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6. Que le Sr Poujade reconoitra s etre grandement oublié en plusieurs paroles et actions
malséantes contre le Sr Delmé et le Consistoire, tendantes au mépris de leur personnes et administrations, Et que tous procès meus a l’ocasion de ces diferens de part et d autre cesseront, et seront annuliez. .
7. Que les Srs Delmé et Poujade seront reconciliez en ce Synode, et sera fait un Acte d’oblivion de tout ce qui s’est passé ; Que la dite reconciliation & Acte d’oblivion seront confirmez a Cantorberi, tant par le Consistoire que par les membres de l’Eglise.
8. Qu’en cas que le Sr Poujade acomplisse toutes les conditions susdites, La Sentence de la Classe sera levée, ou autrement demeurera en sa pleine force et vigueur jusqu a tant qu ils les
acomplisse. ,
De surplus pour avancer l,aconiplissemt de cette Sentence, La Reconciliation corne dessus étant faite, Le Synode a résolu que deus Ministres, acompagnez de deus Anciens députez de ce Synode, se transporteront a Canterbury pour prêcher et exhorter, en public et en particulier, a pais et réconciliation, Et pour leur declarer les resolutions de ce Synode, et assister a sa reconoissance publique: Et que pour un seau de vraye reconciliation, tous les membres de l’Eglise réguliers qui se conforment a la Discipline seront exhortez au nom de ce Synode de recevoir ensemble la ste Cene, devant le retour des dits Députez.
The Deputies were named that are to transport themselves to Canterbury to the end abovesaid, Dr De Laune & Cesar Calandrin Pastors, & Dirick Hoste & Florentin Teinturier Elders.
When afterwards Mr Poujade refused to perform that clause of the Sentence concerning his publick repentance, without such conditions as the Synod could not undertake, The Synod resolved that as yet there was no cause for the Deputies to go thither.
The last clause of the 8th Article of the Sentence, Till he do perform them, At the instance of the Consistoire of Canterbury was declared by the Synode to be meant within the space of six months as in the l3t Article: Provided if Mr Poujade should pretend an impossibility tor being prevented by the time, the Coetus shall judge if that excuse be well grounded, acordmg to ye 4th Article.
Cæsar Calandrin Moderator.
Peter De Laune Assessor.
Dirick Hoste Scribe.
3. This Synod having been informed by Mr Dr De Laune of the refractoriness of M D’Assigni, who, notwithstanding the last Colloquie interdicted his Ministery there, ye continueth to preach there ; And of the Elders & Deacons and a great part of' the people who maintain the sd D’Assigni in contempt of the Colloque, and oppose their Ancient Pastor D De Laune his maintenance and his place in the Consistorie, except he subscribe to such conditions as he conceiveth to be destructive to Discipline ; Sent a letter directed to the brethren of that Consistorie, dated the 21st of September, to give them notice of this Synodicall meeting, as a fit remedie against disorders and distractions in the Churches, and the likeliest means o restore them to their peace and union, With a loving invitation to send their Deputies o ns Synode, and to persuade Mr D’Assigni to come with them ; Unto wch they sent no answer untill the 4th of November, And then pretended that they could not send their Deputies till this Synod had answered certain Queries wch they sent, wch in effect tend to disgrace & overthrow the Discipline of our Churches : Yet the Synod sent them another letter dated t e of November, promising to satisfie their Queries wch cannot be done till their Deputies be here and their reasons be heard, And earnestly exhorting them not to foster any disorder m the Church ; Signifying withall that this Synod was drawing to a period : And after a months stay more, seing that they would send neither letter nor Deputies, And that by their neglecting the remedie their disorders are like to continue and increase, to the dishonoui o God & the great disturbance of the Union and the edification of that Congregation, and scandall of our churches in this Kingdome, It was resolved that a petition should be presented
in the name of this Synode to the Honnourable Houses of Parliament, or to the Comittees for Plundered Ministers, That they would be pleased to interpose their Authoritie for restoring the peace & edification of that poor Congregation by the observance of the Order and Discipline of our Churches : And for ratifying their own former Order of the 29th of June made in that behalf ; And that three Pastors & two Elders members of this Synod viz* M1’ Cesar Calandrin Moderator of this Synode, Mr Philip Define Assessor, & Mr John De La Marche Pastors, Mr Dirick Hoste & Mr Florentin Teinturier Elders, shall accompanie Dr Peter De Laune to present the sd Petition. Accordingly the Petition was presented by the sd Deputies to the Comittee, And it was granted that their Order of June the 29th shall stand, If there be no cause shewed to the Contrarie by the 17th of Januarie. The same Deputies shall continue to asist the Dr, or in default of any of them the Cetus of London is entreated to supply and to help him with a letter or Certificate if occasion require it.
Of a generall Petition.
4. This Synod judged it necessarie for the comfortable subsisting of the stranger churches in the Kingdome, that a Petition be presented to both houses of Parliament for countenancing the Discipline of our churches in generall in ye execution of it, against all opposers or disturbers thereof : But left it to the discretion of the Cetus of London to judge of fittest season for it, Acording to the Acts of the former Synods of 1641 & 1644.
Of John De Neu.
5. John De Neu being maried with his wifes neece, and therefore kept from the Comunion at Canterbury, Desired that the Synode would judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of his mariage : The Synod referred him to the French Colloquie as his proper Judge.
Of the Complaint of Mr Monteage & others.
6. Mr Monteage & some others, members of the French Church of London, brought in a complaint against Mr J ohn De la Marche Pastor of the said Church. The Synod told them that acording to the order of our Discipline their own Consistorie must first judge of it then their Colloque before it could be brought to the Synode. They answered it had been in their Consistorie, and their appeale was made to ye Synod. The Act of the Consistorie being read, it appeared that the appeale there mentioned was not to the Synod but to the Colloquie, Therefore the Synod could not admit their complaints but dismissed them, And exhorted them to peaceable & orderly proceedings, Either to seek their satisfaction by way of brotherly conference with some impartial! men members of the church such as they may agree on, Or to make their adresses to the French Colloque now sitting. The Brethren of ye French Colloque afterwards have informed this Synode, that they have examined the Act of Consistorie where is spoken of Appeale, and have found that there is no right of Appeale, being not after a Sentence passed, Nor made by the Plaintives, But onely an overture by the way given, As to say that their regular course should be to appeale to the Colloque.
These Actes were agreed on by the Synod, & signed by the Moderator and Assessor of the Synode, and because Mr Keux the Scribe of the Synod was returned to his Church ivith leave, Mr Dirick Hoste was intreated to signe in his place.
Concluded the 7th of February 1647.
Cesar Calandrin Moderator.
Dirick Hoste Scribe.
