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.

Article 20.

The Ministers shall exhort their Flock, to keepe modesty in their Apparell and they themselves in this kind shall shew themselves as good examples in abstaining from all kind of bravery in their habits, and in the habits of their wives and children.

The Synod and Colloques sha••l observe this Article and rule, as before, and practise suspension on them which conforme not them∣selves unto it.

Vpon the reading of the 20 Artic••e which enjoynes Pastours to exhort their flocks, to observe modesty in their Apparell, and to shew therein themselves the first examples both in their persons and families.

Many complaints have been brought of the breach of this Article, by Pastours themselves, their wives and children in secular habits, too farre from the modesty required in them.

The Assembly desiring to remedy so notable a scandall have given expresse charge to all moderatours of Colloques and Provinciall Sy∣nods to correct such excesse, by censures and reprehensions, and the Refra••••ory shall be by the Authority of this Assembly, suspended of their charges untill they have taken away the said Scandall. And to the end that this may be the nearer looked unto, it is permitted un∣to every particular man following the forme of the Discipline to ad∣vertise the Consistory of the foresaid excesse, and to bring them to punishment for it the which being denyed, they may addresse them∣selves unto the Colloques to draw a Censure from them against the Pastours, and against them which shall bee found faulty in that kind.