Early English Printed Sermons


An apology for the mysteries of the Gospel being a sermon preached at White-Hall, Feb. 16, 1672/3 / by Seth, Lord Bishop of Sarum.

Ward, Seth, 1617-1689
Publisher: Printed by E T and R H for James Collins
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1674
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A67561 ESTC ID: R38484 STC ID: W815
Subject Headings: Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- N.T. -- Romans I, 16; 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 8.9% -inf%
cited_exact Percentage of units with QP and an adjacent matching citation 3.6% -inf%
originality Percentage of units that do not exhibit scriptural text reuse 84.1% 100.0%
Foreign Percentage of units with foreign text 0.6% -inf%
NonLatinAlphabet Percentage of units with a NonLatinAlphabet placeholder 2.3% -inf%
Italicization Percentage of units with italicized spans of text 8.0% -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) 3.0% -inf%
foreign_cited Percentage of units with QP, foreign text, and an adjacent citation 0.2% -inf%
foreign_italicized Percentage of units with QP and foreign italicized text 0.4% -inf%
foreign_italicized_cited Percentage of units with QP, italicized foreign text, and an adjacent citation 0.2% -inf%
foreign_latin Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and foreign text 0.2% -inf%
foreign_latin_cited Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, foreign text, and an adjacent citation 0.2% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP and italicized foreign text 0.2% -inf%
foreign_latin_italicized_cited Percentage of units with Latin Bible QP, an adjacent citation, and italicized foreign text 0.2% -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: 0.76
Evenness: 0.898
Part Prominence
New Testament (Geneva) 28.942
New Testament (AKJV) 7.572
Old Testament (Geneva) 0.065
New Testament (Tyndale) -0.022
New Testament (ODRV) -1.138
Old Testament (AKJV) -2.046
Diversity: 0.969
Evenness: 0.973
Book Prominence
Romans (Geneva) 6.703
Romans (AKJV) 6.321
1 John (AKJV) 3.482
Mark (Tyndale) 1.886
Titus (Geneva) 1.828
Mark (AKJV) 1.828
Jude (AKJV) 1.779
Galatians (Tyndale) 1.626
2 Peter (AKJV) 1.621
1 Peter (ODRV) 1.607
James (ODRV) 1.582
1 John (Geneva) 1.58
Ephesians (Tyndale) 1.557
Ecclesiastes (Geneva) 1.546
1 Timothy (Geneva) 1.519
Acts (Tyndale) 1.507
Acts (Geneva) 1.497
Acts (ODRV) 1.353
1 Timothy (AKJV) 1.333
Hebrews (ODRV) 1.329
2 Corinthians (Geneva) 1.293
Philippians (AKJV) 1.279
Ephesians (Geneva) 1.239
John (Geneva) 1.171
John (Tyndale) 1.163
2 Corinthians (AKJV) 1.146
Luke (Geneva) 1.142
Ephesians (AKJV) 1.09
Romans (Tyndale) 1.054
Hebrews (AKJV) 1.013
John (ODRV) 0.985
Matthew (Tyndale) 0.955
Matthew (Geneva) 0.879
John (AKJV) 0.857
Luke (AKJV) 0.843
Romans (ODRV) 0.79
1 Corinthians (Geneva) 0.769
Matthew (ODRV) 0.628
Matthew (AKJV) 0.526
1 Corinthians (AKJV) 0.473
Psalms (Geneva) 0.226
Psalms (AKJV) -0.74
Diversity: 0.981
Evenness: 0.982
Chapter Prominence
Romans 1 (Geneva) 5.303
Romans 1 (AKJV) 5.293
1 John 5 (AKJV) 2.639
Romans 15 (AKJV) 2.631
1 Corinthians 1 (Geneva) 2.611
Mark 8 (Tyndale) 1.346
