and immoral priests. He did not do so: his concern was theological, not historical, in its essence. His critique of the late medieval confessional which he well knew is carefully and Biblically argued and developed. It needs no rehearsing here. Two of his arguments are of concern to our argument. First, Calvin turned to St. Bernard for a very important conclusion: On this subject, Bernard also gives a very useful admonition: “Sorrow for sin is necessary, if it is not perpetual. I advise you sometimes