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.

CHAP. XV. An Act of the Oath of Ʋnion Taken, Sworn, and Subscribed by all the Deputies of the Reformed Churches of France Assembled in their National Synod at Tonneins in the Province of Lower Guyenne in May 1614.

WE whose Names are hereunder Written Deputies of the Reformed Church∣es of France Assembled in a National Synod held at Tonneins in the Province of Lower Guyenne, knowing by past experience that there is nothing more needful for the preservation of the peace and wellfare of our Churches than an holy Union, and inviolable Concord, both in Doctrine and Discipline, and their de∣pendencies, and that the said Churches cannot long Subsist without a Good, a Strict, and Mutual Union, and conjunction of one with the other, and this better kept and maintained than formerly. Therefore being desirous what in us lyeth for the future to remove all seeds of division, and occasion of partialities, between the said Churches, and to obviate all Impostures, Plots, Calumnies and Practices whatso∣ever, by means whereof divers Persons ill affected to our Religion do indeavour its utter Ruine and destruction: For which reason we are more bound than ever by an unanimous consent and agreement to use those means which will most and best contri∣bute to our just, lawful, and necessary preservation in the Union aforesaid under the authority of our Soveraign Lord the King, and the Queen Regent his Mother, we have, in the Name of all those Churches, and for their Weal and Happiness, and for the service of their Majesties, Sworn and Protested, and do Swear and Protest, yea we do also promise, that we will see these our Protestation; to be ratified in and by all our respective Provinces to continue inseparably United and conjoyn∣ed

in the Confession of Faith owned and Professed by the Reformed Church of this Kingdom, and confirmed, approved, and ratified by us all: We Swear as well in our own Names, as in the Names of all the Churches and Provinces, which Com∣missionated us to be their Deputies unto this Assembly, that we will live and die in this Confession, as also we do protest that we will keep inviolably that Ecclesiasti∣cal Discipline, which is established in the Reformed Churches of this Kingdom, and to observe its Canons for the Government of these Churches, and the reforma∣tion of manners; owning and acknowledging that it is agreeable to the Word of God, under whose supream and unviolable authority We Protest and Swear to yield all obe∣dience and fidelity to their Majesties, desiring nothing more than through the favour of their Edicts to serve our God without any Violence offered unto our Consciences.

Sworn and Subscribed by

• Gigord Moderator.
• Gardesy Assessor.
• Rivet and Scribes,
• Maltrett Scribes,

And by all the other Deputies with their own hands.