Calvin’s Liturgy

John Calvin condemned the Mass of Roman Catholicism in no uncertain terms. "Of all the idols, he knew none so grotesque as that in which the priest called down Christ into his hands by 'magical mumblings' and offered him anew on the sacrificial altar, while the people looked on in 'stupid amazement.'"1 Calvin proceeded to formulate his ideas on worship (liturgy) by basing them on the clear warrant of Scripture and appealing to the invariable custom of the ancient church.2 The Reformer...