43,719	60

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the_o spirit_n viz._n the_o word_n and_o church-discipline_n which_o only_o meddle_v with_o man_n spirit_n another_o manner_n of_o power_n for_o make_v law_n and_o assign_v punishment_n iâ—_z annex_v to_o the_o temporal_a sword_n than_o to_o the_o spiritual_a 2._o what_o answer_n have_v be_v give_v to_o the_o former_a argument_n may_v serve_v here_o namely_o that_o this_o course_n do_v not_o thwart_v the_o apostle_n method_n but_o do_v promote_v it_o 3._o that_o that_o write_v mention_v by_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o flâ—shly_a table_n of_o the_o heart_n do_v concern_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n about_o which_o the_o apostle_n make_v many_o exhortation_n in_o this_o and_o his_o other_o epâ—stles_n as_o well_o as_o duty_n in_o religion_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n method_n exclude_v the_o magistrate_n power_n no_o more_o from_o meddle_v with_o matter_n of_o the_o first_o table_n than_o of_o the_o second_o and_o permit_v he_o equal_a power_n in_o they_o both_o obj._n you_o endeavour_v by_o a_o contrary_a course_n to_o constrain_v the_o body_n to_o what_o the_o heart_n oppose_v and_o then_o if_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n your_o course_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o gospel-order_n and_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n answ._n this_o argument_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v your_o helena_n as_o you_o call_v a_o argument_n of_o i_o but_o your_o achilles_n as_o a_o strong_a argument_n be_v sometime_o call_v achilleum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la as_o which_o in_o this_o question_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o most_o force_n and_o strength_n but_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n by_o civil_a law_n instruction_n go_v along_o and_o be_v also_o use_v to_o restrain_v man_n from_o idolatry_n and_o publish_v heresy_n or_o to_o command_v they_o to_o the_o necessary_a and_o natural_a duty_n of_o god_n worship_n though_o it_o be_v 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may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o sin_n answ._n it_o be_v true_a that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o do_v with_o a_o due_a persuasion_n that_o it_o be_v right_a and_o lawful_a but_o against_o such_o a_o persuasion_n and_o with_o a_o doubâ—ing_n conscience_n be_v sin_n to_o he_o that_o shall_v so_o do_v it_o but_o be_v not_o always_o so_o in_o itself_o nor_o to_o he_o that_o shall_v command_v the_o do_n of_o it_o but_o may_v be_v a_o most_o just_a and_o necessary_a duty_n and_o very_o just_o command_v to_o be_v do_v 1._o there_o be_v thing_n mere_o indifferent_a in_o which_o to_o enforce_v man_n to_o practise_v against_o their_o conscience_n be_v against_o charity_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o a_o abuse_n of_o magistracy_n for_o there_o be_v no_o breach_n of_o any_o command_n of_o god_n in_o do_v or_o not_o do_v such_o thing_n and_o god_n may_v be_v honour_v and_o acknowledge_v both_o in_o his_o do_v or_o not_o do_v thereof_o rom._n 146._o 2._o there_o be_v matter_n of_o less_o moment_n in_o religion_n and_o circumstantial_a point_n of_o discipline_n or_o so_o in_o which_o who_o so_o dissent_n and_o carry_v their_o dissent_n in_o a_o peaceable_a and_o humble_a way_n be_v much_o to_o be_v bear_v with_o and_o no_o hard_a measure_n be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o 3._o there_o be_v main_a and_o necessary_a but_o external_a duty_n of_o religion_n negative_a and_o affiâ—mative_a and_o some_o such_o as_o oblige_v all_o man_n even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o to_o command_v man_n to_o observe_v and_o restrain_v from_o the_o contrary_a evil_n though_o it_o go_v against_o their_o mind_n be_v no_o sin_n in_o the_o magistrate_n for_o first_o the_o do_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o other_o be_v manifest_a and_o palpable_a sin_n be_v sin_n per_fw-la se_fw-la and_o

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