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.

3 What is, To deliuer vs from euill.

BY the name of Euill some vnderstand heere the Diuell, some sinne, some death: but the best is to comprehend in it al euils both of crime & pain, whether they be present, or to come. When as then we desire that God will deliuer vs from euil, we desire, 1. That he wil send no euil on vs, but de∣liuer vs from al euils present and to come, both of crime, and paine. 2. That if he send on vs any euils, that he would miti∣gate them in this life, and turne them vnto our saluation, that they maie be good and profitable vnto vs. 3. That he wil at length in the life to come, fully and perfectlie deliuer vs, and wipe awaie euerie teare from our eies. Wee must obserue that this petition is so the last of al the rest, as that from this we return to the for∣mer from whence we began. He is our perfect Sauiour; but he shal not be a perfect Sauiour, without this petition. The later part of this petition being opposed by way of contra∣riety to the former part, sheweth how the former part is to be vnderstood. For when he saith, But deliuer vs from euil, it sheweth that we shall be lead into temptations, and euils, and that therefore we must subiect our will vnto the will of God, & pray that we fal not into euils, if it be his wil, or that he wil deliuer vs, if we be fallen into euils.