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	holy_a	scripture_n	2,807	5	5.7899	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49830	A sermon preached at the funeral of the honourable Christopher Sherard, Esq., eldest son to the right honourable Bennet Lord Sherard, February the 28th, 1681 by T.L. ...	Laxton, Thomas.	1682 (1682)	Wing L744; ESTC R34511	18,144	36

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