Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	sin_n	suffer_v	suffering_n	2,120	5	9.4937	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50336	The lawfulness of taking the new oaths asserted	Maurice, Henry, 1648-1691.	1689 (1689)	Wing M1364; ESTC R16133	6,567	16

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