Matters to be Treated (2)

"In these assemblies ecclesiastical matters only shall be treated." Such is the wording of Article 30. It would seem that further comment on the above statement is altogether unnecessary since the fact stated follows from the very nature of things. It is obvious that a farmer shall concern himself with things pertaining to agriculture, a doctor with medicine, a teacher with pedagogy, etc. Isn't it then rather redundant to say that the church shall treat only those matters that pertain to and...