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division_n who_o shall_v inform_v himself_o of_o their_o life_n and_o make_v report_n of_o it_o unto_o the_o consistory_n which_o be_v unexceptionable_a he_o shall_v at_o the_o close_a of_o his_o sermon_n or_o catechise_n present_v they_o unto_o the_o pastor_n who_o shall_v cause_v they_o make_v the_o promise_n and_o protestation_n that_o be_v usual_a viz._n to_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o shall_v be_v teach_v they_o and_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o order_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o church_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o shall_v be_v count_v member_n of_o the_o church_n further_n they_o must_v be_v admonish_v to_o give_v their_o attendance_n ordinary_o at_o sermon_n and_o catechise_n that_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o faith_n they_o may_v be_v judge_v capable_a and_o fit_a to_o participate_v of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o if_o after_o have_v be_v instruct_v they_o shall_v too_o long_a time_n defer_v
this_o synod_n and_o the_o attestation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consistory_n of_o montauban_n and_o of_o the_o synod_n of_o high_a languedoc_n be_v produce_v and_o read_v who_o certify_v of_o the_o godly_a conversation_n of_o the_o say_v joly_n ever_o since_o his_o deposal_n and_o all_o request_v his_o restauration_n this_o synod_n judge_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reinstate_v once_o more_o into_o his_o ministerial_a office_n but_o yet_o nevertheless_o for_o a_o far_a proof_n and_o trial_n of_o his_o repentance_n and_o conversion_n his_o re-establishment_n be_v defer_v till_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 8._o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o province_n of_o bearne_v report_v that_o their_o circumstance_n be_v such_o at_o present_a as_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o entire_o to_o conform_v unto_o the_o order_n of_o our_o church_n in_o france_n and_o therefore_o request_v that_o they_o may_v be_v bear_v withal_o a_o little_a long_o this_o synod_n think_v good_a to_o forbear_v they_o till_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n 9_o whereas_o the_o province_n of_o lower_n guyenne_n demand_v that_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o labour_n to_o who_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o alez_n have_v grant_v the_o sum_n of_o three_o hundred_o livre_n may_v be_v reckon_v a_o member_n of_o their_o province_n and_o sit_v in_o their_o synod_n and_o be_v accountable_a to_o they_o for_o his_o ministry_n this_o assembly_n judge_v that_o matter_n shall_v be_v leave_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o now_o they_o be_v and_o be_v heretofore_o until_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n but_o on_o this_o condition_n that_o the_o province_n of_o bearne_n shall_v be_v accountable_a both_o for_o those_o money_n and_o the_o service_n of_o that_o beforementioned_a pastor_n and_o the_o success_n of_o his_o ministry_n in_o the_o say_a land_n of_o la_fw-fr bour._n 10._o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n demand_v what_o course_n shall_v be_v take_v with_o profess_a arminian_o and_o such_o as_o spread_v abroad_o in_o discourse_n their_o dogme_n and_o tenant_n this_o synod_n decree_v that_o all_o dogmatizer_n be_v prosecute_v with_o church-censure_n and_o as_o for_o such_o as_o be_v know_v arminian_o but_o do_v not_o disperse_v their_o opinion_n our_o pastor_n and_o consistory_n shall_v deal_v with_o they_o for_o three_o month_n time_n in_o order_n to_o reclaim_v they_o unto_o sound_a doctrine_n but_o in_o case_n they_o continue_v obstinate_a after_o that_o time_n they_o shall_v be_v debar_v communion_n with_o we_o at_o the_o lord_n table_n chap._n xix_o a_o expedient_a to_o preserve_v the_o church-peace_n 11_o the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n move_v that_o to_o preserve_v our_o union_n and_o prevent_v those_o division_n which_o will_v otherwise_o creep_v in_o insensible_o upon_o we_o and_o that_o the_o