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A85896	The generall and particular acts and articles of the late national synod of the reformed Churches of France, assembled by the permission of the King at Charenton neare Paris, beginning the 26th of December, 1644. Where by the present estate of those churches, as also their doctrine and discipline may be knowne. With divers other remarkable passages, and letters from the King and Q. Regent of France, to the said synod, and of the synod to their Majesties, and other great personages. Never before printed either in French or English, and now faithfully translated out of a written French copy. Whereunto is added a formulary of baptisme for those who from paganisme, Judaisme, and Mahumetisme, are converted to the Christian faith; as also of those Anabaptists who have not bin baptised before, composed in the nationall synod set forth at Charenton in the yeare 1645. and now faithfully Englished.	Eglises réformées de France. Synode national (1644-1645 : Charenton-le-Pont); Anne, Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1666.; France. Sovereign (1643-1715 : Louis XIV)	1646 (1646)	Wing G488; Thomason E361_5; ESTC R201205	74,805	110

to take or receive the said moneys and for the offence he hath committed in selling his Cure shall doe Pennance in the Consistory It being asked if a Minister having been once a Curate and hath no other meanes or revenue to live by then that appertaines to his Cure which is about 65 pounds or thereabouts per annum the which Revenue he cannot obtaine but by constrayning them which owe it by the power of the Magistrate and the Magistrate will not condemne the debtors if he implead them not in the name of the Curate whether it be lawfull for him to doe so or no. Answ No. Article 4. A Minister of the Gospell unlesse it be in time of persecution as when they may be chosen by their Pastours and the Consistory of the place in case of greatest necessity may not be admitted to that holy charge but by the Provinciall Synod or the Colloque provided it be composed of the number of seven Pastours at the least which number if it be not found in the Colloque they may call unto their neighbours for their concurrence and he who ought to bee chosen shall be presented with good Witnesses not onely of the Universities and particular Churches but also of the Colloques and of the Church in which he had most conversed The Examination of him who shall be presented shall be in this manner FIrst by propositions out of the word of God upon texts which shall be given unto him the one necessarily in French and the other in Latine if the Colloque or Synod judge it expedient for every one of which there shall be granted unto him twenty foure houres of time for to prepare himselfe If by them he content the company they shall informe themselves by a Chapter out of the New Testament which shall be presented unto him to know if hee have profited in the Greek tongue so that he be able to interpet it And for the Hebrew tongue they shall see at the least that he know to read it that they be able to use good bookes for the understanding of the Scripture unto which shall be added an Essay of their industry upon the most necessary points of Philosophie and all in Charity and without affectation of Questions intricate and unprofitable finally he shall make a briefe confession of his faith in Latine upon which he shall be examined by way of dispute and after this examination he be judged capable The company shall acquaint him with the duty of his charge unto which he is called and shall declare unto him the power which is given unto him in the name of Jesus Christ as well to preach the Word as administer the Sacraments after his entire ordination in the Church unto which he is sent the which shall be advertised of his election by Acts and Letters of the Synod and Colloque delivered and made by a Pastour and Ancient Vpon the Proposition made by the Province of Anion that it were necessary not to limit so short a time unto the Proposons to prepare themselves the company without changing any thing in the Article hath left it to the wisdome and discretion of the Colloques and Synod to prolong the time according to the knowledge they have of the quicknesse or slownesse of the said Proposons Article 5. Hee of whom the Election shall be notified unto the Church shall expound publikely the word of God fourteene dayes without power to administer the Sacraments oâ— solemnize marriages all the people hearing him to the end they may know his manner of teaching the people being expresly advertised that if there bee any one which knowes any impediment for the which his election who shall bee so named may not proceed and brought to effect or that the people agree not they shall come to the Consistory to make their Complaints which shall heare patiently every ones reasons the better to judge of them the silence of the people shall be held for an expresse consent but if there be difference and that he which is named bee liked of the Consistory and not