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	heresy_n	schism_n	1,495	5	9.7460	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39268	The right foundation of quietness, obedience, and concord discovered in two seasonable discourses ... / by Clem. Elis ...	Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700.	1684 (1684)	Wing E572; ESTC R19683	73,732	122

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