Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

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city_n	great_a	lord_n	time_n	4,960	4	3.2522	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40077	A discourse of offences delivered in two sermons Aug. 19, and Sept. 2, 1683 in the Cathedral church of Gloucester / by Edward Fowler.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1683 (1683)	Wing F1702; ESTC R6859	22,108	40

a_o discourse_n of_o offence_n deliver_v in_o two_o sermon_n aug._n 19_o and_o sept._n 2._o 1683._o in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o gloucester_z publish_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o heinous_a offence_n that_o be_v take_v at_o the_o former_a of_o these_o sermon_n by_o some_o of_o that_o city_n by_o edward_n fowler_n d._n d._n give_v none_o offence_n neither_o to_o the_o jew_n nor_o to_o the_o gentile_n nor_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 32._o whosoever_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o word_n in_o this_o adulterous_a and_o sinful_a generation_n of_o he_o also_o shall_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v ashamed_a when_o he_o come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n s._n mark_v 8._o 38._o london_n print_v by_o i._n heptinstall_n for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1683._o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n robert_n lord_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_z my_o lord_n little_a do_v i_o think_v when_o i_o make_v these_o plain_a sermon_n of_o offence_n that_o they_o will_v have_v make_v i_o in_o any_o place_n within_o his_o majesty_n be_v dominion_n so_o high_a a_o offender_n as_o the_o former_a of_o they_o have_v in_o your_o city_n but_o whether_o the_o offence_n that_o be_v so_o strange_o express_v and_o without_o precedent_n of_o which_o way_n of_o do_v it_o i_o thank_v the_o observator_fw-la hearty_o for_o be_v the_o first_o publisher_n be_v offence_n give_v or_o mere_o take_v i_o leave_v it_o to_o your_o lordship_n to_o judge_v when_o you_o have_v give_v yourself_o the_o trouble_n of_o read_v it_o over_o together_o with_o the_o second_o part_n on_o the_o same_o subject_a and_o it_o be_v the_o only_a favour_n i_o have_v now_o to_o beg_v of_o your_o lordship_n that_o you_o will_v give_v yourself_o this_o little_a trouble_n i_o wish_v your_o lordship_n have_v be_v present_a at_o the_o hear_n of_o these_o sermon_n which_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d woe_n to_o the_o world_n because_o of_o scandal_n now_o the_o grammarian_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o halt_n or_o to_o be_v lame_a and_o its_o proper_a signification_n be_v a_o trap_n or_o snare_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n be_v use_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o signify_v whatsoever_o administer_v a_o occasion_n of_o fall_v into_o sin_n or_o be_v a_o temptation_n thereunto_o in_o rom._n 14._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stumbling-block_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v together_o to_o express_v the_o same_o thing_n judge_v this_o rather_o that_o no_o man_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o stumbling-block_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d

scandal_n to_o come_v by_o profess_a protestant_n viz._n 1._o to_o make_v a_o discrimination_n between_o those_o who_o be_v well_o ground_v in_o our_o religion_n and_o those_o that_o be_v not_o so_o those_o who_o be_v well_o ground_v in_o our_o religion_n and_o embrace_v it_o like_o wise_a and_o understanding_n man_n viz._n because_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o its_o principle_n will_v not_o be_v tempt_v to_o think_v one_o jot_n the_o worse_a of_o it_o in_o regard_n of_o these_o offence_n such_o will_v consider_v that_o if_o these_o can_v make_v a_o reasonable_a objection_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n the_o same_o objection_n lie_v every_o whit_n as_o strong_a against_o the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n for_o even_o in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v as_o wicked_a people_n find_v among_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o and_o man_n that_o do_v as_o wicked_a thing_n as_o ever_o be_v before_o or_o since_o to_o be_v find_v 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