Book 4/Chapter 19
On par with Donatists (section 10)
1. In what way do those who put confirmation ahead of baptism compare to the ancient Donatists?
Less than dung (section 11)
1. What trivial argument does Calvin dismiss?
2. What value does Calvin place on this oil?
Value from ancient times (section 12)
1. How does Calvin answer the argument that confirmation was practiced in the ancient church?
2. What else does he do?
3. How did they use the “laying on of hands”?
True confirmation (section 13)
1. What would Calvin like to see instituted as a “true confirmation”?
A rite of penance (section 14)
1. What rite of penance would Calvin accept?
These are the questions for the readings for Tuesday, December 15, and those readings can be found here.