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	king_n	supremacy_n	1,454	5	10.5536	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34264	The Conformists reasons for hearing and joining with the Nonconformists		1691 (1691)	Wing C5805; ESTC R30271	8,987	10

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