The lavves and statutes of Geneua as well concerning ecclesiastical discipline, as ciuill regiment, with certeine proclamations duly executed, whereby Gods religion is most purelie mainteined, and their common wealth quietli gouerned: translated out of Frenche into Englishe by Robert Fills.

¶The maner of the visitacion.

THat the minister beinge appoin∣ted to thys offyce after he hath preached and admonished the peo¦ple as is aforesaide, shall enquire of y^e wardes and procurators of y^e paryshe both concerning the doctrine, and life of the minister, and likewise concer∣ning his diligence and maner of tea∣ching, desiring them in the name of god not to suffer nor dissemble anye thinge which may hinder the honour of god, the aduancement of his worde, or the welth of the commons.

Item according as he hath founde, y^t he make reporte to y^e cōgregaciō, to the ende that yf there be anye faute which deserueth no greater correction then by wordes, he shalbe admonished according to the custume.

Item if he haue offended more gre∣uously then ought to be suffered, let them procede according to the forme of y^e articls afore mēsioned, y^t is to say, the foresaid fower deputes shal make

the reporte vnto the Seniorie, therin to procede according to reason.

Item visitacion shall not importe anye determinacion of causes or kind of Iurisdiction, but shalbe onely a re∣medie to auoyde all offences. And a∣boue all, y^e ministers shal not swarue from their duety nor be corrupted.

Item this shall in no case be anye let to the course of Ciuill Iustice, nor to exempt the ministers from y^e com∣mon subiection: but y^t they aunswere in cyuyll causes as others doe before the ordynarye Iustyce. And also for crimes not to spare them but to pu∣nyshe them when they haue offended and in sume, that their state may cō∣tynue as it is at this present.

This hath ben the order in the pri∣mitiue church in y^e time of y^e Apostles, and at thys daye is obserued in the churches well reformed, according to the pure doctrine of the gospell.