Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	line_n	page_n	read_v	7,070	5	11.4609	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46795	The blind obedience of an humble penitent the best cure for scruples	Jenks, Sylvester, 1656?-1714.	1698 (1698)	Wing J629; ESTC R26825	57,722	231

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