sound_a doctrine_n which_o have_v hitherto_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v preach_v may_v be_v always_o teach_v and_o keep_v up_o in_o our_o church_n and_o never_o corrupt_v by_o the_o invasion_n and_o admission_n of_o those_o error_n condemn_v in_o the_o synod_n of_o alez_n by_o the_o curiosity_n and_o contentious_a humour_n of_o such_o as_o love_v to_o abound_v in_o their_o own_o sense_n the_o province_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o france_n move_v this_o synod_n to_o advise_v of_o some_o expedient_n which_o may_v curb_v and_o bridle_v those_o unruly_a spirit_n who_o else_o will_v not_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o state_v bound_n of_o their_o duty_n this_o assembly_n receive_v the_o motion_n very_o kind_o and_o approve_v it_o decree_v that_o all_o consistory_n colloquy_n and_o provincial_a synod_n shall_v careful_o see_v to_o it_o that_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o church-discipline_n about_o print_v of_o manuscript_n be_v most_o strict_o observe_v and_o that_o before_o they_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o press_n they_o be_v most_o exact_o peruse_v and_o approve_v by_o those_o divine_n who_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n so_o to_o do_v and_o that_o there_o be_v render_v a_o account_n hereof_o unto_o the_o next_o national_a synod_n moreover_o all_o pastor_n be_v it_o in_o their_o write_n or_o in_o their_o sermon_n be_v to_o keep_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o christian_a simplicity_n and_o to_o prune_v off_o from_o all_o their_o discourse_n and_o exhortation_n those_o needless_a excrescency_n of_o curious_a question_n and_o to_o oppose_v such_o person_n as_o shall_v attempt_v to_o subvert_v the_o truth_n deliver_v to_o we_o by_o our_o teacher_n of_o bless_a memory_n who_o ministry_n the_o lord_n so_o signal_o own_v in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o reformation_n and_o that_o they_o will_v so_o order_v all_o their_o doctrine_n and_o sermon_n as_o they_o may_v have_v a_o direct_a tendency_n to_o promote_v the_o church_n peace_n and_o the_o edification_n of_o the_o conscience_n of_o their_o auditor_n 12._o mounseur_fw-fr bustonoby_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o mauleon_n sanquis_n and_o montori_n in_o the_o land_n of_o soul_n in_o biscay_n complain_v that_o the_o two_o portion_n grant_v he_o by_o the_o synod_n of_o vitre_fw-la have_v not_o be_v pay_v he_o free_a of_o all_o charge_n ever_o since_o the_o year_n 1619_o though_o it_o be_v so_o ordain_v by_o that_o synod_n and_o he_o therefore_o petition_v that_o what_o be_v behind_o due_a may_v be_v pay_v unto_o he_o moreover_o that_o two_o other_o free_a portion_n may_v be_v grant_v towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o another_o minister_n in_o those_o church_n aforesaid_a because_o he_o be_v not_o able_a alone_o by_o himself_o to_o perform_v all_o pastoral_a duty_n in_o they_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o bearne_n and_o of_o the_o lower_n guyenne_n be_v hear_v reply_v to_o he_o and_o afterward_o the_o synod_n ordain_v that_o the_o portion_n assign_v by_o the_o synod_n of_o vitre_fw-la and_o alez_n shall_v be_v pay_v he_o in_o free_a according_o and_o that_o as_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v serve_v those_o church_n alone_o without_o a_o fellow-helper_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n their_o payment_n shall_v be_v continue_v to_o he_o and_o when_o as_o a_o colleague_n shall_v be_v join_v with_o he_o there_o shall_v be_v another_o free_a portion_n add_v for_o his_o colleague_n also_o and_o this_o assembly_n entreat_v he_o to_o inquire_v and_o use_v his_o best_a endeavour_n to_o get_v a_o assistant_n and_o the_o portion_n for_o the_o assist_v pastor_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o the_o lord_n of_o candal_n hand_n till_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v call_v and_o settle_v together_o with_o he_o in_o those_o church_n 13._o the_o church_n of_o montauban_n demand_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr ollyer_n who_o with_o