Justin Effler’s Reviews > Calvin on Prayer - From Institutes of the Christian Religion > Status Update

He says, “Thy sins are forgiven thee” (Mat 9:2). In other words, He raises our thoughts to the object that is especially to be desired, i.e., admission into the favor of God. [He] then gives the fruit of reconciliation by bringing assistance to us.

to show that a faith unaccompanied with prayer to God cannot be genuine, states this to be the order: as faith springs from the Gospel, so by faith our hearts are framed to call upon the name of God.