Early English Printed Sermons


The cause of God and His people in New-England as it was stated and discussed in a sermon preached before the honourable General Court of the Massachusets Colony, on the 27 day of May, 1663, being the day of election at Boston / by John Higginson ...

Higginson, John, 1616-1708
Publisher: Printed by Samuel Green
Place of Publication: Cambridg sic Mass
Publication Year: 1663
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A43755 ESTC ID: W37706 STC ID: H1955
Subject Headings: Congregational churches -- New England; Elections -- Massachusetts; Sermons, American -- 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 13.2% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 5.8% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 80.0% 100.0%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 18.2% -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) 8.2% -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: 0.9
Evenness: 1.0
Part Prominence
Apocrypha (AKJV) 5.442
New Testament (Vulgate) 5.191
Old Testament (ODRV) 3.631
Old Testament (Douay-Rheims) 1.448
Old Testament (Geneva) 0.065
New Testament (Tyndale) -0.022
New Testament (Geneva) -1.058
New Testament (ODRV) -1.138
Old Testament (AKJV) -2.046
New Testament (AKJV) -2.428
Diversity: 0.978
Evenness: 0.995
Book Prominence
1 Kings (AKJV) 3.641
Ephesians (Geneva) 3.12
Isaiah (AKJV) 2.639
Nehemiah (AKJV) 1.849
Ezra (AKJV) 1.829
2 Chronicles (Geneva) 1.797
Zechariah (AKJV) 1.764
1 Kings (Geneva) 1.755
Mark (AKJV) 1.748
3 Kings (Douay-Rheims) 1.733
1 Samuel (Geneva) 1.718
Daniel (AKJV) 1.717
2 Esdras (AKJV) 1.696
Daniel (Geneva) 1.694
Matthew (Vulgate) 1.688
2 Timothy (Geneva) 1.619
Philippians (Geneva) 1.543
1 Peter (ODRV) 1.527
Ephesians (Tyndale) 1.477
1 Peter (Tyndale) 1.472
1 Timothy (Geneva) 1.439
1 Peter (Geneva) 1.379
Exodus (AKJV) 1.378
Jeremiah (AKJV) 1.308
Acts (ODRV) 1.273
Hebrews (ODRV) 1.249
Ecclesiastes (AKJV) 1.212
2 Corinthians (Geneva) 1.212
Philippians (AKJV) 1.199
1 Peter (AKJV) 1.173
Isaiah (Douay-Rheims) 1.085
2 Corinthians (AKJV) 1.066
Isaiah (Geneva) 1.055
Ephesians (AKJV) 1.01
Job (AKJV) 0.967
Matthew (Tyndale) 0.875
Matthew (Geneva) 0.799
1 Corinthians (ODRV) 0.771
Psalms (ODRV) 0.75
Romans (ODRV) 0.71
1 Corinthians (Geneva) 0.689
Proverbs (AKJV) 0.558
Matthew (ODRV) 0.547
Matthew (AKJV) 0.446
1 Corinthians (AKJV) 0.393
Psalms (Geneva) 0.146
Romans (AKJV) 0.118
Psalms (AKJV) -0.821
Diversity: 0.985
Evenness: 0.996
Chapter Prominence
1 Kings 8 (AKJV) 2.612
Isaiah 63 (AKJV) 2.604
Ephesians 4 (Geneva) 2.373
Ephesians 4 (AKJV) 2.279
2 Chronicles 5 (Geneva) 1.315
3 Kings 3 (Douay-Rheims) 1.311
1 Kings 8 (Geneva) 1.31
Ezra 4 (AKJV) 1.309
Acts 25 (ODRV) 1.309
Mark 8 (AKJV) 1.307
Psalms 82 (ODRV) 1.306
Psalms 108 (Geneva) 1.305
Isaiah 37 (Douay-Rheims) 1.304
Hebrews 8 (ODRV) 1.304
Psalms 71 (Geneva) 1.304
Psalms 108 (AKJV) 1.303
2 Esdras 13 (AKJV) 1.303
Zechariah 14 (AKJV) 1.303
Isaiah 63 (Geneva) 1.302
Nehemiah 4 (AKJV) 1.302
