The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, Table of contents 15
THE CONTENTS of this SYNOD.
CHap. I. Names of Deputies. Synodical Officers choſen. A Decree that every Province ſhould chooſe four Deputies, who in caſe of ſickneſs of the first Deputies, might ſupply their places in the National Synod. An Exception for the Deputy of Provence.
Chap. II. Obſervations upon the Confeſſion. Advertiſement unto Printers.
Chap. III. Obſervations upon the Diſcipline. Diſtinction between the inability and Ingratitude of a People to their Miniſter 4. Caſe of the Emeriti, and their Widows 5. Certificates given to the Poor 9. A Caſe of Conſcience moved by the Church of Caſtres 11. National Synods to be Triennial 12. No Funeral Doles 13. Marriage-Promiſes to be made either by words de futuro, or de praeſenti 15. A Caſe about one who married the Widow of him, who in his first Marriage had married his Siſter 16. A Caſe about Certificates to be married in another Church, for fear of Witchcraft 17. Widows not to marry till Seven Months after their Husbands death 18. The Marriage of Madam, the King's Siſter 19. A Caſe about Incest 20. Whether a Man convicted and condemned by the Civil Magiſtrate for a Capital Crime, which yet he ſtiffly denieth, may be admitted to the Lord's Table? 21. A Caſe about purchaſing Lands to keep up the Popiſh Worſhip 23. A Caſe about Advocates and Proctors 24. About Printers 25. And Lotteries 28. Penance for Harlots 30.
Chap. IV. Appeals. Judgment in Points of Doctrine appropriate unto the Miniſtry 4.
Chap. V. General Matters. A Committee of Miniſters to reviſe the Copies of the Diſcipline. Reconcilers of both Religions to be rejected 2. The Liturgy not to be altered. Mr. Beza's Scripture Songs to be ſung in the Churches 3. Cenſure of Books. Apparatus ad fidem Catholicam, Avis pour la Paix de L'Egliſe, & Elenchus Novae Doctrinae 4. A Caſe ſent by a Soveraign Prince unto the Synod for reſolution 5. Another Caſe depending on it 6. Another about Wounds 7. Another about Marriage-Promiſes 8. Monſieur Chamier's Advice to the Synod, when he brought the Edict of Nants unto it 14. A diſtribution of the King's Money given the Churches 16. Miniſters abroad cited home unto the Kingdom by the National Synod 17.
Chap. VI. Particular Matters. Letters to the Dutch Churches. Monſieur Berand to anſwer Perron, and Monſieur de Montigni Cahier 3. Franc a depoſed Miniſter, petitioning to be reſtored, is rejected 6. Miniſters for Madam 7. Caſſegrain's Anſwer to Perron ſlighted by the Synod 10. Peyrol not duly qualified for the Miniſtry 11. Poor Miniſters 14, 15, 16. Complaint of the Town of Aubenas 23. Miniſters in one Church quarrelling, are both removed 26. The Court of Caſtres hath the Thanks of the Synod 31.
Chap. VII. Private Acts.
Chap. VIII. Extracts from the Acts of the mixt Aſſembly of Chaſtel-heraut. An Act for calling the next National Synod.