A supplement to The Morning-exercise at Cripple-Gate, or, Several more cases of conscience practically…

And superfluity of naughtiness, [Greek or Hebrew] is often taken in the Scripture for malice, 1 Cor. 5.8.^(q) but because it hath here no article, and because it often signifies all manner of sin, I'll give it rope without any limitation. The Apostle then by superfluity of naughtiness, means the redundancy and overflowing of sin amongst those professors. There is a Chaos of sin in all of us, but it was very spreading and luxuriant in these professors, and no marvel, for they loved money, which is the root of all evil.

And superfluity of naughtiness, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is often taken in the Scripture for malice, 1 Cor. 5.8.^(q) but because it hath here no article, and because it often signifies all manner of sin, I'le give it rope without any limitation. The Apostle then by superfluity of naughtiness, means the redundancy and overflowing of sin amongst those professors. There is a Chaos of sin in all of us, but it was very spreading and luxuriant in these professors, and no marvel, for they loved money, which is the root of all evil.

1. (q)Therefore let us keep the truth, not with old leaven, not with leaven of malice, [Greek or Hebrew].Therefore let us keep the truth, not with old leaven, not with leaven of malice, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.

Laying apart, [Greek or Hebrew], or laying down, Acts 7.58