The reasons of the Christian religion the first part, of godliness, proving by natural…

Answ. But we say not how many: we never said that it is the whole number of the Glorious Inhabitants of all the superior World, who are called Angels, as Messengers or Officers about man: we know not how small a part of them comparatively it may be: And of them we know not ⟨p. 393⟩how few fell. Augustine conjectured that it was the tenth part; but we have no ground for any such conjecture.

Answ. But we say not how many: we never said that it is the whole number of the Glorious Inhabitants of all the superiour World, who are called Angels, as Messengers or Officers about man: we know not how small a part of them comparatively it may be: And of them we know not ⟨p. 393⟩how few fell. Augustine conjectured that it was the tenth part; but we have no ground for any such conjecture.

Obj. But it is incredible that the World should perish for one mans sin, whom they never knew, nor could prevent?

Ans. 1. To them that know what Generation is, and what the Son is to the Father, it is not incredible at all that the unholy Parents do not beget holy Children, nor convey to them that which they have not themselves: nor yet that God should hate the unholy: Nor that the Parents choice should signify much for their Children's state, who have no wills of their own fit for actual choice; nor that restored imperfect holiness should not be conveyed to Children by natural propagation; which came to the Parents by Regeneration: nor that the Children of Traitors should be disinherited for their Fathers faults: nor that the Children of Drunkards and Gluttons should be naturally diseased.