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.

The Contents of the Synod of St. Maixant.

• Cap. 1. DEputies to the Synod. The Provinces of Dolphiny and Vivaretz censured. Deputy of Sedan excluded. Synodical Officers chosen. A Canon about Pastors not deputed.
• Cap. 2. Observations on the Confession approved and sworn.
• Cap. 3. Observations on the Discipline. A Canon for receiving proposans into the Ministry. 2, 3, 4. Ministers not to study Chymistry. 6. A Case about Baptizing of sick Children. Notes on the 20th Article of the 14th Chapter. 12. the Discipline sworn.
• Cap. 4. Observations on the National Synod of Rochel. Of Monks quitting their Convents. 4. Monsieur Chamier commended. 6. Mitigation of a Canon in fa∣vour of the Children of poor Ministers. 8. Monsieur Vignier commended for his Theatre of Antichrist. 9.
• Cap. 5. Of Appeals. A deposed Minister never to be restored. 1, 13. A Deputy and no Deputy. 5. the case of Monsieur le Blanc Minister of Lions. 8. The Widdow of a deceased Minister shall be paid her Annuity from the day of his death. 12. A difference between two Ministers composed. 20. Three Churches to be visited. 23. Divisions in the Church of Orleans cemented. 27. A scan∣dalous Minister censured. 28.
• Cap. 6. General matters. A Case of Conscience. 4. Canon about briguing for Deputations unto Synods. 5. A deposed Minister most severely censured. 7. An Order for maimed Souldiers having the Cross on their back. 10. Of Attestations. 11. Act for a National Fast. 12. A subtle and crafty Schismatick to be care∣fully watched. 14. A Case about Baptism administred by a deposed Minister, whether valid. 16. What to do when Marriage-banes are forbidden? 17. A Pocket-Bible designed for the Press. 18. Whether a Minister may press a per∣son to discover a secret crime unto the Magistrate. 20. Ministers appointed to study some particular Controversies in the several Provinces.
• Cap. 7. Of Universities. The Universities of Montauban, Nismes, and Mont∣pellier censured. 1, 2. The Duke of Sully's Colledge of Boisbelle. 8.
• Cap. 8. Particular Orders. Letters unto the Judges in the mixt Court of Castres. 5. A poor Minister relieved. 8. the Seignory of Geneva can pretend no right to the Natives of their City Ministers in France. 11. Complaints against the Ministers of Mants and Fontainbleau. 23. Copies of the Acts of the National Synods not to be communicated. 26. A Controversie moved by de Royer, and terminated by this Synod. 35.
• Cap. 9. An Order for calling the next National Synod.
• Cap. 10. The Roll of deposed Ministers.
• Cap. 11. Moneys divided among the Churches:
• Cap. 12. A Catalogue of the Churches, having portions out of the King's Money.
• Cap. 13. Account of the Dividend for the three first Quarters.
• Cap. 14. Account of Moneys given upon particular occasions.

Notes

• 1609. The 19th Synod.