Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	5,160	5	5.5664	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09838	Against sacrilege three sermons / preached by Maister Robert Pont ...	Pont, Robert, 1524-1606.	1599 (1599)	STC 20100; ESTC S4419	43,712	129

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