Early English Printed Sermons


Church reformation, a discourse pointing at some vanities in divine service. Delivered in two sermons at Bridgnorth: Sept. 30. 1660. Being the Lords Day; and the time of the assizes held there for the county of Salop. By Mich: Thomas, rector of Stockton in the same county.

Thomas, Michael, rector of Stockton
Publisher: printed for Jo Martin Ja Allestry and Tho Dicas and are to be sold at the Bell in St Pauls Church yard
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1661
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A95721 ESTC ID: R203930 STC ID: T968
Subject Headings: 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 2.9% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 1.6% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 86.4% 100.0%
Foreign Percentage of units with foreign text 0.4% -inf%
NonLatinAlphabet Percentage of units with a NonLatinAlphabet placeholder 0.4% -inf%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 8.8% -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 0.7% -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) 3.1% -inf%
foreign_italicized Percentage of units with QP and foreign italicized text 0.4% -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: 0.875
Evenness: 0.973
Part Prominence
Old Testament (ODRV) 10.297
Old Testament (Douay-Rheims) 8.115
Old Testament (Geneva) 6.732
Apocrypha (AKJV) 3.776
New Testament (Tyndale) -1.688
New Testament (Geneva) -2.725
New Testament (ODRV) -2.804
Old Testament (AKJV) -3.713
New Testament (AKJV) -4.094
Diversity: 0.977
Evenness: 0.987
Book Prominence
Ecclesiastes (Douay-Rheims) 4.943
Leviticus (Douay-Rheims) 3.356
Exodus (Geneva) 3.131
Ecclesiastes (Geneva) 3.077
Genesis (ODRV) 3.025
Ecclesiastes (AKJV) 2.823
Haggai (AKJV) 1.734
1 Maccabees (AKJV) 1.704
1 Paralipomenon (Douay-Rheims) 1.666
2 Chronicles (Geneva) 1.622
2 Paralipomenon (Douay-Rheims) 1.615
3 Kings (Douay-Rheims) 1.558
1 Samuel (Geneva) 1.543
1 Kings (AKJV) 1.505
Lamentations (AKJV) 1.467
Exodus (ODRV) 1.452
2 Chronicles (AKJV) 1.436
1 Samuel (AKJV) 1.367
Deuteronomy (Douay-Rheims) 1.366
Colossians (AKJV) 1.279
1 Timothy (Geneva) 1.264
1 Timothy (ODRV) 1.262
1 Peter (Geneva) 1.203
Exodus (AKJV) 1.203
Ephesians (ODRV) 1.134
Hebrews (ODRV) 1.074
Hebrews (Geneva) 1.044
2 Corinthians (ODRV) 1.031
Luke (Tyndale) 1.01
Proverbs (Douay-Rheims) 0.978
Acts (AKJV) 0.952
Isaiah (Douay-Rheims) 0.91
John (Tyndale) 0.908
Genesis (AKJV) 0.887
Isaiah (Geneva) 0.88
Ephesians (AKJV) 0.835
Luke (ODRV) 0.794
Hebrews (AKJV) 0.758
Matthew (Geneva) 0.624
1 Corinthians (ODRV) 0.596
Luke (AKJV) 0.588