the_o consent_n and_o order_n of_o the_o colloquy_n of_o vsez_fw-fr impower_v thereunto_o by_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o alez_n be_v lend_v unto_o they_o may_v now_o be_v their_o fix_a pastor_n during_o life_n after_o that_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o sevennes_n and_o lower_n languedoc_n have_v be_v hear_v speak_v on_o this_o affair_n the_o assembly_n ratify_v that_o order_n of_o the_o colloquy_n of_o vsez_fw-fr by_o its_o own_o act_n and_o authority_n 14._o whereas_o his_o grace_n the_o lord_n duke_n of_o trimoville_n and_o the_o church_n of_o vitre_fw-la demand_v that_o mounseur_fw-fr blanchart_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o conde_n upon_o nereau_n in_o the_o province_n of_o normandy_n may_v be_v prefer_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o vitre_fw-la after_o hear_v of_o the_o provincial_a deputy_n of_o normandy_n and_o read_v the_o decree_n of_o that_o province_n which_o enjoin_v the_o say_v blanchart_a to_o return_v back_o unto_o his_o cure_n upon_o pain_n of_o be_v declare_v a_o desertor_n of_o it_o and_o the_o deputy_n of_o britain_n inform_v this_o synod_n they_o have_v hot_a any_o memoir_n or_o command_n from_o their_o province_n concern_v this_o matter_n this_o assembly_n decree_v that_o a_o very_a severe_a and_o rigorous_a censure_n shall_v be_v inflict_v on_o the_o say_v blanchart_a for_o contemn_v the_o discipline_n of_o our_o church_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v return_v again_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o conde_n within_o two_o month_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o this_o synod_n or_o if_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v then_o suspend_v from_o the_o ministerial_a office_n 15._o mounseur_fw-fr du_fw-fr bois_n former_o pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o i_o a_o val_n and_o la_fw-fr bar_n but_o set_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o provincial_a synod_n of_o anjou_n complain_v unto_o this_o assembly_n that_o whereas_o the_o church_n of_o fontaine_n and_o crocy_n in_o the_o province_n of_o normandy_n have_v give_v he_o a_o call_v to_o the_o ministry_n among_o they_o the_o synod_n of_o that_o province_n will_v not_o agree_v unto_o it_o nor_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v settle_v in_o that_o church_n this_o assembly_n after_o hear_v the_o deputy_n of_o
all_o in_o all_o produce_v in_o man_n a_o will_v to_o believe_v and_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v also_o canon_n xv._o god_n do_v not_o owe_v this_o grace_n unto_o any_o person_n for_o how_o shall_v god_n be_v indebt_v unto_o he_o who_o can_v do_v nothing_o he_o that_o be_v first_o have_v something_o that_o may_v be_v repay_v he_o again_o but_o what_o can_v he_o owe_v unto_o he_o who_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o but_o sin_n and_o lie_n he_o then_o who_o have_v receive_v this_o grace_n from_o god_n shall_v yield_v everlasting_a thanks_o unto_o god_n and_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v thankful_a he_o who_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o or_o who_o care_v not_o for_o these_o spiritual_a concern_v but_o please_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o or_o be_v unconcern_v for_o they_o he_o do_v in_o vain_a boast_n to_o have_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o make_v a_o outward_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o speak_v or_o judge_v of_o they_o otherwise_o than_o well_o this_o the_o apostle_n learn_v we_o for_o the_o secret_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v hide_v from_o we_o but_o as_o for_o other_o who_o be_v not_o call_v we_o shall_v in_o our_o prayer_n beseech_v god_n who_o call_v thing_n which_o be_v not_o as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o call_v they_o effectual_o and_o we_o ought_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a proud_o to_o insult_v over_o they_o as_o if_o we_o have_v make_v ourselves_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a virtue_n to_o differ_v from_o they_o canon_n xvi_o and_o