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	matter_n	nature_n	2,049	5	5.3756	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00954	The revvard of the faithfull. The labour of the faithfull. The grounds of our faith	Fletcher, Giles, 1588?-1623.	1623 (1623)	STC 11062; ESTC S117621	79,563	446

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