Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	grace_n	life_n	sin_n	2,939	5	4.9686	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30810	The scornfull Quakers answered and their railing reply refuted by the meanest of the Lord's servants Magnus Byne.	Byne, Magnus.	1656 (1656)	Wing B6402; ESTC R30264	132,489	135

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