Psalms (ODRV) 0.575
1 Corinthians (Geneva) 0.514
Proverbs (AKJV) 0.383
Romans (Geneva) 0.326
Matthew (AKJV) 0.271
1 Corinthians (AKJV) 0.218
Psalms (Geneva) -0.029
Psalms (AKJV) -0.996
Diversity: 0.984
Evenness: 0.989
Chapter Prominence
Ecclesiastes 4 (Douay-Rheims) 3.723
Leviticus 19 (Douay-Rheims) 2.487
Exodus 3 (Geneva) 2.485
Genesis 28 (ODRV) 2.483
Ecclesiastes 4 (Geneva) 2.478
Psalms 95 (AKJV) 2.465
Ecclesiastes 5 (AKJV) 2.461
Psalms 122 (AKJV) 2.362
Psalms 119 (AKJV) 2.28
Psalms 107 (ODRV) 1.248
1 Kings 6 (AKJV) 1.247
Psalms 142 (ODRV) 1.245
1 Maccabees 1 (AKJV) 1.244
2 Paralipomenon 7 (Douay-Rheims) 1.244
2 Chronicles 7 (Geneva) 1.243
Exodus 25 (AKJV) 1.24
Isaiah 56 (Geneva) 1.24
2 Chronicles 7 (AKJV) 1.239
3 Kings 8 (Douay-Rheims) 1.234
1 Paralipomenon 29 (Douay-Rheims) 1.233
Ecclesiastes 5 (Geneva) 1.232
Haggai 1 (AKJV) 1.229
1 Samuel 15 (Geneva) 1.229
John 2 (Tyndale) 1.226
1 Samuel 3 (AKJV) 1.225
Leviticus 26 (Douay-Rheims) 1.223
Genesis 28 (AKJV) 1.223
Hebrews 6 (ODRV) 1.216
Luke 17 (Tyndale) 1.214
Matthew 19 (Geneva) 1.213
Proverbs 28 (Douay-Rheims) 1.21
Psalms 83 (AKJV) 1.208
Exodus 20 (Geneva) 1.207
Deuteronomy 5 (Douay-Rheims) 1.207
Exodus 20 (ODRV) 1.207
Isaiah 1 (Douay-Rheims) 1.206
Luke 11 (ODRV) 1.205
Exodus 20 (AKJV) 1.204
Matthew 18 (Geneva) 1.203
Luke 15 (AKJV) 1.201
1 Corinthians 6 (ODRV) 1.197
Ecclesiastes 1 (AKJV) 1.194
1 Peter 4 (Geneva) 1.174
Luke 18 (ODRV) 1.174
Matthew 11 (Geneva) 1.168
Acts 24 (AKJV) 1.167
1 Timothy 6 (Geneva) 1.166
Proverbs 28 (AKJV) 1.166
1 Corinthians 7 (Geneva) 1.163
Ephesians 6 (AKJV) 1.16
Ecclesiastes 8 (AKJV) 1.159
Isaiah 5 (Douay-Rheims) 1.157
1 Corinthians 11 (Geneva) 1.141
Hebrews 12 (Geneva) 1.14
Hebrews 12 (ODRV) 1.139
Lamentations 3 (AKJV) 1.137
1 Timothy 2 (ODRV) 1.133
Colossians 1 (AKJV) 1.127
Psalms 82 (AKJV) 1.124
Psalms 119 (Geneva) 1.124
Psalms 144 (AKJV) 1.123
1 Corinthians 11 (ODRV) 1.122
Hebrews 12 (AKJV) 1.121
Psalms 107 (AKJV) 1.1
Ephesians 4 (ODRV) 1.085
Matthew 6 (AKJV) 1.079
Hebrews 10 (AKJV) 1.073
1 Corinthians 11 (AKJV) 1.064
2 Corinthians 5 (ODRV) 1.05
Romans 13 (Geneva) 0.925
Diversity: 0.985
Evenness: 0.99
Verse Prominence
Ecclesiastes 4.17 (Douay-Rheims) 3.525
Leviticus 19.30 (Douay-Rheims) 2.351
Genesis 28.17 (ODRV) 2.35
Psalms 119.37 (AKJV) 2.349
Exodus 3.5 (Geneva) 2.348
Ecclesiastes 4.17 (Geneva) 2.348
Ecclesiastes 5.2 (AKJV) 2.346
Psalms 95.6 (AKJV) 2.342
Psalms 122.1 (AKJV) 2.331
Ecclesiastes 1.1 (AKJV) 1.176
1 Kings 6.14 (AKJV) 1.176
Exodus 20.24 (Geneva) 1.176
Exodus 25.8 (AKJV) 1.176
John 2.15 (Tyndale) 1.176
1 Corinthians 11.10 (ODRV) 1.176
1 Maccabees 1.50 (AKJV) 1.176