the people or the greater part of them his Reception shall be defer'd and he shall be transmitted to the Colloque or Provinciall Synod to know his justification as well as his Reception and although he be there justified yet shall he not be given as a Pastour unto the people against their good liking nor to the discontentment of the greater party of them as the Pastour likewise shall not be given without his liking unto the Church and the difference shall be ended according to order before mentioned at the charges and expences of the Church which demanded him Article 6. As for them that are not found upon the place but shall bee demanded from another Church to be imployed in the Ministry of the Gospell they shall be sent with good and sufficient Testimonies of their life and doctrine unto the Colloque or Synod of the place where they shall be demanded and the said Colloque or Synod shall heare them in propounding the word of God yea they shall examine them if they have ever before exercised the ministry of the Word There shall be deputed one or more Ministers to present them to the Church which shall demand them and the Church shall proceed to heare them and finally to receive them if there bee any refusing or contradicting of the greater part all shall be voyded by the order before mentioned at the charges and expences of the Church which shall have demanded them Article 7. Hee whom they have accorded to be elected into the Ministery shall receive the charge which shall be given unto him and upon his refusing shall be solicited by fitting exhortations but by no meanes shall be constrained Article 8. All which hath been before mentioned being observed two Pastours which shall be deputed by the Synods or Colloques to impose the hands on him which shall be chosen comming on the place hee of them which shall make the Exhortation shall handle briefly the Institution and excellency of the Ministry alleadging the Testimonies of fitting Scriptures to that purpose as Ex. 4.11 Luke 10.16 John 20.22 St. Paul 1 Cor. 4. and 2 Cor. 5.18 and other the like places exhorting every one to take care in his calling to the end that both Minister and people doe their duty the Minister so much the more faithfully acquitting himselfe of his charge for that hee knowes it pretious and excellent before God and the people receiving with all reverence the word of God which shall bee preached by him who shall be sent unto them then shall be read before all that which is written 1 Tim. 3. Tit. 1. where the Apostle teacheth what a Minister ought to be and to the end that God may give grace unto him which shall be chosen to acquit himselfe well of the charge committed to him a briefe prayer shall be made to that purpose at the end whereof the Ministers shall impose their hands upon

into Idolatry Resp If the fault be fresh in memory and very late hee may not be chosen otherwise there is no doubt CHAP. III. Of Ancients and Deacons Article 1. IN places where the Order is not yet established the Elections as well of the Ancients as of the Deacons shall bee made by the common suffrages of the people and of the Pastours but where rhe order of the Discipline hath been already established it shall be in the power of the Consistory with the Pastours to choose the fittest and ablest men with earnest prayers and the nomination of them shall be made unto the Consistory with loud voyce and the charge of them which shall be chosen shall be made to the Consistory to the end they may know in what they are to be employed and if they consent they shall presently after be named to the people two severall Lords dayes to the end that the consent of the people may also be taken and if there be no opposition on the third Lords day they shall be received publikely they standing up before the Chaire with solemne prayers and so they shall be setled in their charges signing the Confession of Faith and the Ecclesiasticall Discipline but if there be opposition the cause shall be knowne and determined in the Consistory and if they cannot accord there all shall bee remitted to a Colloque or Provinciall Synod Article 2. They shall not choose hereafter so far forth as they may them for Ancients and Deacons in the Church which have Wives contrary to the true Religion following the saying of the Apostle Howbeit to the end the Church be not deprived of the labour of many good personages the which by reason of their forepassed ignorance have Wives of a contrary Religion they shall be tolerated onely for the necessity of time provided that they make their duty to appeare by indevouring to instruct their foresaid Wives and to solicite them to a conformity in the Church Article 3. The Office of Ancients is to waâ—ch over the flocke with the Pastours to cause the people for to assemble themselves and that every man be found in the holy Congregation to make a report of scandalls and of faults to know and judge of matters with the Pastours and in generall to have care with them of all things which concerne the order entertainement and government of the