Daniel 5 (AKJV) 1.302
3 Kings 8 (Douay-Rheims) 1.3
Daniel 5 (Geneva) 1.299
1 Samuel 12 (Geneva) 1.299
Psalms 83 (Geneva) 1.298
Matthew 28 (Geneva) 1.297
Psalms 74 (AKJV) 1.295
Matthew 8 (Tyndale) 1.295
Exodus 4 (AKJV) 1.293
Psalms 29 (AKJV) 1.292
Daniel 6 (AKJV) 1.289
2 Corinthians 13 (Geneva) 1.287
Daniel 2 (AKJV) 1.286
Matthew 8 (AKJV) 1.286
Psalms 124 (Geneva) 1.282
Psalms 65 (AKJV) 1.281
Psalms 31 (AKJV) 1.28
Isaiah 22 (AKJV) 1.279
Matthew 28 (AKJV) 1.277
Jeremiah 8 (AKJV) 1.276
Matthew 6 (Vulgate) 1.276
Psalms 83 (AKJV) 1.274
Psalms 103 (Geneva) 1.268
1 Peter 4 (Tyndale) 1.268
Matthew 8 (ODRV) 1.265
2 Corinthians 11 (AKJV) 1.264
Psalms 94 (AKJV) 1.26
Ephesians 3 (AKJV) 1.255
Ephesians 1 (Tyndale) 1.253
2 Timothy 3 (Geneva) 1.248
Matthew 10 (Geneva) 1.248
1 Corinthians 1 (ODRV) 1.247
Romans 15 (AKJV) 1.244
Job 5 (AKJV) 1.237
Matthew 22 (Tyndale) 1.233
Ephesians 4 (Tyndale) 1.233
Ecclesiastes 8 (AKJV) 1.225
Philippians 3 (Geneva) 1.225
1 Corinthians 1 (Geneva) 1.224
Psalms 103 (AKJV) 1.22
1 Timothy 2 (Geneva) 1.199
1 Peter 2 (ODRV) 1.194
Philippians 2 (Geneva) 1.194
1 Peter 4 (AKJV) 1.191
1 Peter 2 (Geneva) 1.177
Matthew 10 (AKJV) 1.174
1 Corinthians 1 (AKJV) 1.17
Proverbs 14 (AKJV) 1.167
Romans 13 (ODRV) 1.158
1 Peter 2 (AKJV) 1.15
Ephesians 5 (AKJV) 1.129
Philippians 2 (AKJV) 1.096
Diversity: 0.987
Evenness: 0.99
Verse Prominence
1 Kings 8.58 (AKJV) 4.347
1 Kings 8.59 (AKJV) 2.174
Isaiah 63.5 (AKJV) 2.172
1 Kings 8.57 (AKJV) 2.169
Ephesians 4.3 (AKJV) 2.061
Ephesians 4.3 (Geneva) 2.061
2 Corinthians 11.12 (AKJV) 1.087
1 Kings 8.1 (Geneva) 1.087
2 Chronicles 5.7 (Geneva) 1.087
3 Kings 8.14 (Douay-Rheims) 1.087
1 Kings 8.61 (Geneva) 1.087
Psalms 74.2 (AKJV) 1.087
Ezra 4.23 (AKJV) 1.087
Isaiah 22.5 (AKJV) 1.087
Daniel 5.12 (AKJV) 1.087
1 Corinthians 1.2 (Geneva) 1.087
1 Kings 8.60 (AKJV) 1.086
3 Kings 3.5 (Douay-Rheims) 1.086
Isaiah 63.5 (Geneva) 1.086
Psalms 82.5 (ODRV) 1.086
Psalms 83.1 (Geneva) 1.086
Matthew 8.24 (AKJV) 1.086
Hebrews 8.5 (ODRV) 1.086
Psalms 71.3 (Geneva) 1.086
Psalms 31.6 (AKJV) 1.086
Acts 25.8 (ODRV) 1.086
Daniel 5.12 (Geneva) 1.086
Daniel 6.4 (AKJV) 1.086
1 Samuel 12.22 (Geneva) 1.086
Ephesians 5.17 (AKJV) 1.085
Exodus 4.29 (AKJV) 1.085
Mark 8.38 (AKJV) 1.085
Zechariah 14.9 (AKJV) 1.085
Psalms 65.5 (AKJV) 1.084
Ephesians 1.6 (Tyndale) 1.084
Psalms 103.12 (AKJV) 1.084
Daniel 6.5 (AKJV) 1.084
Ecclesiastes 8.5 (AKJV) 1.084
1 Kings 8.30 (AKJV) 1.084
Psalms 108.12 (AKJV) 1.084
Psalms 31.5 (AKJV) 1.084
Isaiah 37.3 (Douay-Rheims) 1.083
Daniel 2.21 (AKJV) 1.083
Jeremiah 8.15 (AKJV) 1.083
Matthew 10.32 (Geneva) 1.083
2 Esdras 13.35 (AKJV) 1.083
1 Corinthians 1.10 (ODRV) 1.083
1 Peter 4.19 (AKJV) 1.083
Psalms 94.14 (AKJV) 1.082
Proverbs 14.8 (AKJV) 1.082
Psalms 74.22 (AKJV) 1.082
Psalms 124.8 (Geneva) 1.082
Psalms 108.12 (Geneva) 1.082
Matthew 8.25 (Tyndale) 1.082
Matthew 28.20 (Geneva) 1.082
Philippians 3.16 (Geneva) 1.082
Job 5.8 (AKJV) 1.082
Nehemiah 4.11 (AKJV) 1.081
Ephesians 4.3 (Tyndale) 1.081
Psalms 103.12 (Geneva) 1.08
