Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	grace_n	save_v	2,272	5	7.4833	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51170	A discourse concerning supreme power and common right at first calculated for the year 1641, and now thought fit to be published / by a person of quality.	Monson, John, Sir, 1600-1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2462; ESTC R7043	76,469	186

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