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	faith_n	holy_a	1,679	5	4.7561	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28677	A letter from St. Omers to a friend in London	B. B.	1681 (1681)	Wing B36; ESTC R12370	5,869	4

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