L_229 opinions and paffions of many that are more fe rioufly religious than the refit. And that it is a hard work to cure one ignorant, erroneous, vi- tious foul : And each one is precious, and not to to be left in" fin as defperate ; conlidcring the everlasting confequents. III. It is certain that n-loft great Pariffies,ef¡)e- cially in Cities and great Towns,have more fL,uls which call for Mini'teri2l help, than Confórmills and Nonconformffis, if they lovingly joyned, are able well to afford necrfiary help to. IV. The Minifzers that dwell in Cities Or Cor- porations, when they were cart out, did quietly furrender Temples and Tythes: But many of their people claimed the continuance of their Relation and Miniftry ; and mbny.profefíed that th`y could not truft their fouls to the Paftoral guidance and care of many of thofe who were placed in the Tem¡les in their flead ; and charg- ed the neglect of their fouls on filch as refuted. V The Bills of Mortality thew us that the 7 Parifhes within the walls of .London are nor the feventh part. of the whole, including all the Outer Parifhes : Andl-cif the 97 there were very few Churches left unburned ; and there are but few that are yet built up ; and inflead of many, there are (mall Tabernacles, and inflead of others no- thing : And the outer Parifl^.,es are mofily fo great, as that the Temples w11 hold but a (mall part of the people It is conÿedured by the In- habitants, that in Martins Parifh are about three- fcore thoufand fouls, and in Stepney. and Gdlés's Cripplegate, each about fifty thoufand, and in Giles's in the Fields between a0000 and 30000, and in ÇIerne is Dr.a;aes, M- rgarets T ,Vejtminfier, ( 3 4n4rets
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