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	great_a	life_n	4,189	5	4.5290	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13120	The gaines of seeking God In two sermons, preached in the parish church of VVestminster: by Christopher Styles.	Styles, Christopher.	1620 (1620)	STC 23412; ESTC S122483	26,139	54

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