whereas_o by_o the_o fall_n man_n cease_v not_o to_o be_v a_o man_n that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o person_n endow_v with_o understanding_n and_o will_n and_o sin_n which_o have_v spread_v its_o contagion_n through_o all_o mankind_n have_v not_o abolish_v the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n but_o have_v deprave_v and_o spiritual_o kill_v it_o so_o this_o divine_a grace_n of_o regeneration_n do_v not_o operate_v upon_o man_n as_o upon_o stock_n and_o block_n nor_o do_v it_o take_v away_o their_o will_n and_o its_o property_n nor_o do_v it_o force_n and_o compel_v it_o against_o its_o own_o accord_n but_o it_o do_v spiritual_o enliven_v heal_v reform_v and_o bend_v it_o not_o less_o sweet_o than_o powerful_o so_o that_o whereas_o former_o rebellion_n and_o proud_a rise_n of_o the_o flesh_n do_v full_o domineer_v in_o it_o now_o that_o prompt_a and_o sincere_a obedience_n of_o the_o spirit_n begin_v to_o reign_v in_o it_o in_o which_o consist_v the_o true_a spiritual_a restablishment_n and_o freedom_n of_o our_o will._n and_o be_v it_o not_o that_o this_o wondered_a worker_n of_o all_o good_a do_v in_o this_o manner_n work_n for_o we_o man_n can_v never_o hope_v of_o rise_v again_o from_o his_o lapse_v estate_n by_o his_o own_o free_a will_n which_o while_o he_o stand_v in_o innocency_n precipitate_v he_o into_o the_o gulf_n of_o perdition_n canon_n xvii_o so_o then_o as_o this_o almighty_a operation_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o produce_v and_o sustain_v our_o natural_a life_n do_v not_o exclude_v but_o require_v the_o use_n of_o mean_n through_o which_o according_a to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n he_o be_v please_v to_o exert_v his_o own_o power_n so_o that_o aforesaid_a supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o do_v regenerate_v we_o do_v not_o exclude_v nor_o in_o any_o wise_a subvert_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n have_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o regeneration_n and_o food_n of_o the_o soul_n wherefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n and_o doctor_n who_o have_v follow_v they_o have_v all_o along_o pious_o teach_v and_o preach_v up_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o abasement_n of_o â—ll_a pride_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o do_v never_o neglect_v to_o keep_v their_o people_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o duty_n by_o the_o sacred_a council_n of_o the_o gospel_n such_o as_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n participation_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o exercise_n of_o discipline_n so_o also_o god_n forbid_v that_o those_o who_o now_o teach_v and_o learn_v in_o the_o church_n shall_v presume_v to_o tempt_v god_n by_o separate_v those_o thing_n which_o in_o his_o good_a pleasure_n he_o will_v have_v most_o strait_o conjoin_v together_o for_o grace_n be_v confer_v by_o admonition_n and_o the_o more_o ready_a we_o be_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o our_o duty_n the_o more_o illustrious_a be_v the_o benefit_n of_o god_n work_v in_o we_o and_o it_o be_v then_o that_o god_n work_n go_v onward_a most_o kind_o and_o unto_o this_o our_o god_n and_o to_o he_o only_o be_v due_a all_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o of_o their_o fruit_n and_o saving-efficacy_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n error_n reject_v the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n have_v be_v explain_v the_o synod_n reject_v their_o error_n canon_n i._n who_o teach_v that_o in_o strictness_n and_o propriety_n of_o discourse_n original_a sin_n be_v not_o of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o condemn_v all_o mankind_n or_o that_o it_o shall_v deserve_v temporal_a and_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o they_o do_v profess_o contradict_v the_o holy_a apostle_n rom._n 5.12_o who_o say_v that_o by_o one_o man_n only_a sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v over_o all_o man_n forasmuch_o as_o all_o man_n have_v sin_v and_o ver_fw-la 16._o the_o fault_n