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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	see_v	think_v	time_n	2,952	5	3.3658	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30733	A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, April 5, 1697 by Lilly Butler.	Butler, Lilly.	1697 (1697)	Wing B6282; ESTC R27140	16,186	51

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n mary-le-bow_n to_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n april_n 5._o 1697._o by_o lilly_n butler_n minister_n of_o st._n mary_n aldermanburic_n london_n print_v for_o b._n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n in_o cornhill_n 1697._o price_n 4_o d._n to_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n &_o westminster_n i_o have_v yield_v to_o your_o request_n for_o the_o publish_v of_o this_o sermon_n though_o i_o can_v but_o expect_v to_o undergo_v some_o unfavourable_a censure_n for_o it_o the_o profane_a and_o profess_a enemy_n of_o that_o cause_n it_o plead_v will_v undoubted_o if_o it_o come_v in_o their_o way_n be_v very_o liberal_a of_o their_o silly_a scoff_v and_o foul_a reproach_n but_o such_o dirt_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o any_o other_o regard_n but_o to_o be_v despise_v and_o trample_v on_o i_o be_o only_o concern_v for_o the_o censure_n of_o some_o better_a man_n who_o perhaps_o through_o 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