Early English Printed Sermons


Christian liberty not to be abused, or, Antient and primitive truth correcting some modern, or new abuses, of that which is so much pleaded for, and so little understood, viz. Christian liberty in a sermon preached in the church of Bridport within the county of Dorset, on Sunday the forenoon, being November 3. 1672 ... / by Rich. Luce ...

Luce, Richard, Presbyter of the Church of England
Publisher: Printed for Rowland Reynolds
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1673
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A49413 ESTC ID: R5778 STC ID: L3423A
Subject Headings: Bible. -- N.T. -- Peter, 1st, II, 16; Liberty -- Religious aspects; Liberty -- Religious aspects -- Christianity;
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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 12.7% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 10.7% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 75.6% 100.0%
Foreign Percentage of units with foreign text 0.3% -inf%
NonLatinAlphabet Percentage of units with a NonLatinAlphabet placeholder 0.6% -inf%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 16.6% -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) 11.4% -inf%
foreign_italicized Percentage of units with QP and foreign italicized text 0.3% -inf%
foreign_latin Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and foreign text 0.3% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and italicized foreign text 0.3% -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: 0.827
Evenness: 0.904
Part Prominence
New Testament (Tyndale) 23.312
Old Testament (Douay-Rheims) 4.781
New Testament (ODRV) 2.196
Apocrypha (AKJV) 2.109
New Testament (Vulgate) 1.858
Old Testament (Geneva) -3.268
New Testament (Geneva) -4.392
Old Testament (AKJV) -5.379
New Testament (AKJV) -5.761
Diversity: 0.974
Evenness: 0.977
Book Prominence
1 Peter (Tyndale) 7.844
Jude (AKJV) 3.071
1 Peter (ODRV) 2.899
1 Timothy (Geneva) 2.812
Proverbs (Douay-Rheims) 2.525
Romans (Tyndale) 2.346
Romans (Geneva) 1.873
Tobit (AKJV) 1.6
Jude (Geneva) 1.592
Galatians (Vulgate) 1.572
2 Kings (Geneva) 1.498
Numbers (Geneva) 1.484
Titus (ODRV) 1.444
2 Peter (ODRV) 1.443
James (Tyndale) 1.429
2 Peter (Tyndale) 1.409
2 Samuel (AKJV) 1.29
2 Peter (Geneva) 1.272
Colossians (ODRV) 1.253
Ecclesiastes (Douay-Rheims) 1.253
Philippians (Geneva) 1.249
1 Samuel (AKJV) 1.248
2 Peter (AKJV) 1.247
Deuteronomy (Douay-Rheims) 1.247
1 John (Tyndale) 1.218
Titus (AKJV) 1.213
1 John (Geneva) 1.206
Ephesians (Tyndale) 1.183
Acts (Tyndale) 1.133
Acts (Geneva) 1.123
1 Peter (Geneva) 1.084
Galatians (ODRV) 1.082
1 John (AKJV) 1.067
Galatians (AKJV) 0.995
Acts (ODRV) 0.979
1 Timothy (AKJV) 0.959
2 Corinthians (ODRV) 0.912
1 Peter (AKJV) 0.879
Acts (AKJV) 0.833
John (Geneva) 0.797
Luke (Geneva) 0.768
Ephesians (AKJV) 0.716
John (ODRV) 0.611
