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
A55751	The position of John Preston, Doctor in Divinity ... concerning the irresistiblenesse of converting grace; De gratia convertentis irresistibilitate. English	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1654 (1654)	Wing P3305; ESTC R13567	15,446	23

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