Psalms 83.7 (AKJV) 1.08
Matthew 8.25 (ODRV) 1.08
Psalms 29.2 (AKJV) 1.078
Matthew 10.33 (AKJV) 1.078
1 Peter 4.19 (Tyndale) 1.078
2 Corinthians 13.11 (Geneva) 1.078
1 Peter 2.15 (AKJV) 1.077
Ephesians 3.21 (AKJV) 1.077
Philippians 2.2 (AKJV) 1.076
Romans 15.5 (AKJV) 1.075
2 Timothy 3.1 (Geneva) 1.075
Romans 15.6 (AKJV) 1.075
Philippians 2.3 (AKJV) 1.075
Philippians 2.1 (Geneva) 1.068
Matthew 28.20 (AKJV) 1.067
Romans 13.1 (ODRV) 1.063
1 Peter 2.13 (ODRV) 1.062
Matthew 6.33 (Vulgate) 1.061
Matthew 22.21 (Tyndale) 1.059
1 Corinthians 1.10 (AKJV) 1.055
Ephesians 4.5 (AKJV) 1.051
1 Peter 2.13 (Geneva) 1.051
1 Timothy 2.2 (Geneva) 1.043
1 Peter 2.13 (AKJV) 1.041
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: 0.957
Evenness: 0.992
Book Prominence
Ephesians 5.245
Hebrews 4.622
Ezra 3.29
Nehemiah 3.158
Zechariah 2.784
Daniel 2.368
Colossians 2.318
1 Kings 2.227
James 2.196
2 Samuel 2.09
Philippians 1.956
1 Samuel 1.921
1 Peter 1.673
Revelation 1.578
Deuteronomy 1.573
Jeremiah 1.462
Job 1.461
2 Corinthians 1.402
Proverbs 0.656
Acts 0.5
1 Corinthians 0.413
Isaiah 0.322
Romans -0.251
Matthew -0.476
Psalms -1.468
Diversity: 0.976
Evenness: 0.992
Chapter Prominence
Hebrews 8 4.107
Isaiah 22 4.099
Matthew 28 3.926
Ephesians 4 3.702
Psalms 108 2.064
Ezra 4 2.052
Nehemiah 4 2.051
Zechariah 3 2.046
Psalms 124 2.04
Psalms 83 2.037
Acts 25 2.037
Deuteronomy 12 2.034
2 Samuel 20 2.034
Isaiah 37 2.017
Job 8 2.016
Psalms 65 2.015
Colossians 4 2.013
Psalms 31 1.999
1 Kings 8 1.997
Job 9 1.995
Daniel 2 1.992
Proverbs 4 1.992
Isaiah 63 1.989
Daniel 6 1.987
Jeremiah 2 1.978
1 Samuel 12 1.971
Isaiah 30 1.964
Revelation 12 1.958
Romans 15 1.936
Proverbs 14 1.921
2 Corinthians 1 1.91
Psalms 16 1.897
James 2 1.895
Revelation 14 1.892
1 Peter 4 1.891
Revelation 3 1.867
Hebrews 6 1.854
Romans 14 1.851
Matthew 10 1.788
Ephesians 5 1.779
Matthew 6 1.756
1 Corinthians 1 1.746
Philippians 3 1.711
1 Peter 2 1.588
Diversity: 0.978
Evenness: 0.993
Verse Prominence
Isaiah 22.5 3.773
Hebrews 8.5 3.769
Ephesians 4.3 3.732
Matthew 28.20 3.721
1 Kings 8.58 1.886
Ezra 4.9 1.886
Acts 25.8 1.886
1 Kings 8.59 1.885
Psalms 83.2 1.885
Proverbs 4.27 1.885
Psalms 31.6 1.885
Daniel 6.3 1.885
Proverbs 14.8 1.885
2 Samuel 20.19 1.885
1 Kings 8.57 1.884
Psalms 83.1 1.884
Jeremiah 2.32 1.884
Psalms 31.3 1.884
Ephesians 5.17 1.884
1 Samuel 12.22 1.884
Isaiah 63.5 1.883
Nehemiah 4.11 1.883
Proverbs 4.26 1.883
2 Corinthians 1.2 1.883
Psalms 65.5 1.882
Revelation 14.1 1.882
Colossians 4.12 1.882
1 Corinthians 1.11 1.882
Psalms 83.3 1.881
Isaiah 30.15 1.881
Deuteronomy 12.32 1.88
Zechariah 3.1 1.879
Matthew 10.32 1.879
Revelation 3.11 1.878
Psalms 31.5 1.878
Psalms 16.5 1.878
James 2.8 1.877
1 Peter 4.19 1.877
Revelation 12.12 1.876
Romans 15.5 1.873
1 Corinthians 1.2 1.873
Ephesians 4.2 1.871
Philippians 3.15 1.868
1 Peter 2.15 1.868
Daniel 2.21 1.865
Isaiah 37.3 1.863
Hebrews 6.1 1.861
Philippians 3.16 1.85
Matthew 6.33 1.839
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase