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…

8 But more plainly to teach the same, he exhorteth more nearly to behold their confirmation, and more diligently to examine the same: for from hence forth will their wicked, false inventions proceed: first, because they say the holy ghost is given in Baptism to innocency; in confirmation to increase of grace: In Baptism we are new begotten to life; in confirmation we are prepared to battle, so they say that Baptism cannot be done without confirmation. A most filthy wickedness: for we are in Baptism buried together with Christ, being made partakers of him, that we may be all partakers of his resurrection,¹ which fellowship with the death of Christ, is the mortifying of the flesh, and quickening ⟨p. 259⟩of the spirit: for that our old man is crucified, that we may walk in newness of life, this is to be armed in battle.² Where Luke saith, That they were Baptised in the name of Jesus Christ, which had not received the holy Ghost, he doth not simply deny that they were endued with any gift of the holy Ghost, which believed in Christ, in heart, and confessed him in mouth: but he meaneth of the receiving of the holy Ghost, whereby the open powers and visible graces were received. So the Apostles received the spirit on the day of Pentecost, where as it had bin long said of Christ: It is not you that speak, but the spirit of my father which speaketh in you. ³The word of God is that they which are baptised in Christ, have put on Christ with his gifts.⁴ The word of the Anointers is, that they received no promise, by which they may be armed in battles.

8 But more plainely to teache the same, he exhorteth more néerely to beholde their confirmation, and more diligently to examine the same: for from hence foorth will their wicked, false inuentions procéede: first, because they say the holy ghost is giuen in Baptisme to innocentie; in confirmation to encrease of grace: In Baptisme wee are newe begotten to life; in confirmation we are prepared to battell, so they say that Baptisme cannot bee doone without confirmation. A most filthie wickednesse: for we are in Baptisme buried together with Christ, being made partakers of him, that we may bee all partakers of his resurrection,