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	law_n	reason_n	2,483	5	5.0542	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62048	The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A.	Swinnock, George, 1627-1673.	1672 (1672)	Wing S6277; ESTC R34633	41,246	112

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