Apostacy, from all which horrible and scandalous Accusations he was bound in Honour and Conscience to purge himself, and had he been innocent, or had he but the least spark of Grace, or one grain of the fear of God been lest in him, he would have done it: Moreover the said Jolly having discoursed with a great deal of impudence, hardness and ungodliness in the very presence of the Synod, and betook himself unto business utterly inconsistent with the Sacred Calling of a Minister, for which, had he none other guilt upon him, he would have merited a Deposal from that Honourable Office, The Synod seized with a just horror at his impenitency, and aggravating the Sentence of his Provin∣cial Synod, denounceth the said Jolly utterly unworthy, and altogether uncapable of any imployment in the Sacred Ministry of the Gospel, deposeth him, and doth now from this Instant declare him to be depo∣sed from the Ministerial Function, and for ever uncapable of being re∣stored to it, and depriveth him of all Communion in the Sacraments, unto which he shall not be admitted, 'till we have had a very long proof, and some years Tryal and Experience of his Repentance and Reforma∣tion, and that he have publickly and penitently acknowledged those great and hainous scandals he hath given unto the Church of God; and in case he persist in his Rebellions, then the Consistories and Colloquies being assembled together shall deliver him over unto the Devil by that dreadful Sentence of Excommunication.
54. The Overseers of the Poor in the Church of Anduze appealed from a Decree of the Synod of Higher Languedoc, and the Lord Aldebert Judge of Sauve complained against the Sieur John Bony Pastor of the Church of St. John of Cardonengue. Master Cailou was heard speak in behalf of the Church of Anduze, and Mr. Aldebert the younger opened the reasons of their Appeal, and Mr. Bony together with the Provincial De∣puties Apologized for themselves against thorn. The Council having accurately considered all the Accusations and Matters of Offence inclu∣ded in those proceedings, judgeth that Mr. Bony deserveth a very heavy Censure for notorious Avarice and dishonest Gain, the guilt of which is apparent and visible upon him, for that he disposed of the Goods of Pernette Andouyne to his own and his Childrens profit, contrary to the Will and Testament she had once made in favour of the poor Members of the Church of Anduze. Moreover the Council declareth that the said Master Bony cannot with a good Conscience detain and appropriate unto his own use the Goods aforesaid, but ought immediately to restore them; and to this purpose he was exhorted to choose Arbitrators as the said Overseers of the Poor would also to compose the differences be∣tween them, and to agree upon the terms of restitution: And it was farther intimated to him, that in case the Execution of this Decree were in the least hindred or delayed by him the said Bony, that the next Colloquy of Nismes was Authorized to proceed against him, and to Depose him from the Ministry. And forasmuch as he hath exprest his Repentance with grief, and shame for his Sin, and promised the Synod to give full satisfaction as before, and for that he hath patiently and penitently borne the Suspension from his Office inflicted on him some Moneths ago, The Synod doth restore him to the Exercise of his Mini∣stry. And whereas Monsieur Aldebert before-mentioned had been suspended from the Lords Table, that Censure, together with his being taxed for a Calumniator, are both ordered to be taken off from him, but he shall be first publickly reproved in the Person of his Son for that excessive Passion manifested by him in his Accusations, Prosecutions, and bitter