be_v by_o one_o offence_n only_o unto_o condemnation_n and_o rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n who_o teach_v that_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o good_a habit_n and_o virtue_n such_o as_o goodness_n holiness_n and_o righteousness_n be_v not_o in_o the_o will_n of_o man_n when_o he_o be_v first_o create_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v lose_v nor_o separate_v from_o he_o by_o the_o fall_n for_o this_o be_v repugnant_a to_o that_o character_n and_o description_n we_o have_v of_o god_n image_n front_v the_o apostle_n ephes_n 4.24_o who_o tell_v we_o it_o consist_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n which_o virtue_n be_v true_o seat_v in_o the_o will._n canon_n iii_o who_o teach_v that_o spiritual_a gift_n be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o his_o estate_n of_o spiritual_a death_n because_o the_o will_n of_o itself_o be_v never_o corrupt_v but_o only_o impede_v in_o its_o action_n by_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o unruliness_n of_o the_o affection_n which_o impediment_n be_v once_o remove_v the_o will_n can_v display_v its_o natural_a liberty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o can_v of_o itself_o either_o will_n and_o choose_v or_o not_o will_n and_o refuse_v whatsoever_o good_a be_v object_v and_o propound_v to_o it_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a novelty_n and_o very_o erroneous_a tend_v only_o to_o exalt_v the_o power_n of_o free_a will_n above_o the_o power_n of_o free_a grace_n contrary_a to_o what_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n have_v long_o since_o assert_v chap._n 17.9_o the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a and_o contrary_a to_o what_o have_v be_v teach_v we_o by_o the_o holy_a apostle_n ephes_n 8.3_o among_o who_o viz._n the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n we_o also_o have_v heretofore_o our_o conversation_n in_o the_o lust_n of_o our_o flesh_n fulfil_v the_o desire_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o of_o our_o mind_n canon_n iu._n who_o teach_v that_o man_n in_o his_o unregenerate_a estate_n be_v not_o total_o nor_o proper_o impede_v or_o deprive_v of_o all_o spiritual_a power_n unto_o spiritual_a good_a but_o that_o he_o may_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n and_o life_n and_o offer_v unto_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o contrite_a and_o break_a heart_n which_o will_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n for_o these_o assertion_n be_v downright_a contradiction_n to_o express_v text_n of_o scripture_n as_o eph._n 2.1_o and_o you_o have_v he_o quicken_v be_v dead_a in_o your_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o gen._n 6.5_o and_o 8.21_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o evil_a and_o that_o continual_o from_o his_o youth_n upward_o beside_o to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o life_n and_o to_o desire_v and_o long_o for_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n and_o its_o misery_n and_o to_o offer_v unto_o god_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o break_a heart_n this_o be_v the_o peculiar_a property_n of_o the_o regenerate_v psal_n 51.19_o and_o of_o they_o who_o by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n be_v style_v bless_a person_n canon_n v._n who_o teach_v that_o man_n corrupt_v and_o as_o yet_o in_o his_o natural_a estate_n can_v so_o well_o use_v and_o improve_v common_a grace_n by_o which_o they_o understand_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o those_o gift_n which_o remain_v in_o he_o
