Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	good_a	parent_n	1,888	5	8.6795	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90544	A sermon by Hugh Peters: preached before his death: as it was taken by a faithful hand. And now published for publick information. Entred according to order.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1717; Thomason E1046_9; ESTC R208056	16,844	32

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