Church so that in every Church they shall have a forme of their charge in writing according to the circumstance of place and time Article 4. The Office of the Deacons is to gather and distribute by the advise of the Consistory the moneys of the poore of the prisoners and the sicke to visite them and to take an especiall care of them Article 5. The Office of Deacons is not to preach the word of God and to administer the Sacraments notwithstanding in case of necessity the Consistory may choose certaine Ancients and Deacons to Catechise throughout Families also it is permitted unto the Ancient in the absence of the Pastour to say publike prayers on ordinary dayes when they shall be chosen thereunto by the Consistory so that they follow the forme which is prescribed in the Psalmes As for Deacons which have been accustomed to Catechise publikely in certaine Provinces The inconvenience heard and weighed which hath happened and may happen hereafter the Churches are exhorted where that custome hath not been received to abstaine from it and others which have used it to leave it and to cause the said Deacons if they be found capable to range themselves into the Ministery of the Gospell so soon as possible they may Article 6. The Ancients and Deacons may very well assist the Propositions of the word of God but the decision of the Doctrine is principally referred unto the Ministers Pastours and Doctours in Divinity which are duly called to their charge Article 7. The Deacons nor the Ancients likewise may not pretend primacy or domination the one over the other bee it in nomination to the people or in place or in order to give their advise and other things depending on their charges Article 8. The office of Ancients and Deacons as it is used among us at this day is not perpetuall howbeit for that the change of them may bring detriment to the Church they are exhorted to continue their charge so long as they may and if they depart from it they shall not do it without leave of their Church Article 9. The Ancients and Deacons shall be deposed of their charges for the same causes that the Ministers of the word of God may be according to their quality Article 10. The restitution of Ancients and Deacons deposed shall bee after the same manner as the Restitution of Pastours CHAP. IIII. Of Deacons Article 1. THe Moneys of the poore shalâ— not bee disposed of but by the Deacons with the advise and consent of the Consistory Article 2. In ordinary distributions it is required that one or two Ministers be present above all in the rendring of Accounts Article 3. The people shall have notice given and be advertised of the making up the Accounts to the end that they may if they please be present aswell for the discharge of them which mannage the Accounts as to let every man know the necesâ—ity of the Churches and of the poore Article 4. To hinder disorder the Assembly adviseth that every Church nourish their owne poore c. CHAP. V. Of Consistories Article 1. EVery Church shall have a Consistory composed of persons which shall have the government thereof to wit of Pastours and Ancients and the Pastours ought to praesede in this company as likewise in all Ecclesiasticall Assemblies Article 2. As for Deacons seeing the Church by the necessity of the time have employed them hitherunto prosperously in the Government of the Church as also exercising the Charge of Ancients the which hereafter shall be so chosen and continued they shall have the government of the Church with the Pastours and Ancients and for that cause they shall accompany them ordinarily in the Consistory yea in the Colloques and Synods if they bee sent thither by the Consistories Article 3. In places where the exercise of the Religion is not already established the faithfull shall be exhorted by the Colloques to have Ancients and Deacons and to follow the Discipline of the Church and shall be advised in the said Colloques into what Church they ought to range themselves for their conveniency from whence they may not depart without communicating it unto the said Colloques Article 4. Every Church shall have one onely consistory and it shall not be permitted to establish any other Counsell for any affaires of the Church and if there be found any other Counsell separated from that of the Consistory it shall be speedily removed Howbeit the Consistory may call unto them sometimes such of the Church as they shall thinke good when any affaire shall require it Article 5. It resteth in the

