Conformity of the ecclesiastical discipline of the Reformed churches of France with that of the primitive Christians written by M. La Rocque ... ; render'd into English by Jos. Walker.

XII.

In the Exercise of Ecclesiastical Discipline, one shall for∣bear as much as possible may be, as well from all formalities, as from the terms commonly used in Courts of Justice.

CONFORMITY.

The Tribunal of the Church being of a very diffe∣rent Nature from Common-Law-Courts, it is conveni∣ent the proceeding should be quite different; and that in the Exercise of Ecclesiastical Discipline, one should avoid, as much as may be, the formalities of the Bar; Read the Discipline of the Primitive Christians; for Example, the Code of Canons of the Universal Church, of which I spake just now; and I am well as∣sur'd they shall there find proceedings very different from the conduct and stile of what's done in the Common-Law-Courts. I know that the Tribunal of Bishops at

this time, have too great correspondence with that of Secular Courts; but I know also, 'twas not so in the begin∣ning, and that the Ancient Christians Govern'd them∣selves quite otherwise.