The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.—Psalm 19.1
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, It is statute and ordained, by our Sovereign Lord, his Regent, and three Estates of this present Parliament, for the common weal of this Realm, that there be no Deacon of Craft of Malt-men, either to Burgh or to land [in town or country], or any other part within this Realm. And if any writing, gift, or privilege be given any time before: Our Sovereign Lord, with advice of his Regent, and three Estates foresaids, decerns and declares the same to have been from the beginning, and to be in all time coming null, and of none avail, force, nor effect. So that it shall never be lesum [lawful] to any of the Malt-men of this Realm, to have Deacons, but to be repute no craft. |
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