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	separate_v	separation_n	2,045	5	10.3917	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86657	Fifteen questions touching church government, clandestinately purposed to, but publickly answered by Rob. Howson M.A. and minister of the town and county of Poole	Howson, Robert.	1685 (1685)	Wing H3197A; ESTC R201813	4,263	8

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