Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or, The acts, decisions, decrees, and canons of those famous national councils of the reformed churches in France being I. a most faithful and impartial history of the rise, growth, perfection and decay of the reformation in that kingdom, with its fatal catastrophe upon the revocation of the Edict of Nants in the year 1685 : II. the confession of faith and discipline of those churches : III. a collection of speeches, letters, sacred politicks, cases of conscience, and controversies in divinity, determined and resolved by those grave assemblies : IV. many excellent expedients for preventing and healing schisms in the churches and for re-uniting the dismembred body of divided Protestants : V. the laws, government, and maintenance of their colleges, universities and ministers, together with their exercise of discipline upon delinquent ministers and church-members : VI. a record of very many illustrious events of divine providence relating to those churches : the whole collected and composed out of original manuscript acts of those renowned synods : a work never be extant in any language.

CHAP. XIX.* 1.1 A Deposed Minister Restored.

MOniseur James Repasseau presenting Honourable Attestations of His Deportment ever since his Deposition, and with Showers of Tears most humbly petitioning the Synod, that he might reap the fruits and benefits of those hopes which the last National Synod had gi∣ven him some ground to expect, and that upon evident proofs and to∣kens of his sincere Repentance, he might be another day restored unto the Exercise of his Ministry, and the Provincial Deputies of Dolphiny being charged by their Synod to intercede for him, and by word of mouth to confirm those good and laudable Testimonials which had been given him by the Church of Montlimard, where he hath ever since resided, and by his Religious and Exemplary Conversation excee∣dingly edified them. The Synod having tender bowels of Love and Compassion for him, and yielding a just deference to those affectionate intreaties of the Province of Dolphiny, and of the whole Church of Montlimard, in which for these Four last Years he hath made his con∣stant aboad to their singular satisfaction, after serious Admonitions given him to stand upon his guard, and diligently to ponder his Paths, and to walk in the House or God with a very Godly Fear, and a most Religious Circumspection for the future, because of the great scandal which was taken by the Church and World, by those within and with∣out at his Sin and Fall, especially his best and dearest Friends having been horribly amazed and astonished at it, This Synod doth now re∣store him to his Ministry, and to the Exercise of all the Duties and Offices of a Gospel-Minister, and decreeth by this present Canon that his Name shall be razed out of the Roll and Catalogue of Deposed Mi∣nisters, that so when as any Church shall give him a Call to work among them, he may re-enter upon his Pastoral Work, and charge with as great Honour and Comfort as he was deprived of it with Grief, Ignominy, and Confusion.

Notes

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  1626. The 25th. Synod.