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A42042	Concio ad clerum, or, A visitation sermon preached at Great Wycomb within the diocess of Lincoln, May 13, 1673 by Francis Gregory ...	Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707.	1673 (1673)	Wing G1887; ESTC R37406	16,889	24

concio_fw-la ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la or_o a_o visitation_n sermon_n preach_v at_o great_a wycomb_n within_o the_o diocese_n of_o lincoln_n may_v 13._o 1673._o by_o francis_n gregory_n d._n d._n rector_n of_o hambleton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o buck_n and_o one_o of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianzen_n carm._n jamb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n magn._n epist_n 181._o impuri_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la hominum_fw-la ludibria_fw-la mortalium_fw-la vilissimi_fw-la quisquiliae_fw-la &_o peripsemata_fw-la cornel._n à_fw-fr lap._n in_o mal._n c._n 2._o v._n 9_o london_n print_v by_o r._n n._n for_o richard_n royston_n bookseller_n to_o his_o most_o sacred_a majesty_n m_o dc_o lxxiii_o imprimatur_fw-la tho._n tomkyns_n r._n r_o mo_z in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la d_o no_o gilberto_n divinâ_fw-la providentiâ_fw-la archiepisc_a cant._n à_fw-la sacris_fw-la domesticis_fw-la exit_fw-la aed_n lambeth_n jun._n 21._o 1673._o 1_o tim_n iv._o 16._o take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o and_o to_o the_o doctrine_n the_o text_n contain_v a_o double_a caution_n the_o first_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o saint_n chrysostom_n vary_v the_o composition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v heed_n to_o thyself_o that_o branch_n concern_v his_o person_n the_o second_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v heed_n to_o the_o doctrine_n that_o branch_n concern_v his_o ministry_n the_o former_a relate_v to_o his_o conversation_n the_o latter_a respect_n his_o function_n so_o that_o here_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o saint_n paul_n do_v commend_v to_o timothy_n who_o be_v his_o son_n and_o the_o same_o two_o thing_n will_v i_o commend_v to_o you_o who_o be_v my_o brethren_n what_o be_v saint_n paul_n command_n to_o timothy_n shall_v be_v my_o request_n to_o you_o and_o that_o first_o be_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v heed_n to_o 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〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o for_o clergyman_n to_o join_v their_o money_n and_o club_n for_o wine_n and_o junket_n as_o other_o man_n do_v once_o more_o four_o to_o prevent_v the_o suspicion_n of_o voluptuousness_n and_o the_o love_n of_o worldly_a delight_n and_o pastime_n in_o the_o minister_n the_o law_n forbid_v they_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o play_v at_o dice_n themselves_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v stander_n by_o and_o looker_n on_o whilst_o other_o play_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o six_o council_n in_o trullo_n at_o constantinople_n forbid_v the_o minister_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v present_a at_o horserace_n and_o the_o council_n of_o tours_n call_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a forbid_v all_o clergyman_n to_o hawk_v hunt_v etc._n etc._n perhaps_o some_o of_o these_o canon_n may_v be_v too_o severe_a forbid_v the_o minister_n such_o recreation_n as_o be_v innocent_a in_o themselves_o may_v by_o some_o circumstance_n be_v 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