Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	wisdom_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	22	3	8.2406	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61623	A sermon preached before the King & Queen at White-Hall, Novemb. 29, 1691 by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward Lord Bishop of Worcester.	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing S5663; ESTC R8215	14,653	36

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