| Edition | As printed | Type | Chars | Location | vs. previous |
|---|
| 2nd ed. (1778–83) | ① MATHER | article | 2,070 | vol. 6, p. 4504 | |
| 3rd ed. (1797) | ① MATHER | article | 2,066 | vol. 10, p. 683 | reprint · J 0.93 |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ② MATHER | article | 2,616 | vol. 14, p. 354 | |
| 8th ed. (1853–60) | ③ MATHER | article | 1,291 | vol. 14, p. 354 | |