Hi, welcome … yes, in book 1, chapter 9, of the institutes I also believe Calvin is saying that the Holy Spirit and divinely inspired scripture are inseparable. Reading Calvin is a lot like reading the epistles of Paul, I often find multiple themes and logical arguments all mixed together in the writings of both; what wonderful minds they have. Note this quote near the end of the chapter: “the Lord has knit together the certainty of his word and Spirit so that our mind will be filled with reverence for the word when the Spirit shines upon it“. I feel this statement is consistent with your analysis that the Holy Spirit enables our understanding of scripture. The negative side of the argument, in this chapter, deals with folks who Calvin feels: “err as bent on their own destruction, in seeking the Holy Spirit from themselves rather than from Him”. It’s an interesting dialog, my analysis is that as we seek an increasingly greater knowledge of God, in Jesus Christ, through scripture, God imparts ( that is, He is able to impart because of our seeking and openness ) increasingly greater portions of the Holy Spirit into our life and, consequently, our understanding of God’s purpose for our life and the life of the local church will increase. Additionally, as our knowledge and understanding of God’s purpose increases, we actually gain a greater knowledge and understanding of God the Father. So far, the topics of book one, of the institutes, which Calvin terms “Knowledge of God the Creator” seem actually to be developing the dynamics of the Trinity in the growth of our, personal, spiritual relationship with God. Calvin feels the alternative is a decent into an infatuation with delusion, vanity and falsehood. His core point is that scripture is our gateway to a true relationship with God, I liked Calvin’s choice of terms for the dynamics of scripture with the Holy Spirit, an: “indissoluble union”. I think Calvin’s analysis, in this chapter, is actually a mashup of traditional teachings on the Trinity and scripture; I feel that his view adds a lot to my understanding of those scriptures which deal with the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit because where I’d previously compartmentalize these spiritual manifestations as a discrete function of the Holy Spirit in my life, I now can conceptualize this as the Trinity at work in all facets of my life; a simple enough truth but a lot to think about.