Now, this may seem to contradict Turretin and Willard, but Calvin elsewhere distinguishes the “use” of good things and the “right to them.” Unbelievers, by the mercy and providence of God, can use the good things of this world. As for believers, Calvin writes, “Christ, by whom we are admitted into this family, at the same time admits us into a participation of this right, so that we may enjoy the whole world, together with the favor of God.”59 We can enjoy the things of this world with a true and good conscience, for they are truly ours in Christ.
