Early English Printed Sermons


The mysterie of Christes natiuitie A sermon preached in the parish church of All-Saints in Dorchester, within the countie of Dorset, the 25. day of December 1613. being Christmas Daye. By William Iones, Master of Arts, and preacher of Gods Word.

Jones, William, b. 1581 or 2
Publisher: Printed by William Stansby for Richard Hawkins and are to be sold at his shop in Chancery lane neere Seriants Inne
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1614
Approximate Era: JamesI
TCP ID: A04618 ESTC ID: S107860 STC ID: 14739.2
Subject Headings: Christmas sermons;
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Textual Features and Statistics

Nota Bene: QP stands for "quotation/paraphrase." A "unit" stands for a segment produced by EEPS' segmentation unit or an individual marginal note. Adjacent references are those that are located in the same or adjacent segment or note. Chapter-level citations are relevant if the chapter matches that of the query. For book-level queries, all references to the same Bible book are relevant. A "Latin Bible QP" is a quotation or paraphrase of any verse from a Bible that follows the Latin Vulgate tradition: the Vulgate, Douay-Rheims Version, the ODRV, and Wycliffe's version.
Feature Description In-Text Marginal
cited Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent citation 8.4% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 4.9% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 78.0% 100.0%
Foreign Percentage of units with foreign text 2.6% -inf%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 15.9% -inf%
sim_score Average cosine similarity score of top Bible verse predictions per unit 0.7% -inf%
cross_score Average cross encoder score of top Bible verse predictions per unit 0.6% -inf%
near_quotations Percentage of units that have high lexical similarity with their Bible verse predictions (any type of score greater than the mean + standard deviation of that score type) 2.9% -inf%
foreign_cited Percentage of units with QP, foreign text, and an adjacent citation 2.0% -inf%
foreign_cited_exact Percentage of units with QP, foreign text, and an adjacent matching citation 1.7% -inf%
foreign_italicized Percentage of units with QP and foreign italicized text 2.6% -inf%
foreign_italicized_cited Percentage of units with QP, italicized foreign text, and an adjacent citation 2.0% -inf%
foreign_italicized_cited_exact Percentage of units with QP, italicized foreign text, and an adjacent matching citation 1.7% -inf%
foreign_latin Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and foreign text 2.3% -inf%
foreign_latin_cited Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, foreign text, and an adjacent citation 2.0% -inf%
foreign_latin_cited_exact Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, foreign text, and an adjacent matching citation 1.4% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and italicized foreign text 2.3% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized_cited Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, an adjacent citation, and italicized foreign text 2.0% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized_cited_exact Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, an adjacent matching citation, and italicized foreign text 1.4% -inf%



Quotations and Paraphrases

Rather than examine the frequency or proportion of references, it is far more useful to determine which references are most prominent for a citing entity. The visualizations below show the most prominent scriptural references within all publications per year. Prominence, displayed as the value below each label, is measured using the metric of Outgoing Relative Citational Prominence (ORCP) proposed by Wahle et al. (2023). In this case, a positive prominence value for a reference R in a given year means that R constitutes a greater percentage of all the references cited by publications in that year than the average citation percentage of R per year. A negative value indicates that a given reference constitutes a proportion lesser than average. A value of negative infinity means that the query reference does not occur in the citation or QP of a citing entity. A value of "%" (without any numeral value) means that there are no citations or QP corresponding to the query reference.

For quotational prominence, only the predictions with the highest cosine similarity scores for each subsegmented or whole unit of a segment or note are included for consideration. The average quotational prominence for a citing entity is the mean of the prominence percentage points for all references R_ALL that are relevant to the query reference such that each reference R in R_ALL has the highest cosine similarity score with a part or the whole of its covering body segment or marginal note. The percentages of top predictions from each Bible version are displayed in a table below.

For citational prominence, only pluasible scriptural citations and ones where the original phrase does not begin with a lowercase word are included for consideration. A scriptural citation is plausible if its numbering exists in any of the Bibles considered by this project. There are over 76 thousand such excluded candidates out of 1.2 million parsed citational units in total. Each of the four side-by-side tables below also have associated diversity and evenness scores; Simpson's Diversity Index ranges from 0 to 1 such that a higher score indicates a greater species diversity. Likewise, the Shannon Index indicates more evenness in the distribution of individuals in a group when its value approaches 1.


