The summe of Christian religion: deliuered by Zacharias Vrsinus in his lectures vpon the Catechism autorised by the noble Prince Frederick, throughout his dominions: wherein are debated and resolued the questions of whatsoeuer points of moment, which haue beene or are controuersed in diuinitie. Translated into English by Henrie Parrie, out of the last & best Latin editions, together with some supplie of wa[n]ts out of his discourses of diuinitie, and with correction of sundrie faults & imperfections, which ar [sic] as yet remaining in the best corrected Latine.

1 WHAT PRAIER IS, AND HOW MANY SORTS OF PRAIER THERE ARE.

PRaier is a petition ioyned with an ardent and earnest desire, whether vttered in woords or not vttered; whereby wee aske of the true god reueiled in the word those things which he hath com∣manded to be asked of him; proceeding from an acknowledgement of our necessity and neede, with humilitie, and repentaunce, and confession of our owne vnworthinesse; made in true conuersion vn∣to God & in a confidence and sure trust in gods promises, for christs sake our Mediatour.

Saint Paul maketh mention of three sortes of praier. 1. Petitions for good thinges. 2. Deprecations against euill things. 3. Jntercessions and requestes for others. The General of these specials is Praier; Likewise Jnuocation, and Adora∣tion. But praier differeth notwithstanding from Inuocation & A∣doration. For Adoration is often times taken for the whole worship of god; because whō we woorship, him we account for the true God. But praier is a part of Inuocation: for Jnuoca∣tion compriseth these two, as a general his specials, namely Peti∣tion or praier, and thankes-giuing. For Inuocation, or, to Inuo∣cate on God is to craue of the true God any thing that is necessary, both for the soule and body, and to giue thanks

for benefits receiued of him. Thankefulnes, or Thankesgi∣uing is an acknowledgement of a benefit receiued, and a voluntary binding to the performaunce of duties mutuall, possible, and lawful. Thankefulnes conteineth two things, to wit, truth, and iustice.