Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	faith_n	work_n	1,745	5	6.1448	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29049	A brief treatise about the spiritual nature of God and of His worship by Edw. Bagshaw ...	Bagshaw, Edward, 1629-1671.	1662 (1662)	Wing B405; ESTC R9965	16,963	38

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