Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	church_n	keep_v	silence_n	2,518	5	9.9816	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30127	A case of conscience resolved viz. whether, where a church of Christ is situate, it is the duty of the women of that congregation, ordinarily, and by appointment, to separate themselves from their brethren, and so to assemble together to perform some parts of divine worship, as prayer, &c. without their men? : And the arguments made use of for that practice examined / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1683 (1683)	Wing B5490; ESTC R41305	30,288	39

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with_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n as_o it_o be_v say_v so_o moses_n bring_v israel_n from_o the_o red_a sea_n vers._n 22._o woman_n though_o prophetess_n must_v wear_v some_o badge_n or_o other_o of_o inferiority_n to_o those_o that_o be_v prophet_n indeed_o 1_o cor._n 11.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o i_o choose_v to_o understand_v that_o miriam_n do_v this_o 1._o because_o the_o text_n last_o mention_v say_v so_o 2._o because_o miriam_n and_o all_o the_o woman_n do_v sing_v with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o man_n vers._n 1._o compare_v with_o 21._o 3._o for_o that_o they_o do_v sing_v they_o after_o the_o man_n as_o take_v they_o from_o their_o mouth_n for_o say_v the_o text_n miriam_n answer_v they_o and_o so_o hand_v it_o down_o to_o they_o of_o her_o sex_n say_v sing_v you_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v triumph_v glorious_o vers._n 1._o and_o vers._n 21._o 4._o for_o that_o she_o command_v the_o woman_n that_o they_o shall_v sing_v the_o same_o song_n hence_o it_o be_v 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church_n may_v separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o brethren_n and_o perform_v it_o among_o themselves_o est._n 4.16_o 1._o answer_n esther_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o king_n chamberlain_n and_o can_v not_o at_o this_o time_n come_v to_o her_o brethren_n no_o not_o to_o her_o uncle_n mordecai_n to_o consult_v how_o to_o prevent_v a_o approach_a judgement_n yea_o mordecai_n and_o she_o be_v fain_o to_o speak_v one_o to_o another_o by_o hatach_n who_o the_o king_n have_v appoint_v to_o attend_v upon_o the_o queen_n vers._n 5.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o so_o she_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n at_o that_o time_n have_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n no_o marvel_v therefore_o if_o she_o fast_v with_o her_o maiden_n alone_o for_o so_o she_o must_v now_o do_v or_o not_o do_v

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