Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	effect_n	sin_n	5,950	5	6.1321	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47210	Christ crucified a sermon preached at Salisbury, August 23, 1691 / by Joseph Kelsey ...	Kelsey, Joseph, d. 1710.	1691 (1691)	Wing K247; ESTC R222	11,678	26

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