Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

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cause_n	church_n	civil_a	ecclesiastical_a	2,893	5	8.1068	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27360	A sermon preached at the funeral of M. Anthony Hinton late treasurer of St. Bartholomews Hospital on the 15th of November, 1678, at St. Sepulchres Church / by William Bell.	Bell, William, 1626-1683.	1679 (1679)	Wing B1811; ESTC R24054	16,767	41

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