Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	christian_a	church_n	religion_n	1,433	5	5.5815	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36107	A Discourse of toleration with some observations upon the late act of Parliament.		1691 (1691)	Wing D1610; ESTC R15512	10,989	12

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