Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	religion_n	2,297	5	5.7863	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32909	Serjeant Major Iames Chvdleigh his declaration to his country-men	Chudleigh, James, d. 1643.	1643 (1643)	Wing C3983; ESTC R24269	4,010	8

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