Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ecclesiastical_a	king_n	temporal_a	3,017	5	8.3913	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17585	Quæres concerning the state of the Church of Scotland	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1638 (1638)	STC 4362; ESTC S118326	6,560	16

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