Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	know_v	5,049	5	3.5427	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15556	A sermon no lesse frutefull then famous made in the yeare of oure lord god m.CCC.lxxxviii. In these our later dayes moost necessarye to be knowen. Neyther addynge to nor diminishynge fro. Saue the olde and rude englishe therof mended here [and] there.	Wimbledon, Thomas.; Wimbeldon, R., attributed name.	1550 (1550)	STC 25824; ESTC S108052	24,677	96

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a_o sermon_n no_o less_o fruitful_a than_o famous_a make_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n m.ccc.lxxxviii_o wall_n in_o these_o our_o late_a day_n moo_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v neither_o add_n to_o nor_o diminishing_n fro_o save_o the_o old_a and_o rude_a english_a thereof_o mend_v here_o &_o there_o ☞_o to_o the_o christian_a reader_n lo_o christen_v rede_a while_o the_o world_n not_o slumber_v but_o rout_v and_o snort_v in_o the_o deep_a and_o dead_a sleep_v of_o ygnorauncye_n some_o lyvelye_a spirit_n be_v wake_v and_o cease_v not_o to_o call_v upon_o the_o drousye_a multitude_n of_o man_n and_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o from_o the_o long_a dream_n of_o sinful_a lyve_a that_o be_v at_o the_o last_o they_o will_v creep_v out_o of_o darkness_n &_o come_v forth_o to_o the_o hot_a shine_a sun_n of_o god_n word_n that_o both_o the_o fylthie_a mist_n of_o their_o heart_n may_v be_v drive_v away_o and_o also_o their_o hevye_a and_o die_a spirit_n recreated_a refressh_v and_o 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