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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18. The Lords of Session are Judges to all Infeftments and gifts granted, or confirmed in Parliament. |
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ITEM, anent the petition proponed by the Senators of the College of Justice, bearing that there is divers persons, that has pursued Actions before them, for reduction of infeftments, which are confirmed by our Sovereign Lord’s Predecessours, which are granted and {368} confirmed in Parliament. And against the same it is alledged, that the said Senators are no wise Judges competent, to the reduction of any such infeftment. |
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Wherefore the saids Senators has referred the declaration, whether they be Judges competent, to any such reduction or not, to our Sovereign Lord and the three Estates of Parliament. And therefore desiring the sensement, and declaration of this our present Parliament, what they shall do thereanent: OUR SOVEREIGN LORD, with advice of his Regent, & the three Estates of this present Parliament, declares the saids Senators of the College of Justice, to be Judges competent, to the reduction of all such Infeftments, as said is, notwithstanding whatsomever confirmation, or grant of Parliament passed thereupon. |
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