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.

IX. A confirmation of the former doctrine, by the order of the creede.

According to these three pointes we inter∣pret this article of forgiuenes of sinnes in the creede: as first, that after the article of the church & communion of Saints, is placed this article, to teach vs, that, without the church, remission of sinnes is not bestowed, nor hath any place. Againe, that the same is placed after the confession of our faith in God the father, the sonne, and the holy ghost, and of our faith, wherein we beleeue the church to be holie, & to consist of the societie and communion of Saintes: to wittnesse vnto vs, that not for our owne merites, but by our faith in the father sonne and holie ghost, and because wee are in the church, and haue communion with all the Saints, therefore we daily obtaine forgiuenes of our sinnes. And finally by this placing of the articles of faith, we may well beleeue and confesse that after forgiuenesse of sinnes ob∣tained

in this militāt church: there is no more to be looked for of the dead, but the resurre∣ction of the flesh, and life euerlasting.