ressent_n 547._o la_fw-fr motte_n antony_n de_fw-fr creze_n 548._o curban_n claudius_n martial_n 549._o joran_n andrew_n guerin_n 550._o lormarin_n peter_n maurice_n 551._o riez_fw-fr andrew_n genoyer_n 552._o la_fw-fr cost_n james_n bayly_n 553._o merindol_n james_n malatesta_n 554._o la_fw-fr charce_fw-fr andrew_n beruard_n 555._o grass_n peter_n mercurin_n 556._o luc_n john_n durier_n 557._o soderon_n john_n bernard_n 558._o manosque_n paul_n guardinar_n 559._o velaux_fw-fr james_n rescent_n fourteen_o province_n and_o provincial_a synod_n of_o orleans_n and_o berry_n divide_v into_o three_o colloquy_n have_v twenty_o nine_o church_n and_o thirty_o pastor_n one_a the_o colloquy_n of_o sancerre_n gien_n and_o nivernois_n 560._o st._n leonard_n near_o corbigny_n stephen_n monsanglard_n 561._o chastillon_n on_o the_o lo_n simon_n jurieu_fw-fr 562._o gien_n upon_o the_o loir_n daniel_n jamet_n 563._o chastillon_n on_o the_o loir_n lovis_n margo_v 564._o bruion_n bennet_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n 565._o henry_n chemont_n dantigny_n enjoy_v the_o ministry_n of_o isaac_n babaud_n 566._o sawerre_n paul_n alard_n a_o rocheller_n 567._o la_fw-fr charité_fw-fr john_n taby_n 568._o la_fw-fr scelle_n and_o dolat_fw-la anne_n poat_n 569._o despueilles_fw-fr elijah_n semeele_v 2d_o colloquy_n of_o orleans_n and_o blaisois_n 570._o blois_n nicholas_n vignier_n and_o paul_n testard_n 571._o romorantin_n jacob_n brun._n 572._o cheleure_n and_o boudara_n david_n horace_n 573._o boisgency_n john_n guerin_n 574._o basoche_n and_o denouville_n jerom_n belon_n 575._o orleans_n james_n imbert_n and_o durand_n 578._o chasteaudun_n james_n lancy_n 579._o dangeau_n lewes_n tuissard_n 3d_o colloquy_n of_o bourbonnois_n 580._o argenton_n bliseus_n saluon_n 581._o st._n amand_n and_o belet_n lewis_n scoffier_n 582._o delise_fw-fr peter_n falquet_n 583._o moudun_n rené_fw-fr bedé_v 584._o ambusson_n william_n vignon_n 585._o gergeau_fw-fr destitute_a 586._o bourge_v destitute_a 587._o la_fw-fr chastre_n and_o st._n john_n verin_n destitute_a 588._o suil_o destitute_a fifteen_o and_o last_o province_n and_o provincial_a synod_n of_o france_n be_v the_o province_n of_o normandy_n divide_v into_o five_o colloquy_n have_v thirty_o five_o church_n and_o forty_o pastor_n one_a colloquy_n of_o rouen_n 589._o rouen_n have_v john_n maximilian_n de_fw-fr l'anglé_fw-fr peter_n erondelle_n and_o david_n primrose_n 590._o orb_n abraham_n le_fw-fr seneschal_n 591._o quillebaeuf_fw-fr william_n cacherat_o 592._o saucourt_n charles_n de_fw-fr lossat_fw-la 593._o pont_n levesque_n stephen_n fude_v 594._o eureax_n peter_n le_fw-fr tellier_n 2d_o colloquy_n of_o caux_n 595._o dieppe_n abdias_n de_fw-fr mondenis_n and_o moyse_n apostate_n moyse_n moyse_n moyse_n the_o son_n of_o this_o cartaud_v sâ—â—â—â—â—ed_v his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1685_o he_o turn_v apostate_n cartaud_v 596._o boislebec_n james_n de_fw-fr larrey_n 597._o luncrey_n and_o basqueville_n isaac_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr balte_n 598._o seintet_fw-la isaac_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr motte_n 599._o fescum_fw-la david_n guellode_n 600._o haure_n de_fw-fr grace_n john_n baudowin_n 3d_o colloquy_n of_o caen._n 601._o caen_n john_n le_fw-fr boniver_n lord_n of_o la_fw-fr fresnay_n john_n de_fw-fr ballehache_n and_o samuel_n bochart_n 602._o baali_n samuel_n bajeux_fw-fr 603._o bayeneux_n john_n le_fw-fr breton_n 604._o st._n vast_a stephen_n le_fw-fr sage_n 605._o trencen_n antony_n le_fw-fr genevois_n 606._o geffosse_n david_n chanduret_n 607._o les_fw-fr essar_n john_n tappin_n four_o colloquy_n of_o falaise_n 608._o atis_n peter_n morin_n 609._o presnat_fw-la david_n bourgat_fw-la 610._o mezieres_n peter_n baulran_n 611._o vire_n william_n blanchard_n 612._o st._n silvain_n noah_n gallot_n 613._o condé_v upon_o noireau_n john_n blanchard_n 614._o falaise_n peter_n baycux_fw-fr david_n de_fw-fr caux_n a_o pastor_n without_o a_o church_n 5_o colloquy_n of_o constantin_n 615._o ste_n mere_a eglife_n benjamin_n banage_v and_o antony_n de_fw-fr lassleur_fw-fr 616._o dulé_fw-fr mark_n maurice_n 617._o st._n lo_o vincent_n soler_n 618._o groussy_n jeremy_n charitier_fw-fr 619._o gaure_n jehoiachin_n le_fw-fr moyne_n 620._o cheffresne_n isaac_n de_fw-fr vennes_n 621._o chassagne_n luke_n boquet_n 622._o la_fw-fr hay_o dupuy_a destitute_a 623._o serizi_n destitute_a there_o be_v in_o this_o province_n a_o six_o colloquy_n viz._n the_o colloquy_n of_o alencon_n but_o it_o and_o its_o church_n be_v both_o omit_v in_o this_o catalogue_n sixteenth_o province_n and_o provincial_a synod_n be_v the_o