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heresy. The power of the pope is greater than all created power; and extends itself to things celestial, terrestrial, and infernal. pope doeth whatsoever he listeth, even things unlawful, and is more than God." Such blasphemous language is not only used by their private writers, but in decretals and acts of councils. There is certainly no other person on earth than the pope, who SO "exalteth❞ himself; and who so sits in the temple of God and shows himself that he is God.

THERE IS A mystery of godliness; and there is also a mystery of wickedness. The latter was working, and the seeds of popery were sown even in the apostolic times. St. Paul warned the Corinthians to "flee from idolatry;" and not to corrupt or handle the Word of God deceitfully; the Colossians were exhorted to beware of the seduction of false philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men, and the rudiments of the world after the commandments and doctrines taught by men, and not after Christ, which have a show of wisdom, but which are mere will worship and an affectation of humility; and he denounces to Timothy and Titus the popish practice which was creeping in, of supposing that gain is godliness, and of administering the sacraments for filthy lucre's sake.

ALTHOUGH THE foundations of popery were laid in the apostles' days; yet the superstructure was raised by slow degrees, and it took several ages to complete the building in all its parts, and the Man of Sin was fully revealed "or developed." It was not until the government was removed from Rome to Constantinople, that popery rose in full perfection on the ruins of the empire. That which "withholdeth," he who letted, continued to let until he was taken out of the way and resided at Constantinople; then "that wicked [one] was revealed." In proportion as the power of the empire decreased, the authority of the church increased, till at length the pope overtopped all, and the lawless one was fully revealed. St. Paul declares that the pope would not be bound by any law of God or man. He also says, that "his coming is after the energy of Satan, with all his power, and signs, and lying wonders, and with all deceiveableness of unrighteous

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OLD ROGERS' ADVICE TO CHARTISTS.

B. What would you have us to do then?

R. Do your duty in your proper stations, and leave governing to those whose proper duty it is. No longer act thoughtlessly and foolishly, but look a little forward and prepare for the future. Let young men, who love their country, take care and not be a burden to their country, by coming on the parish. Don't marry till you have laid by a little money; and take care that your wife has laid by a little also, and learnt to be careful and saving. Don't spend your earnings in the beer-shop, but add to the comforts of home. But I have better advice still to give you-and here old Rogers pulled out a book of which he was very fond, and which he was often found reading.—This book has been written a great many years, and gives advice which is suited to all ages and all countries. Hear what it says. And he rose up, and uncovering his head, reverently read as follows:

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"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then be not afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For this cause pay ye tribute also for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." &c.—(Rom. xiii.)

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When'er that sweetly-sounding peal
The weeping mourner hears;
Its melting notes upon him steal,
Like music from the spheres.

It seems as if the angel choirs
From heaven had soared away;
To sweep below their golden lyres,
On this sweet sabbath day.

As if their souls with ardour burn'd,

To kindle heavenly love

In those hard hearts, which oft have spurn'd
The treasures stor'd above.

If such can weep,-they doubtless shed
Pure tears of grief to see;

That those for whom, O Lord, thou'st bled,
Should love all else but Thee.

In heaven they bend attentive ears

To every fervent prayer;

The shedding of repentant tears,
Is hail'd with rapture there.

HEALTH OF NIGHTMEN, SCAVENGERS, &c. IT WILL PERHAPS surprise many of our readers, to be informed that scavengers are the most healthy class of labourers in London. This fact has been accurately ascertained by Dr. Guy, of King's College. The owner of a laystall, or dustman's yard, was indicted as a nuisance; and he applied to Dr. Guy to examine its effect on the health of the neighbourhood; and this produced an examination of the health of nightmen, scavengers, and dustmen, compared with bricklayer's labourers, and brickmakers.

IN MOST OF the laystalls every species of refuse matter is collected and deposited, such as night-soil, the refuse of markets, the sweepings of the streets and courts, grains from breweries, the surface soil of the great thoroughfares, and ashes from houses. The dust is sifted in the yards by women and boys seated on the dustheaps, assisted by men who fill the sieves, sort the heterogeneous materials, and remove them away. All the persons so occupied are exposed to the exhalations which arise from the several deposited matters. Very few in any of the employments were in bad health; but there was a marked difference in the proportion of the robust to those whose health seemed less vigorous.

FROM THE NOTES taken on the spot, Dr. Guy has compiled a table of the numbers and health of scavengers, under which name he classes all the men engaged in the lays talls, and bricklayers, and bricklayer's labourers. From which table it appears that the number of men attacked by fever among the scavengers, is 8 per cent; among bricklayer's labourers, 35 per cent; and brickmakers 21 per cent. Thus the bricklayer's labourer is more than four times, and the brickmaker nearly three times as liable to fever as the scavenger.

DR. GUY PRONOUNCES the scavengers a peculiarly healthy race of men, which he fully establishes by a comparison with other classes of labourers. One of the master-dustmen stated a curious fact to Dr. Guy; that about thirty years ago he saw as many as twelve patients directed by the faculty of that day to walk round the shoots for night-soil on his father's premises: and his brother had seen scores of patients industriously inhaling

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