Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	civil_a	ecclesiastical_a	2,893	5	8.1068	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67469	The life of Mr. Rich. Hooker, the author of those learned books of the laws of ecclesiastical polity	Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; King, Henry, 1592-1669.	1665 (1665)	Wing W670; ESTC R10749	56,844	234

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