the head of him which is chosen praying God that as he is Consecrated to his service so he may be filled with the Graces of his holy Spirit and blesse his holy Ministery and his labours to his Glory the edification of his Church the salvation of him who is chosen and shall kneele when they impose their hands on him Article 9. They which shall be chosen shall signe the Confession of Faith established among us and the Ecclesiasticall Discipline aswell in the Churches where they shall be chosen as unto which they shall bee sent Article 10. The Ministers shall not be chosen without Assigning a certaine flock unto them and they shall have a particular care of that flocke which shall he assigned them And a Church cannot pretend right unto a Minister in regard of particular promises made by him without the knowledge of the Colloque or Provinciall Synod Article 11. They which are chosen in to the Ministry ought to understand and know that they are placed in that charge for all their life if they be not lawfully discharged for certaine good considerations and that by the Provinciall Synod Article 12. The charge of the Ministers is principally to Evangelize and preach the word of God unto them unto whom they are sent they are exhorted to abstaine from all manner of teaching strange and unfitting doctrine not tending to edification they are to conforme themselves to the simplicity and ordinary stile of the Spirit of God They are to take care that they have nothing in their Sermons which may bring prejudice to the honour and authoritie of the holy Scripture they shall not preach without having for the subject of all their discourse some text of holy Scripture which they shall ordinarily follow and from thence draw their observations so far-forth as they may they shall abstaine from all unnecessrry amplifications from long digressions without occasion from heaping up a number of passages of Scripture nothing to the purpose from a vaine reciting of divers expositions they shall not alleadge but very soberly the writings of the Ancient Doctors much lesse prophane histories and authours they shall not handle their doctrine in a Scholasticall forme nor with the mixture of tongues Briefly they shall shun whatsoever may serve unto ostentation or shall give suspition thereof in any manner of this the Consistories Colloques and Provinciall Synods shall take an especiall care Vpon the twelfth Article the Provinces are exhorted to make enquiry after them in their Synods which transgresse this Article that they may be censured according to the Ordinance of Nationall Synods It is expresly recommended unto the Provinces under the paine of being censured to watch diligently over those Pastours which preach not sound Doctrine and use the fashion of Expressing themselves in speech far from the simplicity of the Scripture or mingle Latine Greeke or Hebrew sentences or intermixe too much of prophane Histories The Deputies of the Provinces in the next Nationall Synod held shall bring their Instructions given in writing of that which the Provinces have done in this particular Vpon this charge of the Pastors it was demanded by the Province of Poictou whether it be expedient or no that the Ministers goe to visit the sick of the Plague The Assembly hath referred this to the wisdome of the Consistory conceiving notwithstanding that this ought not to be done without exceeding urgent cause they may not expose to danger one whole Church for a particular person unlesse some comfortable exhortation may bee made without danger speaking afar off to the sicke howbeit they advise the Minister seeing the danger to approach to prepare his Church in his ordinary Sermons to patience by comfortable exhortations taking some proper text to that purpose Vpon the same Article 12 in the second Nationall Synod at Vitre in Britany in the yeare 1617. it was enacted thus It is forbidden all Pastâ—urs to preach their owne sense in politick affaires contrary to the generall resolutions of the Assemblies and it is enjoyned unto the Consistories Colloques and Provinciall Synods to watch over such persons and to prosecute them by all Ecclesiasticall censures even to the suspension of their Ministery The like is to be done unto the Pastours which clash one against another in their Sermons upon such matters The Synod of Alez in the yeare 1620. upon the second Synod of Vitre The Article which forbids Pastours to preach their owne particular sence in politick affaires having been read and it being represented that divers Pastours have swerved from it in the late Assembly at London Assembly desirous to stifle all â—eed of division would not enter into an examination of what had passed but for the time to come it is forbidden Pastours who ought to handle that onely which is the word of God to mixe in their Sermons any discourse of Politick affaireâ— upon pain on them which doe otherwise to incurre all sorts of censures even to the suspension of their Ministery as exposing to contumely and reproach the Gospell of Christ For this the Provinces shall take an especiall care to demand an Account of their Deputies in the generall Assemblies as well as of them which take on them to handle them in their writings The observation of the Synod at Charenton in the yeare 1623. upon the Synod at Alez The Article which forbids Pastours to speake in their Sermons of Politick affaires directed to the second Synod at Vitre and reiterated in the Synod of Alez shall be read in the Consistory and the Provinciall Synods are charged to give their helping hand to the execution thereof and to make knowne their care and diligence at their next