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	reason_n	4,119	5	4.6993	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30732	A sermon preached before the right honourable the lord mayor and aldermen and citizens of London at St. Lawrence Jewry on the Feast of St. Michael, 1696 : at the election of the lord mayor for the year ensuing / by Lilly Butler.	Butler, Lilly.	1696 (1696)	Wing B6281; ESTC R24759	12,031	29

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mr._n butler_n sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n etc._n etc._n on_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n 1696._o houblon_n mayor_n martis_n 29_o sept._n 1696._o annoque_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la willielmi_n tertii_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n octavo_fw-la this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n butler_n to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n aldermen_z and_o citizen_n of_o this_o city_n at_o the_o parish-church_n of_o st._n laurence_n jury_n this_o day_n be_v the_o day_n of_o election_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o this_o city_n for_o the_o year_n ensue_v goodfellow_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n and_z citizens_z of_o london_n at_o st._n laurence_n jewry_n on_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n 1696._o at_o the_o election_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_n for_o the_o year_n ensue_v by_o lilly_n butler_n minister_n of_o st._n mary_n 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