Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	fornication_n	put_v	1,670	5	6.4986	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54829	A collection of sermons upon several occasions by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1671 (1671)	Wing P2167; ESTC R33403	232,532	509

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