An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

The first is not to be rejected viz. As they increased in multitude: [Greek or Hebrew]: so the Seventy turn it, according to their fullness. And it may be turned both ways, fullness of number, or fullness of their prosperous estate.¹ It is a usual thing where there is increase in number to be increase in sin. The more meat there is in the pot the more scum ariseth.² So in §1great Cities what a great deal of filth is there, filth of sin, moral §2filth: Where there is any confluence of people at Fares and §3Markets in the Country, or in any Corporation, what abundance of filth is there continually? As there is any increase in number usually there is increase in sin. In Churches, though when they are but small, at their first beginning, a few called Saints, they can agree well together, and go on sweetly in their ⟨p. 99⟩way, but ordinarily as they increase in number, when Churches grow to any number, they begin to corrupt and increase in sin. They should increase so much the more in godliness, but this is the corruption of mans heart, every one bringing in some corruption, Therefore as there is an increase in number, so in sin.

The first is not to be rejected viz. As they encreased in multitude: 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: so the Seventy turn it, according to their fulness. And it may be turned both waies, fulness of number, or fulness of their prosperous estate.¹ It is a usual thing where there is encrease in number to be encrease in sin. The more meat there is in the pot the more scum ariseth.² So in §1great Cities what a great deal of filth is there, filth of sin, moral §2