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.

XXXI.

If one or more of the People stir up dissention, to disturb the unity of the Church upon any point of Doctrine, or of

Discipline arrow_forward , or of the form of Catechism, the Administration of Sacraments, or of Publick Prayers, and the Order of Marriage, and that hereto particular admonitions are not a sufficient Remedy; the Consistory of the place shall endeavour with speed to dissolve and appease the whole matter without noise, and with all mildness of the Word of God: And if the opposers will not acquiesce, the Consistory of the place shall desire the Colloque to assemble in time and place more conve∣nient, having first of all made the said Opposers expresly pro∣mise, which shall be register'd, That they shall not spread abroad their Opinions in any sort or manner whatever, un∣til the Convocating of the Colloque, under pain of being cen∣sur'd as Schismaticks; yet they may have liberty to confer with the Ministers and Elders, if they have not been suffi∣ciently instructed. And in case the gainsaying Brethren re∣fuse to make the said promises, they shall be censur'd as Re∣bels, according to the arrow_back Discipline arrow_forward ; and the Colloque being as∣sembled, shall proceed as above. And if the said Opposers have been patiently heard, and refuted by consent, the whole shall be Registred; if not, the Provincial Synod shall be de∣sir'd to meet, extraordinarily if need require, at the time and place that the said Colloque shall judge most convenient, after the Promise as above-mention'd, reiterated by the said Op∣posers. The Synod assembled, shall first of all consider with good deliberation and consideration, of the Matter, the Places, the Time, and Persons, whether it shall be expedient that the Conference with the said Opposers be made in presence of the People, the Doors shut, or open, and that Audience be given to any of the Parties present that would speak, or not; and that in all Cases, the decision should belong to others, than to those called in the Province; and the whole, according to the Order contain'd in the arrow_back Discipline: And that then, if the said gain-sayers will not obey, they shall make the same Promise as above, and shall be transmitted over to the National Sy∣nod,

ordinarily, or if necessity require, extraordinarily as∣sembled; the which shall hear them with all Holy Liberty; and there the intire and final resolution shall be made by the Word of God; to which if they refuse to acquiesce from Point to Point, and with express dislike of their Errors Registred, they shall be cut off from the Church.

CONFORMITY.

This Article shall be Explain'd in what I shall observe on that which follows.