The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

23 Therefore that school doctrine is utterly to be rejected, whereby there is noted so great a difference between the Sacraments of the old Law, & the new Law, as though those did nothing but shadow out the grace of God, and those do presently give it, but the Apostle speaketh no less honourable of those then of these,¹ what power our Sacraments have, the same had theirs, they were seals of Gods good will towards them into hope of eternal salvation.²

23 Therefore that schoole doctrine is vtterly to be reiected, whereby there is noted so great a difference betwene the Sacraments of the old Law, & the new Lawe, as though those did nothing but shadow out the grace of God, and those doe presently giue it, but the Apostle speaketh no lesse honorable of those then of these,¹ what power our Sacramentes haue, the same had theirs, they were seales of Gods good will towards them into hope of eternall saluation.²

1. 11. Cor. 10.3
2. 2Heb. 10.10

24 He expoundeth certain places, whereby they would defend their opinion: first,¹ those which seem to extenuate or diminish Circumcision. Paul showeth that God regardeth not the outward washing, whereby we enter into profession of religion unless the mind within be both cleansed and continue in cleanness to the end. Nothing is abated in these places of the dignity of Circumcision. Paul disputeth either against them which required it