Acts 25 (Tyndale) 1.344
Mark 8 (AKJV) 1.343
Matthew 1 (Tyndale) 1.341
Acts 14 (ODRV) 1.34
Hebrews 8 (AKJV) 1.333
Ecclesiastes 2 (Geneva) 1.328
Acts 17 (Geneva) 1.325
Psalms 66 (Geneva) 1.324
Luke 8 (AKJV) 1.321
Luke 18 (Geneva) 1.318
1 Peter 4 (ODRV) 1.318
Matthew 27 (ODRV) 1.305
1 Peter 3 (ODRV) 1.304
John 10 (Geneva) 1.303
Psalms 2 (Geneva) 1.301
Romans 1 (Tyndale) 1.3
2 Corinthians 10 (AKJV) 1.299
Matthew 22 (Geneva) 1.299
Psalms 14 (AKJV) 1.295
John 10 (AKJV) 1.293
1 Corinthians 9 (Geneva) 1.292
2 Corinthians 3 (Geneva) 1.291
Galatians 3 (Tyndale) 1.288
Luke 22 (Geneva) 1.287
Matthew 26 (AKJV) 1.282
1 Timothy 4 (Geneva) 1.28
Matthew 13 (Geneva) 1.279
Romans 4 (Geneva) 1.278
Ephesians 5 (Tyndale) 1.274
Matthew 12 (ODRV) 1.274
Matthew 15 (AKJV) 1.273
Titus 2 (Geneva) 1.271
John 10 (ODRV) 1.27
1 John 5 (Geneva) 1.265
1 Timothy 3 (AKJV) 1.265
Romans 1 (ODRV) 1.259
John 3 (AKJV) 1.252
John 6 (Geneva) 1.249
James 2 (ODRV) 1.248
1 Corinthians 2 (Geneva) 1.245
1 Corinthians 2 (AKJV) 1.245
John 6 (AKJV) 1.245
Matthew 16 (ODRV) 1.242
Hebrews 12 (ODRV) 1.24
Ephesians 5 (Geneva) 1.233
2 Corinthians 5 (Geneva) 1.23
Hebrews 12 (AKJV) 1.223
John 3 (Tyndale) 1.216
2 Peter 1 (AKJV) 1.214
John 6 (ODRV) 1.208
1 Corinthians 1 (AKJV) 1.205
Romans 13 (Tyndale) 1.185
Jude 1 (AKJV) 1.169
Ephesians 5 (AKJV) 1.165
Romans 8 (ODRV) 1.165
Philippians 2 (AKJV) 1.131
1 Corinthians 10 (AKJV) 1.05
Romans 13 (Geneva) 1.026
Romans 13 (AKJV) 0.99
Diversity: 0.984
Evenness: 0.985
Verse Prominence
Romans 1.16 (Geneva) 4.644
Romans 1.16 (AKJV) 4.64
Romans 15.19 (AKJV) 2.324
1 John 5.7 (AKJV) 2.318
1 Corinthians 1.23 (Geneva) 2.305
2 Corinthians 10.8 (AKJV) 1.163
Mark 8.11 (AKJV) 1.163
Matthew 22.29 (Geneva) 1.163
Acts 14.6 (ODRV) 1.162
John 6.30 (AKJV) 1.162
Psalms 66.17 (Geneva) 1.162
Romans 1.14 (Geneva) 1.162
Matthew 1.16 (Tyndale) 1.162
Ecclesiastes 2.13 (Geneva) 1.162
John 6.53 (AKJV) 1.162
Acts 25.19 (Tyndale) 1.162
Matthew 12.39 (ODRV) 1.162
Mark 8.38 (Tyndale) 1.162
Romans 1.22 (Tyndale) 1.161
1 Peter 4.16 (ODRV) 1.161
Matthew 26.3 (AKJV) 1.161
John 10.37 (ODRV) 1.161
John 10.37 (AKJV) 1.161
John 10.37 (Geneva) 1.161
John 10.38 (AKJV) 1.161
Hebrews 12.26 (AKJV) 1.161
Galatians 3.11 (Tyndale) 1.161
James 2.4 (ODRV) 1.161
John 6.9 (ODRV) 1.161
Matthew 13.13 (Geneva) 1.16
Acts 17.18 (Geneva) 1.16
John 10.6 (ODRV) 1.16
Matthew 27.52 (ODRV) 1.16
Romans 1.14 (AKJV) 1.16
1 Corinthians 1.28 (AKJV) 1.159
1 Corinthians 1.22 (AKJV) 1.159
1 Timothy 4.1 (Geneva) 1.159
1 Corinthians 1.20 (Geneva) 1.158
Romans 8.34 (ODRV) 1.158
Hebrews 8.6 (AKJV) 1.158
2 Corinthians 3.9 (Geneva) 1.157
Luke 8.15 (AKJV) 1.157
2 Corinthians 5.10 (Geneva) 1.157
Romans 8.26 (ODRV) 1.157
Matthew 16.27 (ODRV) 1.157
Ephesians 5.21 (Geneva) 1.156
Ephesians 5.21 (AKJV) 1.156
1 Corinthians 1.17 (AKJV) 1.156
1 Corinthians 10.15 (AKJV) 1.156
John 6.53 (Geneva) 1.156
1 Corinthians 2.8 (Geneva) 1.155
1 Peter 3.18 (ODRV) 1.155
Romans 1.16 (ODRV) 1.155
1 Corinthians 2.2 (AKJV) 1.155
Luke 18.8 (Geneva) 1.154
1 Corinthians 2.8 (AKJV) 1.154
Psalms 2.12 (Geneva) 1.153
1 Corinthians 9.4 (Geneva) 1.152
Romans 4.25 (Geneva) 1.151
Jude 1.3 (AKJV) 1.151
