The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France, 25 (Castres) · Chapter 16
CHAP. XVI. Obſervations on reading the Acts of the National Synod of Charenton.
1 THIS Council treading in the Steps of the laſt National Synod held at Charenton, and yielding to the requeſt of divers Provinces, voted a moſt humble Petition ſhould be preſented unto His Majeſty, that all our Eccleſiaſtical Aſſemblies might enjoy the ſelf-ſame liberty as they ever had till the Year One Thouſand Six Hundred, and Twenty Three.
2. On reading the Third Article of Obſervations by the ſaid Synod and of our Church-Diſcipline, it was voted, that the Ancient Cuſtom ſhould be retained for Celebrating the Lords Supper in the cloſe and iſſue of the National Synods.
3. The Third Article in the firſt Chapter of our Church-Diſcipline made in that Synod, ſhall hereafter be expreſt in theſe terms. Miniſters and their Families ſhall actually reſide, &c. And in obedience to this Canon all Miniſters within the Province of the Higher Languedoc, who are already, or may hereafter reſide in the City of Montauban ſhall immediately and without delay conform themſelves to that Order of their laſt Provincial Synod, on pain of being depoſed from their Miniſtry, and the next Provincial Synods ſhall yield Accompt unto the next National Synod of their duty, in dealing with, and cenſuring of ſuch Delinquents.
See of this Cedur in the Roll of Apoſtates in the Third National Synod of Charenton.4. When as the Acts of the National Synod of Charenton were read, This Aſſembly was informed, that a Decree of theirs concerning Monſieur Codurs his departure into Dolphiny, who was there to be provided of a Church by that Province had never been executed: A Vote paſſed, that he ſhould perſonally appear within eighteen dayes after his reception of this preſent Summons, before this Aſſembly, and bring in the reaſons of his diſobedience: And in caſe of his refuſal, we do declare him ſuſpended from the Sacred Miniſtry, and farther, that notwithſtanding his abſence we will proceed to a final Judicial Sentence againſt him.
5. The Province of the Iſle of France is order'd to write unto the Church and Univerſity of Sedan, that they would be pleaſed to reſign the Manuſcript Works left by Monſieur du Tilloy deceaſed, that they may be printed, and the worthy labours of that moſt Excellent Servant of God being publiſhed may become the more uſeful.
6. The Council condeſcending to the Petitions of Monſieur Perreaud Paſtor of the Church of Maſcon, and to the deſires of the Provincial Deputies of Burgundy, decreed that the Cenſure voted againſt him in the laſt National Synod ſhould be razed out of its Acts.
7. At the requeſt of the Province of Lower Guyenne, and for that Honourable Report and Teſtimonials they have given of Monſieur Huron, and in hopes that the Church of Beſſa whereof he is Miniſter will be more advantagiouſly edified by him, it was granted that the Act of Cenſure denounc't againſt him by the National Synod of Charenton ſhould be razed out alſo.
8. The Writings delivered by Monſieur Perrin Paſtor of the Church of Nyons and by Monſieur de Mirebell deceaſed unto the Province of Burgundy, and by their Deputies unto this Synod, were all order'd to be ſuppreſt.
9. The Obſervation of the third Article of General Matters paſt in the aforeſaid Synod of Charenton is recommended unto all the Churches.
10. There were read the Acts and Letters of certain Elders and Heads of Families in the Church of Montlimart, Letters from the Church of Sauve, and from his Highneſs the Lord Duke of Rohan, and Audience was given unto the Lords Caron and Mouſchamp Deputies of Montlimart, and to the Provincial Deputies of Dolphiny and Sevennes, as alſo to Monſieur Guerin Commiſſioned by the aforeſaid Lord Duke, and to Monſieur Roſſel Paſtor of the Church of Montlimart, lent by the laſt National Synod unto the Church of Sauve till the meeting of this Aſſembly. Whereupon a Decree paſſed that Monſieur Roſſel ſhould be lent for Three years unto the Church in the Lord Duke of Roan's Houſe, but with this Condition, that the ſaid Mr. Roſſel ſhall not abandon the Church of Sauve, before it be provided of another Paſtor by the Colloquy of Sauve, or by the Province of Sevennes, which is required to get them a ſupply out of hand, and when as thoſe three years of Loane be expired, both the ſaid Monſieur Roſſel, and the Church of Montlimart ſhall apply themſelves unto the Province of Dolphiny, which is impowered by this Aſſembly to provide for the ſaid Monſieur Roſſel and the Church of Montlimart to their mutual comfort and advantage.