Nationall Synod Article 13. The Churches are Admonished to use more frequently the catechisme and the Ministers are to handle and expound it by succinct plaine and familiar Interrogations and Answers applying themselves to the rudenesse of the people withâ—ut entering into large discourses of common places It is the duty likewise of the Ministers to Catechise every one of their flocke once or twice and to exhort every one to range themselves diligently into the number of them which are to be Catechized Article 14. The Ministers shall keepe Actuall Residence in their Churches upon paine of being deposed their charges with all their family Synod of Castrees It is added to the body of the Discipline by the Nationall Synod of Charenton in December and Ianuary 1644. and 1645. The practise of the Article of the first Chapter concerning Residencie of Pastours is recommended to all the Provinces which shall have mutuall Inspection the one over the other and shall answer respectively for the duty by them performed at the next Nationall Synod Article 15. They unto whom God hath given Graces and Gifts to write are advertised to write in modest fashion and becomming the Majesty of the word of God consequently not to write in a Ridiculous and injurious fashion which modesty and majesty they shall observe

Province to provide for him within a moneth and if within the same time he be not provided by the Colloque or Synod of the Province in the which he served he shall have his liberty to provid for himselfe with another Church out of the same Province even there where God shall give him meanes according to the order of the Discipline Article 30. Provinciall Synods have authority to change the Ministers for â—ertaine considerations their Churches being heard and their reasons being well and duly examined but in case of difference nothing shall be innouated unlesse by a Nationall Synod Article 31. When the Minister shall be persecuted or for other cause cannot exercise his charge in the Church unto which hee was assigned hee may bee sent elsewhere by the said Church c. Article 32. Ministers may be lent for Salarie with their owne good liking by the Consistory Article 33. Ministers lent for a time when the time of their being lent shall be expired they shall returne into the power of the Churches whence they departed Article 34. If within a yeare after the time be expired the Church redemand not their Pastour being lent he shall appertaine to that Church which borrowed him c. Article 35. Hee which being destitute of a Church cannot be imployed by the Province he may be hired out of the Province Article 36. To the end that the Flocks may acquit themselves of their duties toward their Pastours as the word of God obligeth them and that occasion be not given unto the Pastours to complaine and to depart from their Flocks they are admonished to administer unto them necessary things Article 37. Yea to meet with the ingratitude of many which have beene found to deale unworthily with their Pastours the order following shall be observed one quarter of their Pension is to bee advanced which hath been promised them by every man Upon the Article 36. and the other following it is remitted to the wisdome of the Consistory to proceed against the particular persons which are unthankfull to their Churches either by compelling them permitted by his Majesty or by particular Obligations or by Eccleas it is siasticaâ—l Censures yea by Suspensions from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper after great and solemne remonstrances and warnings and other meanes as the Consistory shall advise And in the Synod of St. Foy Article 4. The Colloques and Synods shall proceed by all Censures against them which are unthankfull to their Pastours seeing the unthankfulnesse of particular men hath shâ—wne it selfe greater then ever towards their Pastours touching their entertainment which menaceth the Churches with an entire dissipation It hath been advised that the unthankfull men which shew themselves refractory to the many advertisements made unto them by the Consistory the foresaid Consistory shall proceed against them to the depriving them of the Sacraments The Synod of Alez Considering that many Churches seeing themselves every day in danger to faile through default of meanes to entertaine amongst them the holy Ministerie All the Churches are exhorted so farre forth as they desire the advancement of the Kingdome of Christ to gather a stocke be it by devotion amongst the living be it by Testamentary Legacies of particular men or by any other convenient meanes so that the holy Ministery of the word of God may be ever preserved and that posterity may be instructed and confirmed from age to age in the true Religion The Synod of Charenton Observ 9. upon the Synod of Alez the Article which concernes the meanes to entertaine the holy Ministery shall be read in the Consistories which shall be exhorted to procure the execution thereof so farre forth as possibly they may In pursuit whereof the Article following hath been agreed