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	see_v	word_n	3,071	5	3.9363	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11245	Truthe tryed very comfortable to the faithfull, but a discomfort to the enemies of God / newly sette forth by J.S.	J. S.	1562 (1562)	STC 21506; ESTC S2307	22,134	63

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