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	see_v	soul_n	2,772	5	5.0753	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64253	A treatise of contentment leading a Christian with much patience through all afflicted conditions by sundry rules of heavenly wisedome : whereunto is annexed first, A treatise of the improvement of time, secondly, The holy warre, in a visitation sermon / by T.T.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Treatise of the improvement of time.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Holy warre.	1641 (1641)	Wing T571; ESTC R26964	82,319	242

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