on in the Provinciall Synod of Handen Seeing the Churches which have formerly resented notable effects of the Kings liberality have within these few yeares been so destitute of that succour that the Flocks which are founded on the hopes to partake of the moneys granted by his Majesty are for the want of these moneys threatned with an evident and approaching ruine and that through default of zeale and affection rather then for want of meanes to particular men the necessities as well of the Churches as of the Pastours encrease every day insomuch as if it be not speedily prevented it is impossible to hinder their dissipation The Synod of this Province touched with a just apprehension of so great a Calamitie to prevent it have ordained that all Churches be advertised that they ought to search out among themselves the meanes for their proper subsistance to raise the Contribution of particular men to represse the Ingratitude of them which testifie and shew a notable defect of zeale and charity and to take order for time to come that though the money granted by his Majesty entirely faile yet the Ministers of the Gospell may bee conserved in those places where it hath pleased God to establish them and the Kingdome of Christ advanced In pursuit of this Article and to come unto the execution thereof It hath been decreed that the chiefe of every Family shall assemble and meet together in every Church presently before the dissolving of this Assembly to the end that upon the place they advise to make new stocks and to provide for the subsistance of the Flocke of which they are members and that they dispose themselves unto the observation of the Article of the Generall Acts of the Nationall Synod of Alez and of the Nationall Synod of Charenton which shall bee read unto them Article 38. To preuent for time to come the dissipation of the Churches They which shall be elected to conduct the Action of the Colloques shall make enquirie in every Church of the enter tainment which they owe unto their Ministers c. Article 39. When necessary assistance shall be denyed unto the Pastour and that he shall remonstrate and make his complaint thereof when three moneths are passed it shall be lawfull unto the said Pastour to goe unto another Church with the advise of a Provinciall Synod Vpon the complaint of a Minister of the ingratitude of his flock all circumstances shall be prudently considered and upon the information which shall be made they shall principally have regard unto the poverty of the Churches and to the substance and meanes of him which makes the complaint putting a difference betwixt ingratitude and inability to the end they may follow that which may most concerne the glory of God the edification of his Church the honour of the Pastour and of the Ministery Article 40. The Church which shall be found to be ingratefull shall not bee provided of a Pastour till it hath fully satisfied that which was due unto him of whom it hath been deprived Article 41. The Ministers which have any state or fortunes may notwithstanding take Salary of their Flocks yea it is expedient that they take it in regard of the consequence and for the

faithfull shall bee Advertised to prepare themselves by the reading of this present Act. Particular Acts. REport being made by the Deputies of Normandy of a Processe commenced by the chiefe of a Family of the Church of Rouen as well against her which hath been without permission espoused by his Sonne as against her Parents The Assembly ordereth that the Sonne who hath beene deprived of the Communion inconsequence of this difference seeke the grace of his Father by all duties of submission and respect according to the word of God and that the Father be intreated and earnestly sought unto by the Consistory to limit time in which he will be pleased to voyd the suite which time being passed the Sonne may be admitted to the participation of the Lords Supper The Church and Academy of Sedan having represented by Letters the favourable and gracious entertainment which they doe receive and have received from their Majesties since they have thought good to incorporate the Principaliâ—ies of Sedan and Rancourt unto France and that they need that by order of this Assembly Schollers be sent unto them as unto other Academies of this Kingdome It hath been Decreed that Answer shall be made unto them to testifie the joy that all the Churches take in their prosperity and to assure them that their Academy shall be alwayes upon an equall consideration with others in this Kingdome The Academies for them of the Religion of the Kingdome of France 1. MOntauban 2 Nismeâ— 3 Die 4 Saumuâ— 5 and last Sedan lately added A Colledge erected at Chatillon for Schollers founded by Marshall Chatillon and others with Contribution of the Churches Contributions unto those Academies by particular Churches in all the Provinces The whole summe which is levied amounts to fifteen thousand eight hundred Livers A Division of the summe of fifteen thousand eight hundred livers every liver being two shillings of English money