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the Population of the Aflyrian Empire. — Ninus invaded Ba£lriana with an Army of 

 1,700,000 foot, 210,000 horfe, and 10,600 chariots; Semiramis, with an Army of 

 3,000,000 foot, 500,000 horfe, and 100,000 chariots. — Of the Armies of Darius 

 and Xerxes, — Phe number of Dionyfius of Syracufe's Army, and of that of the Ro- 

 mans when invaded by Hannibal. — Of the Population of the Earth at our Saviour's 

 coming ; — not fo great as in more Anticnt Times. — Egypt and Greece then depo- 

 pulated. — The Roman Empire, though the moft extenfive of any in territory, had 

 produced great depopulation by their Conq^uefts, Vices, and Difeafes. — Italy irfelf 

 a delart compared to what it was in former times. — Antient Larium very populous. 

 — Antient States, iuch as the Volfci, the Equi, &c. annihilated. — Importation of 

 28 Colonies by Auguftus, and of 300 000 Sarmatians by Conftantine, neccflary. — 

 — Sicily alfo greatly depopulated. — The deftrudtion of People in Gaul, by Juli- 

 us Caefar, very great —The Conquefts of the Romans tended to depopulate. — So 

 do all great Empires — -The Earth, therefore, more populous before the firft great: 

 Empire, the Aflyrian — Fne profligate Lives of the Roman Emperors fpread defo- 

 lation over the whole Empire. — Neceflity of the appearance of Jefus Chrift at this 

 deiperate State of Mankind, p. 25 »'. 



CHAP. IV. 



Of the State of Man, with refpedl to Population, fince the coming of Chrift. — Dif- 

 eafes much increafed in number: — Of the Small-Pox, Great-l'(^x, and IVIeaflcs. — 

 Vices alfo much increaled, — inilance of thif. in Spirit Drinking — a moft deftrudlive 

 Vice. — North America aimoft Depopulated by it and the Small-Pox. — Of the De- 

 population of Italy in later timeS, compared with Antient Italy, — the number of Ci- 

 ties much fewer. — Many Cities deftroyed by the Romans — r\nd great Depopulation 

 produced by their Conquefis — The ''epopulation compSfte.; by the ravages of the 

 Goths and other barbarous Nations. — Of the Population of Antient Latium — many 

 Colonies fent out from Rome. — Greece much Depopulated fince the days of Pau- 

 fanias. — The Author informed of its prefent (late by a late traveller. — Afia very 

 populous in antient times : — Its WeAern Kin-doms now bur thinly peopled : — Great 

 part of Tartary a dcfart, according to Mr Bell of Antermoney : — Great decreafe of 

 the numbers of men in India ; — this occafioned by the conquefts of Gcnchis Chan, 

 Tamerlane, Kouli Chan, and the Britifh. — China twice conquered by the Tartars; 

 — highly probable, therefore, that its numbers are diminilhed ; — and alfo thofc of 

 Japan : — ^Prudence of thofe Countries in avoiding much intercourle with Eurofacin'?. 

 — South America and the Weft Indies dreadfully Depopulated by the Spani.utis ; — 

 and North Amer'ca by the Britifli. p. 264. 



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