Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	faith_n	sin_n	2,405	5	4.9337	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53085	The best acquaintance and highest honour of Christians, or, A discourse of acquaintance with God by Matthew Newcomen.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1668 (1668)	Wing N905; ESTC R32164	42,574	130

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