Early English Printed Sermons


The great mystery of providence, or, The various methods of God in ordering and over-ruling the actions of wicked men and devils to great and glorious purposes with the vindication of his holiness therein : being the substance of several sermons / preached by George Gifford.

Gifford, George, d. 1620
Publisher: Printed for S Crouch
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1695
Approximate Era: WilliamAndMary
TCP ID: A42721 ESTC ID: R25460 STC ID: G694
Subject Headings: Church of England; Providence and government of God; Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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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 4.8% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 2.2% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 86.8% 100.0%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 11.4% -inf%
sim_score Average cosine similarity score of top Bible verse predictions per unit 0.8% -inf%
cross_score Average cross encoder score of top Bible verse predictions per unit 0.8% -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) 3.5% -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: 0.893
Evenness: 0.987
Part Prominence
Old Testament (Wycliffe) 8.599
Old Testament (AKJV) 6.136
Apocrypha (Douay-Rheims) 5.687
Old Testament (ODRV) 2.722
Old Testament (Douay-Rheims) 0.539
Old Testament (Geneva) -0.844
New Testament (Tyndale) -0.931
New Testament (Geneva) -1.967
New Testament (ODRV) -2.047
New Testament (AKJV) -3.337
Diversity: 0.977
Evenness: 0.993
Book Prominence
Acts (AKJV) 3.087
Genesis (AKJV) 3.023
Proverbs (Geneva) 2.991
Deuteronomy (Wycliffe) 1.94
2 Thessalonians (ODRV) 1.887
2 Thessalonians (Tyndale) 1.842
Amos (Douay-Rheims) 1.836
Titus (Tyndale) 1.827
2 Thessalonians (Geneva) 1.795
Hosea (Geneva) 1.772
James (Tyndale) 1.723
2 Thessalonians (AKJV) 1.709
Daniel (Geneva) 1.694
Hosea (AKJV) 1.65
James (Geneva) 1.539
Exodus (Geneva) 1.521
1 John (Geneva) 1.5
Jeremiah (Douay-Rheims) 1.468
2 Timothy (AKJV) 1.429
Acts (Tyndale) 1.427
Revelation (AKJV) 1.426
Acts (Geneva) 1.417
Revelation (ODRV) 1.408
Genesis (Geneva) 1.349
Ephesians (ODRV) 1.309
Ecclesiasticus (Douay-Rheims) 1.283
Acts (ODRV) 1.273
Job (Geneva) 1.261
Philippians (ODRV) 1.211
Philippians (AKJV) 1.199
Proverbs (Douay-Rheims) 1.153
Psalms (AKJV) 1.14
Isaiah (Douay-Rheims) 1.085
Isaiah (Geneva) 1.055
Romans (Tyndale) 0.974
Job (AKJV) 0.967
John (ODRV) 0.905
Matthew (Tyndale) 0.875
John (AKJV) 0.777
1 Corinthians (ODRV) 0.771
Luke (AKJV) 0.763
Psalms (ODRV) 0.75
Romans (ODRV) 0.71
Isaiah (AKJV) 0.678
Proverbs (AKJV) 0.558
Matthew (ODRV) 0.547
Romans (AKJV) 0.118
Diversity: 0.985
Evenness: 0.994
Chapter Prominence
Genesis 50 (AKJV) 2.655
Genesis 45 (AKJV) 2.649
Proverbs 19 (Geneva) 2.639
Acts 4 (AKJV) 2.612