Diversity: 0.923
Evenness: 1.0
Part Prominence
Apocrypha (ODRV) 6.363
New Testament (Wycliffe) 6.071
Old Testament (Vulgate) 6.01
Apocrypha (AKJV) 3.134
New Testament (Vulgate) 2.884
Old Testament (ODRV) 1.323
Old Testament (Douay-Rheims) -0.86
Old Testament (Geneva) -2.242
New Testament (Tyndale) -2.329
New Testament (Geneva) -3.366
New Testament (ODRV) -3.446
Old Testament (AKJV) -4.354
New Testament (AKJV) -4.735
Diversity: 0.982
Evenness: 0.996
Book Prominence
1 Timothy (Tyndale) 3.046
Philippians (ODRV) 2.584
Luke (ODRV) 2.341
Exodus (Vulgate) 1.644
Genesis (Vulgate) 1.61
2 Maccabees (AKJV) 1.607
Matthew (Wycliffe) 1.584
Galatians (Vulgate) 1.572
1 John (Vulgate) 1.521
Psalms (Vulgate) 1.501
John (Wycliffe) 1.491
Wisdom (ODRV) 1.486
Numbers (Douay-Rheims) 1.478
Leviticus (Douay-Rheims) 1.452
John (Vulgate) 1.447
Lamentations (Geneva) 1.445
3 Kings (Douay-Rheims) 1.439
1 Corinthians (Vulgate) 1.421
Exodus (ODRV) 1.333
Colossians (Geneva) 1.289
Galatians (Tyndale) 1.251
Hebrews (Tyndale) 1.216
1 John (Geneva) 1.206
1 John (ODRV) 1.2
Galatians (Geneva) 1.183
Ephesians (Tyndale) 1.183
Colossians (AKJV) 1.159
1 Timothy (ODRV) 1.143
Acts (Tyndale) 1.133
Genesis (ODRV) 1.12
Galatians (ODRV) 1.082
1 John (AKJV) 1.067
Genesis (Geneva) 1.055
Ephesians (ODRV) 1.015
Galatians (AKJV) 0.995
1 Timothy (AKJV) 0.959
Luke (Tyndale) 0.891
Ephesians (Geneva) 0.865
John (Geneva) 0.797
Isaiah (Douay-Rheims) 0.791
John (Tyndale) 0.789
Genesis (AKJV) 0.768
Luke (Geneva) 0.768
Ephesians (AKJV) 0.716
Hebrews (AKJV) 0.639
John (ODRV) 0.611
Matthew (Tyndale) 0.581
Matthew (Geneva) 0.505
John (AKJV) 0.483
1 Corinthians (ODRV) 0.477
Luke (AKJV) 0.469
Psalms (ODRV) 0.456
Romans (ODRV) 0.416
Matthew (ODRV) 0.253
Matthew (AKJV) 0.152
Psalms (Geneva) -0.148
Psalms (AKJV) -1.115
Diversity: 0.987
Evenness: 0.997
Chapter Prominence
1 Timothy 2 (Tyndale) 2.314
Luke 1 (ODRV) 2.304
Philippians 2 (ODRV) 2.164
Psalms 47 (Vulgate) 1.19
Matthew 25 (Wycliffe) 1.189
Exodus 4 (Vulgate) 1.189
Numbers 17 (Douay-Rheims) 1.188
Genesis 49 (ODRV) 1.187
Genesis 49 (Vulgate) 1.186
Genesis 11 (AKJV) 1.185
Galatians 4 (Vulgate) 1.184
Wisdom 7 (ODRV) 1.183
Leviticus 12 (Douay-Rheims) 1.183
Acts 3 (Tyndale) 1.182
3 Kings 10 (Douay-Rheims) 1.181
Isaiah 64 (Douay-Rheims) 1.18
Matthew 1 (Geneva) 1.179
Hebrews 2 (Tyndale) 1.179
1 Corinthians 11 (Vulgate) 1.179
Matthew 1 (ODRV) 1.176
John 3 (Vulgate) 1.175
Psalms 104 (ODRV) 1.175
Hebrews 1 (Tyndale) 1.175
1 John 3 (Vulgate) 1.175
2 Maccabees 7 (AKJV) 1.175
Genesis 26 (AKJV) 1.174
Exodus 3 (ODRV) 1.174
Lamentations 5 (Geneva) 1.173
John 1 (Wycliffe) 1.17
Genesis 9 (Geneva) 1.166
Psalms 105 (Geneva) 1.16
John 1 (Vulgate) 1.16
Luke 2 (Tyndale) 1.16
Psalms 85 (AKJV) 1.153
Genesis 49 (Geneva) 1.15
Luke 1 (Geneva) 1.149
John 16 (Tyndale) 1.147
Galatians 4 (Tyndale) 1.145
Matthew 27 (Tyndale) 1.142
Galatians 4 (Geneva) 1.139
Hebrews 2 (AKJV) 1.137
Matthew 15 (ODRV) 1.136
Ephesians 1 (Geneva) 1.133
Galatians 4 (ODRV) 1.133
Genesis 3 (Geneva) 1.131
Genesis 1 (ODRV) 1.127
Ephesians 1 (AKJV) 1.127
Galatians 3 (Tyndale) 1.127
Romans 7 (ODRV) 1.127
Genesis 2 (AKJV) 1.125
John 5 (ODRV) 1.124
1 Corinthians 1 (ODRV) 1.122
Genesis 2 (ODRV) 1.119
Galatians 4 (AKJV) 1.118
John 11 (ODRV) 1.116
1 John 4 (Geneva) 1.113