Luke (AKJV) 0.469
Romans (ODRV) 0.416
Proverbs (AKJV) 0.263
Matthew (ODRV) 0.253
Matthew (AKJV) 0.152
Romans (AKJV) -0.176
Psalms (AKJV) -1.115
Diversity: 0.979
Evenness: 0.981
Chapter Prominence
1 Peter 2 (Tyndale) 6.981
Proverbs 24 (Douay-Rheims) 2.802
1 Timothy 6 (Geneva) 2.773
1 Peter 2 (ODRV) 2.736
Romans 13 (Tyndale) 2.691
Jude 1 (AKJV) 2.675
Romans 13 (Geneva) 2.532
Galatians 4 (Vulgate) 1.422
Acts 23 (Tyndale) 1.421
Tobit 12 (AKJV) 1.417
Acts 23 (Geneva) 1.414
2 Kings 9 (Geneva) 1.412
Acts 8 (Tyndale) 1.411
1 Samuel 8 (AKJV) 1.411
Numbers 16 (Geneva) 1.409
Acts 8 (Geneva) 1.406
2 Samuel 23 (AKJV) 1.404
Acts 8 (ODRV) 1.394
Romans 16 (ODRV) 1.39
2 Peter 2 (ODRV) 1.387
Luke 1 (Geneva) 1.387
Colossians 1 (ODRV) 1.385
Ecclesiastes 10 (Douay-Rheims) 1.385
Deuteronomy 5 (Douay-Rheims) 1.385
Jude 1 (Geneva) 1.383
Matthew 19 (ODRV) 1.383
Acts 8 (AKJV) 1.382
John 4 (Geneva) 1.378
2 Peter 2 (Geneva) 1.377
2 Peter 2 (Tyndale) 1.375
2 Corinthians 3 (ODRV) 1.375
Ephesians 2 (Tyndale) 1.372
John 18 (ODRV) 1.371
2 Peter 1 (Tyndale) 1.371
Galatians 2 (ODRV) 1.37
James 2 (Tyndale) 1.37
Proverbs 8 (AKJV) 1.365
Romans 10 (Geneva) 1.357
1 John 4 (Geneva) 1.351
2 Peter 2 (AKJV) 1.345
Titus 2 (ODRV) 1.343
Luke 1 (AKJV) 1.34
1 Peter 3 (AKJV) 1.339
Philippians 3 (Geneva) 1.337
Romans 10 (ODRV) 1.333
Matthew 24 (AKJV) 1.319
1 John 2 (AKJV) 1.317
1 John 4 (AKJV) 1.316
1 Peter 4 (AKJV) 1.304
Psalms 82 (AKJV) 1.303
1 John 4 (Tyndale) 1.293
Psalms 106 (AKJV) 1.293
1 Peter 2 (Geneva) 1.29
Galatians 6 (AKJV) 1.287
1 Timothy 6 (AKJV) 1.273
Titus 2 (AKJV) 1.272
Romans 13 (ODRV) 1.271
1 Peter 2 (AKJV) 1.263
Ephesians 4 (AKJV) 1.076
Romans 13 (AKJV) 1.067
Diversity: 0.984
Evenness: 0.982
Verse Prominence
1 Peter 2.16 (Tyndale) 5.492
1 Peter 2.16 (AKJV) 3.29
1 Peter 2.16 (Geneva) 2.195
1 Timothy 6.3 (Geneva) 2.194
1 Peter 2.9 (ODRV) 2.189
Jude 1.3 (AKJV) 2.186
Proverbs 24.22 (Douay-Rheims) 2.178
1 Peter 2.13 (ODRV) 2.172
Romans 13.1 (Tyndale) 2.129
Romans 13.1 (Geneva) 2.047
Acts 8.10 (Tyndale) 1.099
Matthew 19.19 (ODRV) 1.099
Acts 8.11 (Geneva) 1.098
Acts 8.13 (AKJV) 1.098
2 Peter 2.2 (Geneva) 1.098
John 4.4 (Geneva) 1.098
Ephesians 2.5 (Tyndale) 1.098
Acts 8.10 (ODRV) 1.097
1 John 2.9 (AKJV) 1.097
1 Timothy 6.5 (AKJV) 1.097
Philippians 3.2 (Geneva) 1.097
Galatians 6.12 (AKJV) 1.097
Ephesians 4.1 (AKJV) 1.097
1 Peter 2.16 (ODRV) 1.097
Galatians 4.31 (Vulgate) 1.097
1 Timothy 6.4 (AKJV) 1.096
Tobit 12.10 (AKJV) 1.096
Acts 23.5 (Tyndale) 1.095
Jude 1.4 (Geneva) 1.095
2 Peter 2.19 (AKJV) 1.095
Luke 1.75 (Geneva) 1.095
James 2.8 (Tyndale) 1.095
1 Peter 2.12 (ODRV) 1.094
2 Peter 2.1 (Tyndale) 1.094
Matthew 24.11 (AKJV) 1.094
Numbers 16.3 (Geneva) 1.093
2 Peter 2.3 (ODRV) 1.093
Acts 23.5 (Geneva) 1.093
2 Peter 1.20 (Tyndale) 1.093
1 Samuel 8.7 (AKJV) 1.092
Romans 10.10 (Geneva) 1.092
1 John 4.8 (Geneva) 1.091
2 Peter 2.2 (AKJV) 1.091
2 Samuel 23.3 (AKJV) 1.091
