Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	lord_n	2,055	5	3.5309	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28169	Tender counsel and advice to the flock of God everywhere by a lover of truth and righteousness, William Bingley.	Bingley, William, 1651-1715.	1697 (1697)	Wing B2923; ESTC R18478	19,834	66

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