John 8 (AKJV) 1.109
Colossians 2 (Geneva) 1.107
Ephesians 4 (Tyndale) 1.107
Ephesians 2 (ODRV) 1.106
1 Timothy 3 (AKJV) 1.104
1 John 5 (Geneva) 1.104
John 1 (Geneva) 1.104
John 5 (AKJV) 1.103
Luke 1 (AKJV) 1.102
Romans 1 (ODRV) 1.099
Colossians 2 (AKJV) 1.097
1 Timothy 6 (ODRV) 1.096
John 3 (ODRV) 1.091
John 1 (ODRV) 1.089
John 1 (AKJV) 1.089
1 John 3 (ODRV) 1.085
John 1 (Tyndale) 1.08
1 John 4 (AKJV) 1.078
Matthew 23 (AKJV) 1.077
1 John 3 (Geneva) 1.071
Galatians 5 (Geneva) 1.062
Psalms 107 (AKJV) 1.041
Romans 8 (ODRV) 1.004
Ephesians 4 (Geneva) 0.932
Ephesians 4 (AKJV) 0.838
Diversity: 0.988
Evenness: 0.995
Verse Prominence
Galatians 4.5 (ODRV) 3.15
Luke 1.57 (ODRV) 2.099
Philippians 2.7 (ODRV) 2.089
1 Timothy 2.5 (Tyndale) 2.083
John 16.28 (Tyndale) 1.052
Matthew 25.6 (Wycliffe) 1.052
Wisdom 7.18 (ODRV) 1.052
Matthew 1.11 (ODRV) 1.052
Genesis 9.28 (Geneva) 1.052
Matthew 1.17 (Geneva) 1.052
John 3.30 (Vulgate) 1.052
Genesis 49.10 (ODRV) 1.052
Acts 3.22 (Tyndale) 1.052
Psalms 104.23 (ODRV) 1.052
Psalms 105.23 (Geneva) 1.052
Luke 1.57 (Geneva) 1.052
3 Kings 10.18 (Douay-Rheims) 1.052
Genesis 49.18 (Vulgate) 1.052
Psalms 47.10 (Vulgate) 1.052
Psalms 85.7 (AKJV) 1.052
Exodus 4.13 (Vulgate) 1.052
John 1.1 (Wycliffe) 1.052
John 1.18 (Vulgate) 1.052
Romans 1.3 (ODRV) 1.052
Hebrews 2.16 (Tyndale) 1.052
Genesis 11.30 (AKJV) 1.052
Lamentations 5.3 (Geneva) 1.052
1 Timothy 6.16 (ODRV) 1.051
Numbers 17.8 (Douay-Rheims) 1.051
Galatians 4.4 (Geneva) 1.051
1 Corinthians 11.8 (Vulgate) 1.051
Galatians 5.18 (Geneva) 1.051
Galatians 4.5 (AKJV) 1.051
Galatians 4.3 (AKJV) 1.051
Galatians 4.31 (Vulgate) 1.051
Genesis 1.3 (ODRV) 1.05
John 1.8 (ODRV) 1.05
Isaiah 64.1 (Douay-Rheims) 1.05
Luke 1.35 (AKJV) 1.05
1 John 3.8 (Vulgate) 1.05
Luke 2.21 (Tyndale) 1.05
Ephesians 1.18 (AKJV) 1.049
John 1.5 (ODRV) 1.049
Genesis 2.10 (ODRV) 1.049
Genesis 49.18 (Geneva) 1.049
John 1.14 (AKJV) 1.049
1 John 4.14 (AKJV) 1.049
1 John 4.9 (Geneva) 1.049
Hebrews 1.2 (Tyndale) 1.049
Galatians 4.4 (ODRV) 1.049
Ephesians 4.24 (Tyndale) 1.049
John 5.26 (ODRV) 1.048
Ephesians 1.5 (Geneva) 1.048
Galatians 4.6 (Tyndale) 1.048
John 11.10 (ODRV) 1.047
Genesis 26.4 (AKJV) 1.047
John 1.10 (Geneva) 1.047
John 5.26 (AKJV) 1.047
Genesis 2.23 (AKJV) 1.047
Leviticus 12.3 (Douay-Rheims) 1.047
Matthew 27.46 (Tyndale) 1.047
Galatians 4.4 (AKJV) 1.046
Matthew 15.24 (ODRV) 1.046
John 1.18 (Tyndale) 1.046
Ephesians 2.10 (ODRV) 1.045
John 1.11 (AKJV) 1.045
John 1.18 (AKJV) 1.045
Psalms 107.10 (AKJV) 1.044
Exodus 3.2 (ODRV) 1.044
John 3.13 (ODRV) 1.044
Romans 7.6 (ODRV) 1.044
John 1.16 (ODRV) 1.043
2 Maccabees 7.32 (AKJV) 1.042
John 1.9 (Tyndale) 1.041
John 8.56 (AKJV) 1.041
1 Corinthians 1.24 (ODRV) 1.041
Hebrews 2.16 (AKJV) 1.04
Galatians 3.10 (Tyndale) 1.039
1 John 5.7 (Geneva) 1.038
Genesis 3.15 (Geneva) 1.037
John 3.6 (ODRV) 1.035
Colossians 2.9 (Geneva) 1.031
Colossians 2.9 (AKJV) 1.031
Matthew 23.9 (AKJV) 1.03
1 John 3.2 (ODRV) 1.029
1 John 3.2 (Geneva) 1.024
Romans 8.14 (ODRV) 1.023
1 Timothy 3.16 (AKJV) 1.021
Ephesians 4.3 (Geneva) 0.94
Ephesians 4.3 (AKJV) 0.94
Segment No., Location Verse & Version Verse Text Text Is a Partial Textual Segment/Note Adjacent References Cosine Similarity Score Cross Encoder Score Okapi BM25 Score



