Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	church_n	true_a	1,429	5	4.7475	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75431	An answer to the letter directed to the author of Jus Populi by a Friend of the authors.		1671 (1671)	Wing A3415; ESTC R231777	24,152	42

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