1 John 4.8 (AKJV) 1.09
2 Corinthians 3.17 (ODRV) 1.09
2 Kings 9.31 (Geneva) 1.09
Romans 13.3 (ODRV) 1.09
Colossians 1.14 (ODRV) 1.089
1 Peter 2.15 (AKJV) 1.089
1 Peter 2.17 (ODRV) 1.089
Deuteronomy 5.20 (Douay-Rheims) 1.089
Titus 2.11 (AKJV) 1.088
1 Peter 2.11 (AKJV) 1.088
1 Peter 4.17 (AKJV) 1.088
1 Peter 2.14 (Geneva) 1.085
1 John 4.8 (Tyndale) 1.085
1 Peter 3.13 (AKJV) 1.083
Romans 13.2 (ODRV) 1.082
Psalms 106.17 (AKJV) 1.082
Romans 16.27 (ODRV) 1.082
Ecclesiastes 10.20 (Douay-Rheims) 1.08
Proverbs 24.21 (Douay-Rheims) 1.078
Romans 10.10 (ODRV) 1.078
1 Peter 2.14 (AKJV) 1.077
Galatians 2.16 (ODRV) 1.076
Luke 1.75 (AKJV) 1.076
Proverbs 8.15 (AKJV) 1.075
1 Peter 2.13 (Tyndale) 1.072
1 Peter 2.14 (Tyndale) 1.071
John 18.36 (ODRV) 1.066
Titus 2.12 (ODRV) 1.064
1 Peter 2.13 (Geneva) 1.063
1 Peter 2.17 (Tyndale) 1.037
Titus 2.12 (AKJV) 1.035
Psalms 82.6 (AKJV) 1.015
Romans 13.1 (AKJV) 0.983
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
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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: 0.957
Evenness: 1.0
Book Prominence
Titus 3.271
2 Peter 3.063
Mark 3.042
2 Kings 3.03
Daniel 3.012
Numbers 2.919
1 John 2.913
2 Samuel 2.734
Philippians 2.6
1 Samuel 2.565
1 Timothy 2.51
Ecclesiastes 2.391
1 Peter 2.317
Exodus 2.233
Ephesians 2.186
2 Corinthians 2.046
Proverbs 1.3
Acts 1.144
John 1.142
Luke 1.13
Romans 0.393
Matthew 0.168
Psalms -0.824
Diversity: 0.97
Evenness: 0.997
Chapter Prominence
Romans 13 5.025
2 Samuel 20 2.808
2 Kings 9 2.802
2 Samuel 23 2.792
1 Samuel 8 2.787
Mark 10 2.775
Exodus 18 2.769
2 Samuel 18 2.763
John 18 2.751
Acts 23 2.748
Matthew 17 2.731
Daniel 4 2.722
2 Corinthians 3 2.711
Numbers 16 2.704
Acts 8 2.687
1 John 4 2.686
Psalms 82 2.685
Proverbs 24 2.68
Ecclesiastes 10 2.667
1 Peter 4 2.665
Proverbs 8 2.656
Titus 2 2.654
1 Peter 3 2.633
Luke 1 2.632
Romans 10 2.63
Matthew 24 2.622
Acts 20 2.603
2 Peter 2 2.601
1 Timothy 6 2.598
2 Peter 1 2.583
Philippians 3 2.484
Romans 1 2.415
Ephesians 4 2.393
1 Peter 2 2.362
Diversity: 0.974
Evenness: 0.998
Verse Prominence
Romans 13.1 4.646
Acts 8.11 2.438
2 Samuel 20.3 2.438
Matthew 17.25 2.437
Mark 10.13 2.437
Daniel 4.14 2.436
2 Samuel 18.9 2.434
2 Kings 9.31 2.433
Titus 2.1 2.433
2 Peter 2.18 2.431
Romans 1.9 2.431
2 Corinthians 3.17 2.429
Philippians 3.2 2.427
2 Peter 2.19 2.427
1 John 4.8 2.426
Proverbs 24.22 2.426
1 Peter 2.16 2.425
Luke 1.75 2.425
2 Samuel 23.3 2.423
1 Peter 3.13 2.423
1 Peter 4.17 2.422
Acts 23.5 2.421
Ephesians 4.1 2.42
Romans 10.10 2.42
1 Timothy 6.3 2.418
Luke 1.74 2.417
2 Peter 1.20 2.416
Matthew 24.24 2.413
2 Peter 2.1 2.407
1 Samuel 8.7 2.406
Titus 2.11 2.401
Exodus 18.21 2.395
John 18.36 2.394
Romans 13.3 2.386
Titus 2.12 2.384
Ecclesiastes 10.20 2.37
Proverbs 8.15 2.342
Psalms 82.6 2.329
Proverbs 24.21 2.325
Romans 13.4 2.293
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase