However , when the government lawyers examined the sermon , they discovered that Sacheverell had chosen his words carefully to such an extent that they considered it uncertain whether he could be prosecuted for sedition .
He had also attacked a leading member of the government , Godolphin .
When the government lawyers examined the sermon , they discovered that Sacheverell had chosen his words carefully to such an extent that they considered it uncertain whether he could be prosecuted for sedition .
He had also attacked a leading member of the government , Godolphin .