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	people_n	sin_n	3,287	5	4.6566	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92497	The act of classis for purging the iudicatories and other places of publick trust.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1649 (1649)	Wing S1116A; ESTC R183916	7,658	9

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