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	law_n	time_n	1,735	5	3.5436	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57044	A Representation of the prejudices that may arise in time from an intended act concerning marriages &c.		1692 (1692)	Wing R1105; ESTC R26985	9,065	18

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