"Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, and the

sacraments administered according to Christ's institution, there, it is not to

be doubted, a church of God exists."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 100.

Insti. IV.i.9

 

"Therefore, a part of revelation consists in baptism, that is, so far as

it is intended to confirm our faith."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 116.

Titus 3:5.

 

 

"Baptism seals to us the salvation obtained by Christ."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 116.

Comm.

Titus 3:5.

 

 

"But the sacraments properly fulfill their office only when the Spirit,

that inward teacher, comes to them, by whose power alone hearts are penetrated

and affections moved and our souls opened for the sacraments to enter in. If the

Spirit be lacking, the sacraments can accomplish nothing more in our minds than

the splendor of the sun shining upon blind eyes, or a voice sounding in deaf

ears."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 119.

Insti. IV.xiv.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The nature of baptism or the Supper must not be tied down to an instant

of time.  God, whenever He sees fit, fulfills and exhibits in immediate effect

that which he figures in the sacrament.  But no necessity must be imagined so as

to prevent His grace from sometimes preceding, sometimes following, the use of

the sign."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 121.

Against Joachim Westphal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The offspring of believers are born holy, because their children, while

yet in the womb, before they breathe the vital air, have been adopted into the

covenant of eternal life."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 123.

True Method of Reforming the Church

 

"We must establish such a presence of Christ in the supper as may neither

fasten Him to the element of bread, not enclose Him in bread, not circumscribe

Him in any way (all of which clearly derogate from His heavenly glory)...."

Benjamin Charles Milner, Jr.,

Calvin's Doctrine of the Church,

Leiden:  E. J. Brill,

1970,

p. 128.

Insti.IV.xvii.19