This proverb is Dutch in origin and is first recorded
in Ancient Law Merchant by G. De Malynes, published in 1622.
And Americans trying to live
by ancient law sometimes reject all raw foods, because they feel that the «dosha» is a diagnosis, and the suggestions from thousands of years ago are a prescription or a «diet» (which is a modern construction).
For paper real estate documents in Ontario, we have a morass of
ancient laws on writing, written evidence, signing and sealing.
If you look at those» certain biblical passages» you'll discover that most are pretty common to
ancient law codes of the time.
Prince Charles has expressed serious concern about the impact of «rushed» Government plans to
change ancient laws governing the Royal line of succession.
What does the interaction
between ancient law, prophecy, and Jesus» life teach you about God and His work in our lives?
Interesting, too, to
read ancient law and to find that it sounds pretty much like something we might have come up with today: look at the the sentence at the end of the quote explicitly stating the «intent» of the law.
BR 246 Welsh's Reports Alcock's Reports Irish Reports, Registry Appeals Hogan's Reports v. 1 2 Sausse & Scully's Reports Flanagan & Kelly's
Reports Ancient Law & Institutes of Ireland The Scots Revised Reports, Morison's Dictionary (2 vols.)
The legislation is pretty well represented by the Book of Deuteronomy, or by the central portion of that book, which we may fairly describe as a prophetic revision of
the ancient laws of Israel.
The ancient laws of Israel, some of them going back to very remote antiquity indeed, were collected, codified and annotated.
The Jews had
an ancient law prohibiting more than 40 lashes which is why Paul several times received 39 lashes.
Thus
the ancient laws and doctrines which remain ever new are contained also in what we have learned in our youth about the life of piety, the Christian family life and the Christian upbringing of children.
If you want to believe in your god, then more power to you, but don't make yourself look stupid by trying to refute scientific fact based on what someone told you or what you've read in an outdated book written to scare and control mankind though fantastical and highly embellished stories meant to inspire fear and obedience to
ancient laws and beliefs.
This oral tradition was supposed to have been inspired on Mt. Sinai together with the written law, though it often actually adjusted the requirements of
the ancient laws to new circumstances and customs by rather free interpretations.
She had been justly sentenced according to Moses»
ancient Law.
America was founded on Christian beliefs, and even atheists should honor and respect these beliefs (RE:
Ancient Laws (Jefferson)-RRB- even though they do not believe in God... and just as we are told to respect them they should also respect us; sounds like they like being bullies; it should be understood that all can have their own opinion, but we should not condemn each other for different opinions.
None of us, Peter says, has the moral authority to deny baptism to those who seek it, even if they do not follow
the ancient laws.
Situationists contend that a legalistic rendering of
ancient laws is not theologically adequate.
If Jesus allowed for breaking the honored Sabbath laws so as to provide for healing or gleaning, though
the ancient laws forbade these on the sacred day, would he not also allow for a suspension of the proscription against divorce if such were to liberate a person from the bondage of an intolerable marriage?
Instead of the firm and
ancient law, man had henceforth to decide for himself, with a free heart, what is good and what is evil, having only your image before him as a guide.
The government is prepared to repeal
the ancient laws on blasphemy but not without consulting the Church of England, it said last night.
The Spaniel was known in pre-Christian Britain, and is mentioned by name in
an ancient law of Wales as early as 300 AD.
This dedication to personalised service enables us to offer the maximum quality of facilities and products in the «Island of the Gods» — Bali; where
the ancient laws of hospitality and friendliness are still the way of life.
However, when man tampers with
the ancient laws of nature, the results could be deadly.
Stay tuned for whether language, not to mention common sense and the lessons of history, has any real meaning in our age, and whether, to paraphrase the late Lillian Hellman (commenting on the tendency of some leftists during the McCarthy period to denounce friends and associates as Communists), the plain and tested meaning of
ancient laws is to be tailored to meet the fashions of the day.
Should Hong Kong decide to go one step further and follow the English approach in allowing third - party litigation funding (which is presently not allowed as a result of
the ancient law of champerty and maintenance), an inflation - linked periodic adjustment will no doubt be welcomed by professional litigation funders and would further strengthen Hong Kong's leading position as an international dispute resolution forum.
Ancient law: its connection with the early history of society, and its relation to modern ideas: with an introduction by Theodore W. Dwight.
The basis of this common law is derived from
the ancient laws of England that developed over time to protect the injured by awarding funds for damages.
An interesting feature is links to common law classics whose copyright has lapsed, but I couldn't get chapters from Maine's
Ancient Law to load, though Holmes The Path of the Law was there as an MS Word file.
Before giving too much credence to any of these points, let me offer one bit of wisdom summed up by
the ancient Law of Attraction: «It is done on to you as you believe.»
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the ancient laws of MAAT (Balance).