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	england_n	rome_n	1,883	5	6.9320	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35871	A dialogue between Dick and Tom, concerning the present posture of affairs in England		1689 (1689)	Wing D1306; ESTC R19218	12,672	19

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