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.

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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.
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Quick, John, 1636-1706.
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London :: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Robinson ...,
1692.
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Eglises réformées de France.
Protestants -- France.
Huguenots -- France.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56905.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.

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THE CONTENTS of this SYNOD.

  • CHap. I. Moderator and Scribes.
  • Chap. II. General Matters. Observations upon the Con∣fession of Faith. Hereticks in Poland, and Transylvania op∣posed. Cozain's Works condemned; and the Bishops of England desired to suppress his, and the Books of some other Hereticks. Erastus condemned; Three Originals of the Confes∣sion kept, one at Rochel, another in Bearn, and the third at Geneva.
  • Chap. III. Observations upon the Discipline. Form of Ordina∣tion. Alterations and Emendations of several Canons of the Discipline.
  • Chap. IV. Continuation of those Observations. A Motion for answering the Books of our Adversaries, approved by the Synod.
  • Chap. V. Catalogue of Vagrant.
  • Chap. VI. A particular Matter about Elders and Deacons. A Mo∣tion of the Lord High-Admiral made unto the Synod.
  • Chap. VII. General Matters. Of the Consistory. Of Delinquents. Of Provincial Synods, and Baptism.
  • Chap. VIII. Four Observations upon the Discipline. Of the Lords-Supper. Marriages. More Observations upon the Discipline.
  • Chap IX. Canons about Marriage. Particular Orders.
  • Chap. X. Orders about Publishing of Books, &c.
  • Chap. XI. Particular Matters.
  • Chap. XII. Matters relating to Monsieur Mercure. The Church of Taillebourg. A Case of Conscience from the Province of Poictou. The Churches of Languedoc not conforming exactly to the Discipline.
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