Psalms 145 (AKJV) 2.583
Deuteronomy 32 (Wycliffe) 1.329
Jeremiah 24 (Douay-Rheims) 1.329
Genesis 45 (Geneva) 1.325
Exodus 9 (Geneva) 1.325
Psalms 38 (ODRV) 1.323
Isaiah 10 (Geneva) 1.321
Ecclesiasticus 18 (Douay-Rheims) 1.32
Revelation 11 (ODRV) 1.32
Acts 14 (Geneva) 1.317
Exodus 14 (Geneva) 1.316
Isaiah 10 (Douay-Rheims) 1.316
Psalms 125 (AKJV) 1.315
Psalms 102 (ODRV) 1.314
Isaiah 10 (AKJV) 1.312
Isaiah 28 (Geneva) 1.312
Job 38 (Geneva) 1.312
Daniel 4 (Geneva) 1.311
Matthew 20 (ODRV) 1.309
2 Thessalonians 2 (ODRV) 1.309
Amos 3 (Douay-Rheims) 1.309
Psalms 135 (AKJV) 1.308
2 Thessalonians 2 (Tyndale) 1.307
Hosea 4 (Geneva) 1.304
Psalms 69 (AKJV) 1.3
James 1 (Tyndale) 1.298
Acts 8 (ODRV) 1.298
Hosea 4 (AKJV) 1.296
Acts 2 (Tyndale) 1.296
Acts 7 (Geneva) 1.295
Proverbs 21 (Douay-Rheims) 1.295
Acts 17 (Tyndale) 1.293
Titus 1 (Tyndale) 1.292
2 Thessalonians 2 (Geneva) 1.289
Job 1 (AKJV) 1.287
Psalms 81 (AKJV) 1.286
Hosea 6 (AKJV) 1.285
Job 5 (Geneva) 1.282
Ephesians 1 (ODRV) 1.277
Romans 7 (Tyndale) 1.276
John 7 (ODRV) 1.276
Romans 9 (ODRV) 1.274
John 11 (AKJV) 1.274
Revelation 22 (AKJV) 1.273
Luke 21 (AKJV) 1.273
Acts 2 (AKJV) 1.271
John 18 (AKJV) 1.271
Proverbs 21 (AKJV) 1.269
Psalms 105 (AKJV) 1.268
Matthew 26 (ODRV) 1.261
1 John 2 (Geneva) 1.26
Isaiah 26 (AKJV) 1.26
James 1 (Geneva) 1.258
Matthew 22 (Tyndale) 1.251
2 Thessalonians 2 (AKJV) 1.248
Luke 6 (AKJV) 1.244
Philippians 1 (AKJV) 1.24
Proverbs 16 (AKJV) 1.221
Psalms 73 (AKJV) 1.206
1 Corinthians 11 (ODRV) 1.205
Romans 3 (AKJV) 1.204
2 Timothy 2 (AKJV) 1.193
1 Corinthians 10 (ODRV) 1.193
Romans 5 (AKJV) 1.187
Philippians 2 (ODRV) 1.117
Psalms 119 (AKJV) 1.113
Diversity: 0.987
Evenness: 0.995
Verse Prominence
Acts 4.27 (AKJV) 2.324
Genesis 45.8 (AKJV) 2.323
Genesis 50.20 (AKJV) 2.323
Proverbs 19.21 (Geneva) 2.319
Psalms 145.17 (AKJV) 2.307
1 John 2.10 (Geneva) 1.163
Genesis 45.5 (Geneva) 1.163
Exodus 14.4 (Geneva) 1.162
Deuteronomy 32.4 (Wycliffe) 1.162
Genesis 45.7 (AKJV) 1.162
Isaiah 10.7 (Douay-Rheims) 1.162
Matthew 20.23 (ODRV) 1.162
Matthew 26.55 (ODRV) 1.162
Isaiah 10.7 (Geneva) 1.162
Jeremiah 24.2 (Douay-Rheims) 1.162
Genesis 45.4 (AKJV) 1.162
Acts 7.9 (Geneva) 1.162
Exodus 9.34 (Geneva) 1.162
Luke 21.14 (AKJV) 1.162
Daniel 4.32 (Geneva) 1.161
Isaiah 10.15 (AKJV) 1.161
Isaiah 10.15 (Douay-Rheims) 1.161
Psalms 105.25 (AKJV) 1.161
Acts 14.16 (Geneva) 1.161
Proverbs 16.9 (AKJV) 1.161
Romans 9.22 (ODRV) 1.161
Romans 9.17 (ODRV) 1.161
Job 5.13 (Geneva) 1.161
Titus 1.13 (Tyndale) 1.161
Acts 8.1 (ODRV) 1.161
Philippians 1.12 (AKJV) 1.161
Philippians 1.14 (AKJV) 1.161
Ecclesiasticus 18.8 (Douay-Rheims) 1.161
Proverbs 21.25 (Douay-Rheims) 1.161
John 11.21 (AKJV) 1.161
Isaiah 10.5 (Douay-Rheims) 1.16
Acts 2.23 (Tyndale) 1.16
Isaiah 28.29 (Geneva) 1.16
Revelation 11.14 (ODRV) 1.16
Acts 2.23 (AKJV) 1.159
Isaiah 10.5 (Geneva) 1.159
