H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he caused to bee published in the name of himselfe & his family. Englished in sense agreeable, and in words as answerable to his ovvne latine copie, as in so graue a mans worke is requisite: for the profite of all the vnlearneder sort, of English christians, that desire to know his iudgement in matters of faith.

I. There is a perpetuall dispensation of remission of sinnes in the church: and thereunto, is the perpetuall ministerie of the word ordayned.

WE haue before confessed, that so soone as any one is ingrafted into Christ by his holy spirit, he presently obtaineth forgiuenesse of all his sinnes com∣mitted, and draweth a new life from his head Christ, and so is made a liuelie member of the church. But, because the most holie ones that are in this militant church do daily sinne, euē

to the last ende of their liues, so that they haue still need of new forgiuenesse of their sinnes, and also of new repentance, and new faith to apprehend forgiuenesse of sinnes in Christ: & that faith and repentance, is stirred vp by the ministerie of the word and sacraments: there∣fore wee beleeue that remission of sinnes is dispensed and bestowed perpetually in the church, by the ministerie of the word and sa∣craments, and that the ecclesiasticall ministe∣rie which is perpetuall in the church, is ordai∣ned thereunto.