Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	natural_a	nature_n	power_n	3,458	5	5.3714	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62608	A sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-Hall, March the XXth, 1691/2 by John, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1692 (1692)	Wing T1245; ESTC R16847	15,855	37

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his_o grace_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sermon_n before_o the_o queen_n march_z 20_o the_o 1691_o 2._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n march_v the_o xx_o the_o 1691_o 2._o by_o john_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over-against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n and_o william_n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n over-against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n mdcxcii_o psalm_n lxxiii_o 25._o who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o the_o design_n of_o this_o psalm_n be_v to_o vindicate_v the_o goodness_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n notwithstanding_o the_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o the_o afflict_a condition_n of_o good_a man_n many_o time_n in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o 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