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	sin_n	world_n	2,522	5	4.6350	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

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188._o s_o sacrament_n with_o what_o due_a qualification_n and_o reverence_n to_o be_v receive_v p._n 44._o note_n of_o sanctification_n p._n 12._o salvation_n be_v not_o of_o all_o individual_o p._n 138._o 190._o sacrilege_n p._n 155_o 156_o 160._o servant_n not_o to_o follow_v master_n in_o sin_v p._n 89._o service_n when_o accept_v or_o reject_v of_o god_n p._n 95._o etc._n etc._n soothsay_v condemn_v p._n 42._o sin_z most_o secret_a not_o hide_v from_o god_n p._n 109._o continue_a under_o judgement_n more_o heinous_a p._n 19_o 20_o 162._o they_o be_v concatenate_n and_o lead_v on_o to_o extremity_n p._n 172._o t_o tempt_v of_o god_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 166._o 178._o testament_n new_a and_o old_a how_o they_o differ_v p._n 40._o 41._o threaten_n without_o intervenient_a repentance_n certain_o inflict_v p._n 60._o 61._o tithe_n in_o the_o question_n thereof_o state_v 157._o etc._n etc._n five_o vnthankefulness_n most_o odious_a where_o favour_n have_v be_v great_a p._n 35._o 36._o 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