remaining of the summe of sixteene thousand livers accorded by his Majesty payd to defray the charges of the Assembly There being 54 Deputies every one of them received 292 livers 11 sous by the hands of Monsieur de la Veilliere Anjou for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous The Isle of France for 3 Deputies to wit Sieur Blundell Drelincourt and Le Cog 877 livers 15 sous Normandy for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous 4 deniers Dauphancy for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Ceuenes 1170 livers 7 sous Bearne for two Deputies 585 livers 3 sous Lower Guienne for two Deputies 585 livers 3 sous 6 Deniers Xantaigne for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Vivarets for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Berry for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Poicton for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Britany for two Deputies 585 livers 3 sous High Guyenne for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Lower Languedock for foure Deputies 1170 livers 7 sous Burgundy for three Deputies 877 livers 15 sous Province for two Deputies 585 livers 3 sous The two hundred livers remaining are to bee employed to defray the charges of the two Deputies if they have need as hath been observed before By reason of the dearnesse of Provision the journeys of the Deputies have been taxed according to the requisition of sundry Provinces at 6 livers the day The Province of Anjou have required that the right of the Convocation of the next Nationall Synod be continued unto them of the said Province The Synod hath accorded unto them their Demands and Agrees that after the expedition of the breuet of his Majesty the said Province shall have the said Convocation and the Synod shall Assemble at Loudun It is agreed that unto the Acts Signed by the Secretaries of this Assembly shall be given the like faith as if they had been signed by the Moderators and the whole body of the Synod Six Ministers were deposed this Synod for changing their Religion One of them named Esay Laurent aged fourscore yeares was deposed for Simony and Rebellion to the Discipline Particular Acte SIeur Blundell who was employed in the service of the Church of Houden when he was deputed by the Province of the I le of France and hath since been drawne thence by the last Provinciall Synod which hath permitted him his Residence at Paris for to intend his studies as it may appeare by reading of the Act of the sayd Synod The Assembly being entreated first to judge of the quality which ought to be given him by the Acts of this Nationall Synod and to take into consideration if it may approve his Residence in Paris Secondly they are to advise in case they are to prepare themselves to answer unto his said Treatise of Primacy if it bee fitting that hee keepe himselfe neare to defend it or if they thinke it fitting that that charge ought to be given unto some other hee leaves it to their consideration as also all which concernes the disposition of the Churches as likewise the ordaining that all they which can make any observations upon the said Treatise may communicate their Instructions to the end that profit may be reaped thereby Thirdly if the Treatises of which he hath produced a List by him composed on divers matters concerning Theology and History may be of any profit Fourthly if that in case that the Aydes which hee had hitherunto at Paris faile him or that hee find himselfe too much diverted if it may be permitted him to retire himselfe elsewhere or without any charge of the Churches he had the meanes to intend the defence of the truth according to the Arrests of the Nationall Synods of Castres Charenton and Alenson and to end the rest of his dayes in serving God and his Church The Synod acknowledging the profit that the Publick receives of his learned labours and that to finish them he cannot bee in a more proper place then Paris as well because of the communication which he may have there with divers learned men as for the reason of the use of many rich Libraries of France he continue there his Residence As for that which concernes the quality which is justly due unto him of the Minister of the Gospell it is enjoyned him to keep himselfe neare for to answer to his booke of Primacy as being a person which may acquit himselfe therein very worthily he is exhorted also to put in light so soone as hee may the Treatises of Theology and History the List of which have been read in this Assembly and of which we hope that the Church of God shall receive very much edification It is enjoyned him particularly to hasten the Edition of his Treatise of Bishops and Priests by the which he shewes that there is small appearance that Saint Peter was ever at Rome And because that the Assembly knowes his excellent gifts amongst other things the great knowledge that he hath in the Antiquity of the Christian Church which causeth all the Churches to esteeme of him greatly They cannâ—t in any sort

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