2 Paralipomenon 7.2 (Douay-Rheims) 1.176
Psalms 107.2 (ODRV) 1.176
Isaiah 5.29 (Douay-Rheims) 1.176
Proverbs 28.9 (Douay-Rheims) 1.176
Ecclesiastes 5.1 (AKJV) 1.175
3 Kings 8.27 (Douay-Rheims) 1.175
Leviticus 26.2 (Douay-Rheims) 1.175
Genesis 28.22 (AKJV) 1.175
Psalms 142.4 (ODRV) 1.175
1 Paralipomenon 29.13 (Douay-Rheims) 1.175
Luke 11.1 (ODRV) 1.175
1 Samuel 3.10 (AKJV) 1.175
Ephesians 6.2 (AKJV) 1.175
Exodus 20.14 (AKJV) 1.175
Proverbs 28.9 (AKJV) 1.175
Haggai 1.4 (AKJV) 1.174
Matthew 18.20 (Geneva) 1.174
Ecclesiastes 5.1 (Geneva) 1.174
Psalms 119.6 (Geneva) 1.174
Psalms 119.36 (Geneva) 1.174
Isaiah 56.7 (Geneva) 1.173
2 Chronicles 7.16 (Geneva) 1.173
2 Chronicles 7.16 (AKJV) 1.173
1 Corinthians 11.13 (AKJV) 1.173
1 Corinthians 11.13 (Geneva) 1.173
1 Samuel 15.22 (Geneva) 1.173
Deuteronomy 5.11 (Douay-Rheims) 1.172
Ephesians 4.2 (ODRV) 1.171
1 Timothy 2.8 (ODRV) 1.171
1 Timothy 2.9 (ODRV) 1.17
Isaiah 1.15 (Douay-Rheims) 1.17
Psalms 107.9 (AKJV) 1.17
Matthew 19.19 (Geneva) 1.17
Psalms 144.12 (AKJV) 1.169
Genesis 28.12 (AKJV) 1.169
Ecclesiastes 8.2 (AKJV) 1.168
Luke 17.13 (Tyndale) 1.168
Hebrews 6.9 (ODRV) 1.167
Deuteronomy 5.20 (Douay-Rheims) 1.167
1 Peter 4.5 (Geneva) 1.166
Hebrews 12.28 (Geneva) 1.166
Lamentations 3.41 (AKJV) 1.166
Psalms 83.12 (AKJV) 1.166
1 Corinthians 6.15 (ODRV) 1.165
1 Timothy 6.8 (Geneva) 1.163
Matthew 11.30 (Geneva) 1.163
Luke 15.10 (AKJV) 1.162
Hebrews 10.27 (AKJV) 1.16
Hebrews 12.29 (AKJV) 1.159
Hebrews 12.29 (ODRV) 1.159
1 Corinthians 7.23 (Geneva) 1.159
Matthew 6.9 (AKJV) 1.157
Exodus 20.8 (ODRV) 1.157
Luke 18.13 (ODRV) 1.157
Psalms 82.1 (AKJV) 1.155
Colossians 1.14 (AKJV) 1.15
Acts 24.16 (AKJV) 1.119
2 Corinthians 5.1 (ODRV) 1.116
Romans 13.5 (Geneva) 1.091
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: 0.917
Evenness: 1.0
Book Prominence
Ruth 8.186
1 Chronicles 7.725
Leviticus 7.358
1 Kings 6.857
Ecclesiastes 6.377
Exodus 6.218
Hebrews 5.548
Proverbs 5.286
Luke 5.115
1 Corinthians 5.043
Isaiah 4.952
Psalms 3.162
Diversity: 0.929
Evenness: 1.0
Chapter Prominence
Ruth 4 7.128
1 Chronicles 21 7.123
1 Kings 9 7.118
Exodus 25 7.1
Isaiah 56 7.082
1 Kings 8 7.057
Ecclesiastes 5 7.046
Psalms 144 7.045
Leviticus 19 7.029
Exodus 20 7.009
Proverbs 28 6.987
Luke 10 6.924
1 Corinthians 11 6.775
Hebrews 12 6.739
Diversity: 0.917
Evenness: 1.0
Verse Prominence
Exodus 25.8 8.331
Ruth 4.7 8.331
1 Chronicles 21.30 8.331
Luke 10.15 8.33
Psalms 144.12 8.327
Exodus 20.24 8.326
Leviticus 19.30 8.324
1 Kings 8.27 8.322
Ecclesiastes 5.1 8.319
Proverbs 28.9 8.319
1 Corinthians 11.10 8.317
1 Kings 9.3 8.315
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase