Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	lord_n	time_n	4,349	5	3.3765	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93073	Adoniram Byfeild of the last edition. Or, An expostulation with him concerning the book by him lately published, entituled, The reasons presented by the dissenting brethren, &c. But chiefly touching his lame and imperfect narrative of the proceedings of the Committe [sic] for Accomodation at Westminster concerning religion.	H. S.	1648 (1648)	Wing S31; Thomason E443_32; ESTC R204740	4,587	8

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