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	justification_n	justify_v	3,020	5	8.4033	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12363	The lavviers question The answere to the lawiers question. The censure of Christ vpon the answere. By Henry Smith.	Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591.	1595 (1595)	STC 22679; ESTC S103005	28,698	73

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