Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55858	A looking-glass for a proud pharisee (very zealous and very ignorant:) as also for a true Christian (very meek and very mercifull:) discovering an effectual way (by the mysterie of God) for the healing of the land, through the uniting al sides to God, and one to another, by Jesus Christ. Humbly presented to the city of London, by Robert Prier, a memeber of it.; Cristall looking-glass for a proud Pharisee.	Prier, Robert.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3451; ESTC R217467	193,143	501

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23.27_o 28._o and_o so_o say_v the_o prophet_n micah_n concern_v the_o prophet_n and_o so_o say_v the_o lord_n they_o make_v my_o people_n err_v they_o seem_v to_o be_v that_o which_o they_o be_v not_o that_o bite_v with_o their_o tooth_n and_o cry_n peace_n and_o he_o that_o put_v not_o into_o their_o mouth_n they_o even_o prepare_v war_n against_o he_o have_v not_o we_o have_v many_o such_o prophet_n and_o elder_n in_o our_o day_n read_v micah_n 3.5_o 6._o and_o so_o likewise_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o priest_n the_o prophet_n prophecy_n false_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o priest_n bear_v rule_v by_o their_o mean_n and_o this_o be_v a_o horrible_a thing_n commit_v in_o the_o land_n and_o my_o people_n say_v the_o lord_n love_v to_o have_v it_o so_o mark_v this_o o_o you_o people_n of_o england_n for_o the_o lord_n take_v notice_n of_o you_o that_o call_v truth_n error_n and_o error_n truth_n jere._n 5.30_o 31._o now_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v not_o able_a to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n and_o the_o priest_n that_o teach_v for_o hire_n and_o the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n that_o abhor_v judgement_n or_o neglect_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o so_o pervert_v all_o equity_n yet_o say_v the_o prophet_n they_o will_v lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v be_v not_o the_o lord_n among_o we_o none_o evil_a can_v come_v upon_o we_o my_o desire_n be_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v among_o we_o at_o this_o day_n read_v micah_n 3.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o zeph._n 3.3_o 4._o mark_v what_o the_o prophet_n micah_n say_v they_o lean_a upon_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v they_o lean_a upon_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o carnal_a way_n they_o lean_a upon_o be_v outward_o baptize_v and_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n preach_v and_o the_o outward_a receive_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o they_o lean_v upon_o church-fellowship_n and_o upon_o a_o 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