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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CHAP. V. Of APPEALS.

I. WHereas the Church of Rochel hath brought an Appeal from the Pro∣vince of Poictou, about Monsieur Esnard, whom the said Church claims for its Minister, by Vertue of an Order granted it by the National Synod, celebrated in the Year 1581. It is now decreed, That because the. said Church hath not produced the Grant of that Synod, Monsieur Esnard shall remain where he is at present in the Province of Poictou; and moreover, the said Church shall be censured for having used Terms of Law in the said Appeal.

II. An Appeal being brought by the Colloquy of Angoulesme against the Church of St. Mesme, about a Judgment past in the Synod of Xaintonge: this Assembly doth confirm that Judgment in the whole, and in every part of it denounced by the said Synod; which is also charged by the Authority of this Assembly, to censure Monsieur De Bargemont, and his Associates, for trou∣bling us with their Impertinencies.

III. The Church of Cognac, and Monsieur De Bargemont having appealed from a Judgment given in the Synod of Xaintonge held at Pons. This As∣sembly decreeth, That the said Monsieur De Bargemont shall be appropria∣ted to the Church of Segonsac with this Proviso, that he serve alternatively the Church of Coignac, and Segonsac, and that the Church of Segonsac do give him full satisfaction for all his Arrerages within the prefixed Term of Six Months from the first of July next. And if the Church of Coignac refuse their Consent unto this Condition, then the said De Bargemont shall appertain solely to the Church of Segonsac: And if it so fall out, that the said Church of

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Segonsac be wanting unto their Duty, and which is now re-inforced upon them, the said de Bargemont shall be at liberty to be conferr'd on any other Church, excepting that of Cognac.

IV. An Appeal being brought by Monsieur Cazaux, and the Consistory of Mauvoisin, from an Order made in the Provincial Synod of the Higher Guyenne: After that Monsieur de Fontenailles, and the Church of Castillon were heard, this National Synod did confirm that Order of the Provincial Synod hold this present Year at Lectoure, and in case the said Church of Castillon cannot throughly effect the purport of that Order, then the said Sieur de Cazaux shall be at liberty to serve the Church of Mauvoisin.

V. Appeals being brought by Monsieur Beraut, Minister of God's Holy Word, of the one part, and by Messieurs, the Consuls and Elders of the Church of Montauban on the other part, from an Order of the Synod of Higher Languedoc, about the space of time granted unto the said Berault, for attending his private domestick Concerns, and the looking after his Estate lying at a distance from the City of Montauban. This National Synod con∣firmeth that Order of the aforesaid Provincial Synod, for the full term of One Year, to be granted the said Monsieur Beraut, for attending his neces∣sary private Businesses, which shall begin from the Day of his Departure. And he is desired as a Testimony of his Respect and Love unto his Church, to leave his Family in the said City, or at least within the Province; as also his Church is admonished to pay in unto him during his absence his Salary, as a Token and Pledge of their great and unfeigned Respects unto their Pa∣stor the said Monsieur Beraut; and both the said Monsieur Beraut, his Church and the Colloquy shall carefully and unanimously endeavour that his place be supplied, and all the requisite Duties of his Pastoral Office be acceptably discharged by some other worthy Minister in his Church, during that Year of his absence.

VI. An Appeal being brought by the Churches of Montauban and Venez, for that by the Synod of Higher Languedoc held at Montauban and Lectoure, Monsieur de Castlefranc, Minister of the Gospel, was consigned to the Church of Realmont, and yet the Isle of France doth pretend a Right unto the said Monsieur de Chastlefranc; This Synod declares, That the Province of the Isle of France, had nothing to do with the said Monsieur De Chastlefranc; and whereas Monsieur de Chastlefranc doth also make his Appeal unto this Synod: we decree, That the Churches of Montredon and Venez have a Right to claim him as their own peculiar Minister, nevertheless the said de Chastle∣franc shall officiate in the Churches of Montredon, Venez, and Realmont, con∣jointly at each of them six Months together, during which time this Synod doth order, that the Church of Realmont shall provide themselves of an able Pastor, otherwise they shall be proceeded against by the sharpest Censures, as is usually done in such Cases by their Colloquy. And if it so fall out, that the said Church of Realmont do need the Labours of the said Monsieur de Cha∣stlefranc, he is intreated to assist them as far as his strength will suffer him.

VII. The Church of Monpellier having brought an Appeal from the Pro∣vincial Synods of Lower Languedoc, who had dispos'd of Monsieur de Vil∣lette to the Church of Valleragne. This Assembly doth confirm the Judg∣ment of the said Provincial Synod, and declareth, That the said Church of Monpellier cannot of Right lay any Claim to the said Monsieur de Villette.

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