province_n of_o bearn_n which_o province_n be_v in_o the_o principality_n of_o bearn_n do_v always_o appear_v by_o two_o deputy_n choose_v by_o their_o synod_n in_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o be_v in_o this_o of_o castres_n represent_v by_o the_o lord_n peter_n de_fw-fr rival_n pastor_n in_o the_o church_n of_o nay_o and_o john_n de_fw-fr pommerede_n advocate_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o navarre_n elder_a in_o the_o church_n of_o morlas_n but_o the_o say_a deputy_n do_v not_o bring_v with_o they_o the_o roll_n of_o the_o church_n and_o pastor_n in_o their_o province_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v register_v chap._n xxxviii_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o church_n of_o geneva_n to_o the_o national_a synod_n of_o castres_n most_o reverend_a honour_a and_o dear_a brethren_n there_o have_v not_o be_v a_o national_a synod_n of_o the_o church_n for_o these_o many_o year_n last_o pass_v hold_v in_o france_n but_o that_o we_o have_v make_v tender_v of_o our_o duty_n to_o they_o because_o of_o that_o strict_a and_o intimate_a communion_n we_o have_v with_o they_o all_o in_o our_o common_a lord_n we_o have_v also_o new_a engagement_n unto_o thankfulness_n and_o to_o abound_v in_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o infinite_a mercy_n of_o our_o god_n which_o be_v day_n by_o day_n and_o from_o one_o year_n unto_o another_o accumulate_v upon_o and_o continue_v to_o his_o church_n the_o lord_n renew_v his_o tender_a compassion_n so_o miraculous_o in_o their_o preservation_n but_o if_o ever_o we_o have_v any_o cause_n for_o so_o do_v it_o be_v now_o that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o most_o extraordinary_a manner_n oblige_v to_o it_o for_o his_o gracious_a providence_n shine_v forth_o with_o a_o most_o admirable_a lustre_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o your_o church_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o free_a enjoyment_n of_o your_o religious_a assembly_n so_o that_o at_o the_o many_o strange_a accident_n which_o have_v befall_v you_o for_o divers_a year_n together_o and_o the_o tempest_n with_o which_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n have_v be_v assault_v and_o batter_v the_o sore_a and_o grievous_a affliction_n of_o many_o of_o our_o brethren_n have_v astonish_v our_o soul_n and_o overwhelm_v our_o heart_n with_o sorrow_n have_v make_v we_o almost_o despair_n of_o ever_o see_v the_o comfortable_a return_n of_o peace_n unto_o your_o realm_n and_o of_o repose_n and_o settlement_n for_o your_o poor_a afflict_a church_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o your_o most_o excellent_a discipline_n than_o which_o a_o better_a be_v never_o practise_v in_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o now_o in_o this_o calm_a the_o divine_a wisdom_n gather_v his_o child_n as_o the_o hen_n do_v her_o chicken_n under_o his_o wing_n and_o renew_v the_o face_n of_o his_o church_n in_o your_o congregation_n as_o the_o eagle_n do_v his_o youth_n and_o this_o mercy_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o prize_v and_o esteem_v by_o we_o because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o this_o day_n a_o common_a favour_n and_o benefit_n vouchsafe_v of_o god_n unto_o all_o those_o who_o he_o have_v once_o honour_v with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o gospel_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o subversion_n of_o so_o many_o province_n the_o dismal_a desolation_n or_o those_o sometime_o flourish_a church_n in_o germany_n bohemia_n moravia_n and_o the_o valtoline_n be_v yet_o continue_v and_o the_o dissipation_n and_o dispersion_n be_v still_o grow_v and_o augment_v and_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n be_v follow_v one_o upon_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o one_o dreadful_a ravage_n call_v upon_o another_o to_o make_v haste_n therefore_o we_o lie_v prostrate_a night_n and_o day_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n adore_v his_o rich_a grace_n in_o christ_n jesus_n for_o set_v bound_n