Writing on Luke 12:14, Calvin argues:
Secondly, our Lord intended to draw a distinction between the political kingdoms of this world and the government of his Church; for he had been appointed by the Father to be a Teacher, who should divide asunder, by the sword of the word, the thoughts and feelings, and penetrate into the souls of men, (Hebrews 4:12,) but was not a magistrate to divide inheritances This condemns the robbery of the Pope and his clergy, who, while they give themselves out to be pastors of the Church, have dared to usurp an earthly and secular jurisdiction, which is inconsistent with their office; for what is in itself lawful may be improper in certain persons.
David Bayly agrees:
And of course, to all this I say, “Amen and amen.” Yes, absolutely. I have no quarrel with such a two-kingdom approach, in fact I emphatically agree with Calvin that is it wicked for pastors of the Church “to usurp an earthly and secular jurisdiction.”
So I guess if Calvin was 2k and Bayly agrees with Calvin, then Calvin must have praised Lloyd-Jones and Jonathan Edwards. Ba dop bop.
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Yes, I am head scratching at this one too.
The whole episode over at the Baylys’ began with their criticism of Clark and other confessionalists for being mean about Edwards and Lloyd-Jones. When confessionalists responded, the Baylys double-down on two-kingdomers not petitioning abortion clinics, which then descended into two-kingdom doctrine more generally. So if Calvin is okay on 2k, then he must have a warm spot for Lloyd-Jones in the Bayly world and life view.