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	nature_n	sin_n	2,557	5	4.8490	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B20533	A lesson of self-deniall, or, The true way to desirable beauty by John Collings ...	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.; Collinges, John, 1623-1690. Five lessons for a Christian to learne.	1650 (1650)	Wing C5325; ESTC R23532	35,819	105

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