Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	heart_n	lord_n	see_v	3,172	5	3.4596	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06909	A newe pathway vnto praier ful of much godly frute and christe[n] knowledge, lately made by Theodore Basille.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1542 (1542)	STC 1734; ESTC S101290	98,046	290

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