That which may seem to give the New Testament, in respect of those that have embraced Christian Doctrine, the force of Laws, in the times, and places of persecution, is the decrees they made amongst themselves in their Synods.
Izan ere, Apostoluen, Zaharren eta Eliza osoaren Kontzilioen tankera honelaxe adierazirik irakurtzen dugu (Eg. 15, 28):