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.

II. What we meane by the name of remission of sinnes.

And sith there be three things in sinne, the action it selfe; the wickednesse of the action & therefore the sinners fault remaining in him; and lastlie the desert of due punishment clea∣uing vnto the fault; then we vnderstand that our sinnes are forgiuen vs, when not onely the faulte and wickednesse of the action is not imputed vnto vs, but also when as the desert or guiltinesse is taken awaye, and the due pu∣nishment pardoned. For then are our sinnes properlie forgiuen vs: and we, when wee de∣sire in prayer that our sinnes may be forgiuen vs, wee desire not onely to bee absolued from the fault, and that the iniquitie maye not bee imputed vnto vs, but also that the punishment and condemnation due vnto vs for the iniqui∣tie may be forgiuen, and we deliuered from

our debts and guiltinesse: seing that neither we can say that we forgiue our brethren their debts, vnlesse wee set them free from the debt it selfe and from all satisfaction: and seing it is certaine that we are not commaunded to aske any thing, but that which he will giue vs: and that Christ hath cancelled the hand writing of all our debts, hauing himselfe made a per∣fect and full payment and satisfaction.