“The woman which thou sawest is the great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth.” —xvii: 18, called Babylon, (the nominal churches).
— from A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 by Joseph Bates

—That civil government is of divine appointment, for the interests of good order of human society; and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed, except in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only Lord of the conscience, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. “ XV. Of the Righteous and the Wicked.
— from The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches by John Hayward

And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth (xvii.).
— from The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation by William Milligan