Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	good_a	will_n	1,601	5	6.4879	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26209	Digitus dei or God appearing in his wonderfull works For the conuiction of nullifidians.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. De civitate Dei. Book 22. Chapter 8. English. aut	1676 (1676)	Wing A4208; ESTC R213574	43,921	115

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