Citations
i
The index of citation indicates its position within the text of the segment or a particular note of the segment. For example, if 'Note 0' (i.e., the first note) of this segment has three citations, the citation with index 0 is its first citation, inclusive of all its parsed components.

Diversity: 0.5
Evenness: 1.0
Part Prominence
Old Testament 2.666
New Testament 1.805
Diversity: 0.94
Evenness: 0.988
Book Prominence
Deuteronomy 7.869
John 6.794
Esther 4.544
Habakkuk 4.524
Micah 4.216
Daniel 3.665
Colossians 3.615
Numbers 3.571
2 Timothy 3.557
Galatians 3.181
1 Timothy 3.162
2 Corinthians 2.698
Genesis 2.375
Hebrews 2.214
Luke 1.782
Isaiah 1.618
Romans 1.045
Psalms -0.172
Diversity: 0.967
Evenness: 0.992
Chapter Prominence
Deuteronomy 18 5.674
Genesis 49 5.558
John 3 5.381
Esther 7 2.84
Micah 5 2.826
Numbers 24 2.824
Psalms 47 2.821
Psalms 48 2.811
Luke 5 2.811
Habakkuk 3 2.804
Psalms 132 2.801
Isaiah 64 2.8
Isaiah 7 2.782
Genesis 22 2.765
Daniel 9 2.76
2 Corinthians 2 2.741
1 Timothy 3 2.699
Hebrews 1 2.696
Hebrews 2 2.671
Galatians 4 2.655
John 16 2.655
John 13 2.653
Luke 2 2.644
John 8 2.639
Luke 1 2.632
Colossians 2 2.629
2 Timothy 2 2.619
Genesis 3 2.59
Galatians 5 2.572
John 1 2.56
2 Corinthians 5 2.483
Romans 8 2.255
Diversity: 0.95
Evenness: 1.0
Verse Prominence
John 8.42 4.999
John 8.5 4.999
John 13.20 4.998
Luke 5.35 4.998
Galatians 5.18 4.998
John 8.37 4.997
John 16.28 4.996
John 3.30 4.995
Luke 2.8 4.994
Luke 1.48 4.994
John 3.13 4.992
Luke 2.11 4.99
John 8.36 4.988
John 1.18 4.986
Romans 8.29 4.975
Romans 8.32 4.973
John 1.16 4.97
John 1.3 4.97
Galatians 4.4 4.969
John 3.16 4.916
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase