The generall and particular acts and articles of the late national synod of the reformed Churches of France, assembled by the permission of the King at Charenton neare Paris, beginning the 26th of December, 1644. Where by the present estate of those churches, as also their doctrine and discipline may be knowne. With divers other remarkable passages, and letters from the King and Q. Regent of France, to the said synod, and of the synod to their Majesties, and other great personages. Never before printed either in French or English, and now faithfully translated out of a written French copy. Whereunto is added a formulary of baptisme for those who from paganisme, Judaisme, and Mahumetisme, are converted to the Christian faith; as also of those Anabaptists who have not bin baptised before, composed in the nationall synod set forth at Charenton in the yeare 1645. and now faithfully Englished.

An Act that is to be published against Sieur Militier. Sunday, January 29. 1645.

Most deare Brethren,

IT is a long time that you have beheld with griefe the Sieur Theo∣philus, Brocheur Sieur de Militier employed to withstand by writings published, the beliefe of our Churches, and that you have been wounded with just griefe caused by the scandall of his proceeding, totally differing from the duty of a Person raised from his infancy in the profession of the true Religion, the which he hath in such sort contemned, as that he loves rather, to abound in his own sense, and to leave himselfe seduced by his owne proper prejudgings, then to hearken never so little to the Re∣monstrances, which have been made unto him in all charity.

First by the Consistory of this Church, and in the pursuance thereof by the Nationall Synod assembled at Alenson, in the yeare 1637. by expresse order whereof the Consistory denounced against him, that for default of returning unto himselfe within six moneths, and giving glory unto God, he shall not be acknowledged for a member of this Reformed Church.

This just and necessary advertisement having no way touched him, and not having hitherto produced any other effect, then to render him the more inexcusably obstinate; The Nationall Synod of the Reformed Churches of this Kingdome, desirous to remedy a scandall so long con∣tinued among them, and to procure, so much as in them lyeth, your edifi∣cation, came to this Conclusion in this place, confirming the proceeding Arrest assembled at Alenson declare unto you by our mouth, that the said Sieur de Militier long since, more then ten yeares being deprived of the Communion of the Lords Table, and cut off from the Church in the yeare 1638. and from the number of the faithfull of our Confes∣sion, may no more be accounted by you among the members of the Refor∣med Churches. Pray the Lord that touching his heart with all the puis∣sant vertue of his Spirit, he may returne himselfe from the gall of bit∣ternesse and that he would be pleased to give him the grace to turne him∣selfe from darknesse unto light, and from error unto truth, to the end that as the fall of this personage hath for many yeares afflicted your spirits with just sorrow and griefe, so you may be edified and comforted by his Repentance, Amen.