He calls it a tasting of the good word of God; by which he means, that the will of God is therein revealed, not in any sort of way, but in such a way as sweetly to delight us; in short, by this title is
pointed out the difference between the Law and the Gospel; for that has nothing but severity and condemnation, but this is a sweet testimony of God’s love and fatherly kindness towards us.
John Calvin | Commentary on Hebrew 6:4
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Dr. Clark,
Thank you for this excellent quote from Calvin. I also long for those in the Reformed community to be more familiar with the historical Reformed Law/Gospel distinction. Dr. Horton’s fine piece on Calvin and the Law-Gospel Hermeneutic is still available online and is very helpful. http://web.archive.org/web/20010411225720/http:/alliancenet.org/pub/articles/horton.CalvinLG.html
Blessings