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43reasons assigned"are, That her merchantsare the greatmen of the earth," and ofcourse when the earth is renovated, none ofthe men of the earth, who have laid up theirtreasures on earth, will be there. The meekonly will inherit the earth. When thewicked are cut off thou shalt see it, saysthe Psalmist, Psalm xxxvii. 34. David sawthis same power, Psalm xxxvii. 35 and 36.Compare this with 20th and 21st vs. in thechapter we are "considering. For by thysorceries were all nations deceived." Itdoes not say all of all nations were deceived,but it must mean apartwere deceived outof all nations.-And what may be consid=eredas acorroborating fact, is, that the Romanchurch claims adherents and subjectsin every known nation on the globe. Thispassage then, cannot apply to any otherchurch under heaven; for there is no otherchurch in one body that pretends to, or canclaim converts among all nations. And ifthe character we have been trying to understandin these chapterswe have thus farcommented on,» is not the Roman church,then there must be another exactly like it onthis earthly ball. You may saythat someof the Protestant churches are as fond ofpoweras the Catholics, are as full of merchandise,and as fond of show, and love---->-__T-