At this point Jacob said he had presented all he intended to say about pride. In fact, he said he would rejoice if that was all the admonishing that he was required to give them during this conference. Unfortunately, however, he said it was now necessary to speak of the grosser crimes being committed among the people. This is the part of his sermon which Jacob was most reluctant to cover. The admonition on pride would not have been like daggers to the souls of the women and children, but this next part of his sermon would be.
Jacob said that what the Lord had revealed to him concerning their grosser crimes was a great burden to him. He said he had learned that they were beginning to commit whoredoms (in secret, apparently) and justifying themselves by quoting from the brass plates concerning David and Solomon.