A Pamphlet Concerning the Reformation of the Church (5-6)

5. How God's Word governs the whole life of the church. 5. How God's Word governs the whole life of the church. The normal form or figure and shape of the church on earth is fixed by the Word of God. By the Word, God gathers His elect, making this saving operation, through the Holy Spirit, work to regeneration. Aroused by this Spirit, the elect confess that Word over against Satan and the world, over against each other and themselves. They strive by the institution of preaching under the...