Ephesians 5.21 (Tyndale) 1.15
Psalms 2.10 (Geneva) 1.149
1 John 5.7 (Geneva) 1.148
John 3.17 (AKJV) 1.148
Titus 2.11 (Geneva) 1.148
Luke 22.69 (Geneva) 1.146
Romans 13.6 (Tyndale) 1.146
Matthew 15.14 (AKJV) 1.142
2 Peter 1.5 (AKJV) 1.135
1 Timothy 3.16 (AKJV) 1.131
Romans 13.7 (AKJV) 1.131
Psalms 14.1 (AKJV) 1.127
Titus 2.12 (Geneva) 1.123
Hebrews 12.14 (ODRV) 1.118
Philippians 2.12 (AKJV) 1.116
John 3.13 (Tyndale) 1.107
Romans 13.1 (Geneva) 1.012
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: 0.947
Evenness: 1.0
Book Prominence
Titus 4.187
2 Peter 3.979
Mark 3.957
1 John 3.829
2 Timothy 3.821
Galatians 3.444
1 Timothy 3.426
1 Peter 3.232
Ephesians 3.101
2 Corinthians 2.961
Hebrews 2.477
Acts 2.06
John 2.057
Luke 2.045
1 Corinthians 1.973
Isaiah 1.882
Romans 1.308
Matthew 1.083
Psalms 0.092
Diversity: 0.98
Evenness: 1.0
Chapter Prominence
Acts 25 1.994
Mark 4 1.993
Hebrews 8 1.981
Mark 8 1.97
Acts 22 1.969
Acts 11 1.961
Luke 8 1.951
Acts 14 1.935
Matthew 27 1.894
1 John 5 1.894
Romans 15 1.893
Luke 23 1.883
Matthew 4 1.881
Luke 11 1.881
Luke 18 1.879
Isaiah 53 1.879
2 Timothy 1 1.871
Romans 4 1.871
1 Corinthians 4 1.864
John 10 1.849
1 Peter 4 1.848
2 Peter 3 1.847
Titus 2 1.837
John 4 1.835
Romans 7 1.818
Matthew 12 1.816
Romans 10 1.813
1 Timothy 1 1.811
1 Corinthians 2 1.799
Romans 3 1.799
Ephesians 6 1.796
Matthew 13 1.777
Psalms 2 1.773
Matthew 23 1.761
Galatians 5 1.756
1 Corinthians 6 1.755
2 Timothy 3 1.744
Ephesians 2 1.741
Matthew 16 1.733
Acts 17 1.719
John 3 1.708
Romans 2 1.707
1 Corinthians 1 1.703
2 Corinthians 5 1.667
Hebrews 12 1.637
1 Corinthians 15 1.606
Romans 1 1.599
Matthew 5 1.484
Romans 13 1.352
Diversity: 0.986
Evenness: 0.998
Verse Prominence
Luke 8.15 2.696
Mark 8.38 2.694
Acts 22.21 1.351
Romans 15.17 1.351
Matthew 4.12 1.351
Luke 11.16 1.351
Luke 11.29 1.351
Luke 11.30 1.351
Mark 4.3 1.35
Luke 8.5 1.35
Matthew 23.26 1.35
Matthew 27.40 1.35
Matthew 27.41 1.35
John 4.48 1.35
Galatians 5.11 1.35
1 Corinthians 4.10 1.349
2 Timothy 1.8 1.349
Matthew 13.23 1.349
Acts 25.19 1.349
John 10.38 1.349
Acts 11.21 1.349
Romans 15.19 1.348
1 Corinthians 4.8 1.348
Matthew 27.42 1.348
Matthew 16.1 1.348
Matthew 12.38 1.348
Romans 4.24 1.348
1 Timothy 1.11 1.347
1 Corinthians 2.1 1.347
1 Peter 4.16 1.347
Matthew 13.3 1.347
John 10.14 1.347
Romans 10.16 1.347
2 Timothy 1.16 1.346
John 3.17 1.345
John 10.30 1.344
Matthew 23.16 1.343
Matthew 12.39 1.343
Matthew 23.3 1.342
Hebrews 8.6 1.342
1 John 5.7 1.342
Romans 3.20 1.341
2 Peter 3.3 1.339
Luke 18.8 1.339
1 Corinthians 4.3 1.338
Isaiah 53.1 1.338
John 10.11 1.337
Ephesians 6.17 1.337
Psalms 2.12 1.337
1 Corinthians 4.4 1.335
1 Corinthians 1.23 1.335
1 Corinthians 1.20 1.334
1 Corinthians 4.7 1.333
Matthew 5.20 1.333
Luke 23.34 1.333
Romans 1.28 1.332
1 Corinthians 15.32 1.33
2 Timothy 1.12 1.325
Acts 17.11 1.324
1 Corinthians 2.8 1.323
2 Timothy 3.1 1.32
Ephesians 2.3 1.32
1 Timothy 1.15 1.32
Titus 2.11 1.313
Acts 17.28 1.307
1 Corinthians 6.9 1.306
Romans 7.24 1.304
Titus 2.12 1.296
Hebrews 12.14 1.295
2 Corinthians 5.10 1.29
Romans 13.2 1.233
Romans 13.1 1.119
Segment No., Location Possible Citation Adjacent References Phrase