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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Title: 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.
Author: Quick, John, 1636-1706.
Publication: London :: Printed for T. Parkhurst and J. Robinson ...,; 1692.
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Subject terms: Eglises réformées de France.; Protestants -- France.; Huguenots -- France.
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Of the CONSISTORY.

III. THE Fourth Article shall be thus formed, Ministers and Elders com∣pose the Consistory, in which Ministers shall always preside, and the Deacons may be present, if so be the Consistory do judge it fitting.

IV. On the Seventh Article after these Words, For tryal of their Ability shall be added, which yet shall not be done without great Prudence and Discre∣tion, with promise of Secrecy.

V. There shall be this Addition made to the Close of the Eighth Article, And if there be any other Counsels they shall be supprest.

VI. After these words in the Ninth, But principally at the Auditing of Accounts, there shall be this Addition, of which the People shall have notice given them.

VII. The Tenth Article was thus Explained, If there should arise any Contention concerning Doctrine, it shall be out of hand notified unto the Col∣loquy subordinate unto the Synods, where also the Elders and Professors in Di∣vinity may be present, to give their Judgment on the Points, but the Decision of these Controversies shall especially belong unto the Ministers and Professors of Divinity.

VIII. In the Twelfth, instead of Adjured to speak the Truth, there shall be, Exhorted and Summoned in the Name of God to speak the Truth.

IX. On the Sixteenth, after these words, Propositions of the Word of God, shall be added, Among Scholars.