2SO ANTIENT METAPHYSICS. Book IV. 



CHAP. III. 



/// ibe pure Natural State the inultiplication of the Species fmall. — In 

 the Domejiic State the multiplication great. — Vices and Difeafes^ 

 Wars and Conquejls^ in the advanced Stages of Society ^produce great 

 dcjlru&ion of Men. — To be inquired y Whether ^ in fuch Stages ^ the 

 Species pndlipUes or decreafes? — Already proved that Man falls 

 off in Size and Strength. — He muf^ therefore^ alfo be floor ter liv- 

 cdy and deer cafe in numbers. — This to be proved by Fa6ls. — ift, 

 FrQin.the State of Man before the comijig of our Saviour. — 2dly, 

 From the State of Man at his coming. — And^ S^ly, From his State 

 fince that time, — Of the State of the Jcwifo Nation in Antient 

 'J'ijncs. — Their increafe wonderful both in Egypt and Canaan. — The 

 number of Men in Canaan^ when conquered by the Ifralites^ alfo 

 very great. — Of the number of People in Egypt. — /// the reign of 

 Amafis it contained 20,000 Cities; and after being conquered by the 

 Ferfians and Macedonians^ it had no lefs than 25,000 Cities. — The 

 Populoufnefs of Antient Egypt ^ one of the caufes of the expeditions of 

 Ofiris and Sefq/lrisy — whofe Armies amounted to Millions of Mtn. — 

 Of the Population of the Affyrian Empire. — Ninus invaded Ba&ri- 

 ana with an Army of i ,700,000/00/, 2 1 0,000 horfe^ and 1 0,600 cha- 

 riots; Semiramis, with an Army of 1^,000,000 foot, 500,0:0 horfe^ 

 and 100,000 chariots. — Of the Armies of Darius and Xerxes. — The 

 number of Bionyfius of Syracufe's Army, and of that of the Ro- 

 mans when i?tvaded by Hannibal. — Of the Population of the Earth 

 at our Saviour s coming; — fiotfo great as in more Antient Times. — 

 Egypt and Greece then depopulated. — The P.oman Empire, though 



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