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	sin_n	will_n	3,206	5	6.5361	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07224	Reasons monarchie. Set forth by Robert Mason of Lincolnes Inne Gent	Mason, Robert, 1571-1635.	1602 (1602)	STC 17621; ESTC S101429	39,949	156

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