unto_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n so_o that_o all_o his_o church_n be_v not_o total_o devour_v by_o it_o and_o we_o most_o ardent_o beseech_v his_o divine_a majesty_n that_o as_o he_o keep_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n so_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o inspire_v your_o king_n with_o counsel_n of_o favour_n and_o peace_n for_o his_o people_n and_o tender_a love_n unto_o your_o church_n that_o under_o his_o government_n and_o authority_n the_o name_n of_o god_n may_v be_v celebrate_v with_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o truth_n may_v bring_v forth_o faith_n in_o the_o world_n and_o righteousness_n from_o heaven_n may_v yield_v the_o fruit_n of_o true_a and_o save_v peace_n moreover_o we_o do_v also_o carry_v upon_o our_o heart_n unto_o the_o throne_n
debate_v they_o shall_v pass_v a_o besit_a censure_n upon_o the_o guilty_a and_o delinquent_a person_n 22._o although_o the_o appeal_n of_o the_o church_n of_o sumaine_n be_v judge_v unworthy_a of_o our_o acceptance_n yet_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n be_v exhort_v to_o take_v into_o their_o christian_a consideration_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o to_o establish_v such_o officer_n in_o it_o as_o be_v most_o capable_a of_o promote_a its_o edification_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v church_n of_o such_o great_a importance_n to_o be_v leave_v any_o long_a time_n destitute_a of_o pastor_n but_o that_o they_o be_v immediate_o supply_v either_o from_o within_o or_o without_o the_o province_n 23._o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fabas_fw-la pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o morlans_n declare_v his_o grievance_n in_o his_o appeal_n and_o the_o deputy_n of_o the_o province_n of_o bearn_n produce_v the_o reason_n induce_v their_o synod_n to_o pass_v censure_n upon_o he_o after_o that_o both_o party_n have_v promise_v subjection_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o synod_n mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fabas_fw-la be_v censure_v by_o this_o assembly_n for_o his_o extraordinary_a and_o irregular_a proceed_n and_o his_o appeal_n be_v admit_v the_o province_n of_o bearn_n be_v exhort_v tor_z the_o future_a never_o to_o remove_v any_o pastor_n from_o their_o church_n till_o they_o have_v first_o consult_v their_o church_n according_a to_o the_o canon_n of_o our_o discipline_n and_o it_o ordain_v that_o since_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o provincial_a synod_n be_v bare_o provisional_a it_o shall_v stand_v and_o be_v in_o force_n till_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o next_o synod_n by_o which_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fabas_fw-la shall_v be_v restore_v unto_o his_o church_n of_o morlans_n and_o mounseur_fw-fr rivas_n who_o serve_v it_o at_o present_a shall_v be_v provide_v of_o another_o church_n which_o may_v be_v more_o to_o his_o conveniency_n and_o comfort_n and_o till_o the_o sit_v of_o the_o say_v provincial_a synod_n the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fabas_fw-la may_v live_v where_o he_o do_v and_o serve_v the_o church_n of_o nay_o and_o in_o case_n the_o time_n of_o hold_v the_o say_a synod_n shall_v be_v prorogue_v beyond_o the_o term_n of_o one_o year_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o call_v the_o say_a synod_n that_o then_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr fabas_fw-la be_v declare_v to_o be_v restore_v unto_o the_o say_a church_n of_o morlans_n 24._o this_o assembly_n censure_v the_o church_n of_o st._n hyppolit_fw-la for_o those_o tart_a and_o injurious_a expression_n use_v in_o their_o letter_n against_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o province_n of_o sevennes_n and_o disannul_v their_o appeal_n do_v confer_v monsieur_n buera_n upon_o that_o church_n to_o be_v their_o minister_n who_o they_o former_o request_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o love_n and_o importunity_n and_o it_o set_v the_o say_a mr._n buera_n free_a and_o at_o 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