The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1
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LAWS AND ACTS: That is, Excerpts from the Laws, Acts, Constitutions, & Public Declarations of Sundry Nations ONCE FAVOURED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments... But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments .—Nehemiah 9.13,16. |
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ITEM, Our Soveraigne Lord, with advise of his {374} Regent, and the three Estaites of this present Parliament, hes ratified and appreved, and be thir presentes ratifies and appreves, all Actes and constitutiones of Parliament, maid bee quhatsumever our Soveraine Lordis predecessoures of befoir, in favouris of the Burrowes and Burgesses of all this Realme, inhabitantes of the samin, with all priviledges, freedomes, immunities and liberties, granted and given to them, and everie ane of them, in ony times by-past. And decernis and declaris, the samin to have full strength, force, and effect, in all times heirafter, swa that the samin may be put to full and dew execution in all poyntes, and to stand as ane perpetual Law to them and their successouris. |
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