James 1.13 (Tyndale) 1.159
Amos 3.6 (Douay-Rheims) 1.159
Luke 6.12 (AKJV) 1.159
Psalms 38.10 (ODRV) 1.159
Romans 3.7 (AKJV) 1.158
Isaiah 10.5 (AKJV) 1.158
Job 38.11 (Geneva) 1.158
Psalms 73.18 (AKJV) 1.157
Psalms 135.6 (AKJV) 1.156
James 1.13 (Geneva) 1.156
Hosea 4.17 (Geneva) 1.156
Hosea 4.17 (AKJV) 1.156
2 Thessalonians 2.9 (ODRV) 1.156
1 Corinthians 10.13 (ODRV) 1.156
Psalms 102.8 (ODRV) 1.156
Psalms 119.136 (AKJV) 1.156
Psalms 69.22 (AKJV) 1.155
2 Thessalonians 2.11 (Geneva) 1.155
John 7.6 (ODRV) 1.155
Psalms 125.3 (AKJV) 1.155
2 Thessalonians 2.11 (Tyndale) 1.155
Revelation 22.11 (AKJV) 1.154
John 18.11 (AKJV) 1.153
Romans 7.12 (Tyndale) 1.152
Isaiah 26.11 (AKJV) 1.152
Romans 3.8 (AKJV) 1.151
Romans 5.20 (AKJV) 1.15
Philippians 2.15 (ODRV) 1.15
Hosea 6.1 (AKJV) 1.149
1 Corinthians 11.19 (ODRV) 1.146
Job 1.21 (AKJV) 1.145
Psalms 81.12 (AKJV) 1.145
Ephesians 1.19 (ODRV) 1.144
1 John 2.2 (Geneva) 1.143
Acts 17.28 (Tyndale) 1.142
2 Thessalonians 2.10 (AKJV) 1.142
Proverbs 16.7 (AKJV) 1.141
2 Timothy 2.26 (AKJV) 1.141
Proverbs 21.1 (AKJV) 1.141
Matthew 22.37 (Tyndale) 1.132
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: 0.938
Evenness: 0.975
Book Prominence
Isaiah 9.662
2 Samuel 7.082
Romans 4.741
Habakkuk 3.871
1 Chronicles 3.739
Micah 3.564
Daniel 3.012
2 Timothy 2.905
1 Kings 2.871
Ezekiel 2.744
Exodus 2.233
Deuteronomy 2.217
Jeremiah 2.106
Job 2.105
Genesis 1.723
Hebrews 1.562
Acts 1.144
1 Corinthians 1.057
Psalms -0.824
Diversity: 0.968
Evenness: 0.985
Chapter Prominence
Isaiah 10 7.406
2 Samuel 12 4.889
Acts 4 4.785
Romans 3 4.758
1 Chronicles 5 2.491
Jeremiah 24 2.485
Isaiah 36 2.478
Deuteronomy 19 2.463
Exodus 21 2.46
Genesis 50 2.456
1 Kings 11 2.449
Ezekiel 14 2.448
Psalms 35 2.447
Psalms 81 2.445
Jeremiah 12 2.444
Genesis 20 2.44
2 Samuel 16 2.436
Habakkuk 1 2.436
Deuteronomy 13 2.428
Psalms 105 2.419
Job 21 2.414
Acts 14 2.394
Micah 6 2.374
Daniel 4 2.365
Jeremiah 5 2.346
Job 1 2.332
Acts 8 2.329
Psalms 73 2.318
Romans 9 2.295
Hebrews 6 2.271
2 Timothy 2 2.262
Romans 5 2.213
Acts 2 2.198
Acts 17 2.178
1 Corinthians 11 2.132
Diversity: 0.966
Evenness: 0.985
Verse Prominence
Isaiah 10.5 7.676
2 Samuel 12.11 5.124
Romans 3.7 5.124
Acts 4.27 5.119
Isaiah 36.11 2.564
Psalms 35.6 2.563
Psalms 105.23 2.563
1 Chronicles 5.26 2.563
Job 21.6 2.563
Deuteronomy 19.5 2.563
Jeremiah 5.12 2.562
Exodus 21.13 2.562
Acts 14.16 2.561
Acts 2.22 2.56
2 Samuel 16.11 2.559
Genesis 20.6 2.559
Daniel 4.35 2.558
Jeremiah 5.22 2.557
2 Timothy 2.16 2.557
Psalms 81.14 2.557
Acts 4.28 2.555
Isaiah 10.6 2.554
Romans 5.20 2.554
Psalms 81.13 2.553
Acts 2.23 2.552
Genesis 50.20 2.552
Romans 9.22 2.552
Habakkuk 1.13 2.546
1 Corinthians 11.19 2.536
Hebrews 6.18 2.533
Job 1.21 2.531
Acts 17.28 2.52
Jeremiah 12.1 2.512
Romans 3.8 2.505
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase