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	mind_n	soul_n	1,535	5	4.8520	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58211	A sermon delivered in the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, concerning church-musick by John Reading ...	Reading, John, 1588-1667.	1663 (1663)	Wing R452; ESTC R6076	11,596	24

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