Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	lord_n	love_n	love_v	2,989	5	6.7075	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10266	Iob militant with meditations diuine and morall. By Fra. Quarles.	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1624 (1624)	STC 20550; ESTC S115485	49,906	118

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