A Pamphlet Concerning the Reformation of the Church (16-17)

(Kuyper takes the position in this pamphlet that in order to understand reformation in the church one must understand deformation. And in order to understand the deformation of the church one must understand what the Scriptural idea of the church is. In the last paragraph Kuyper has spoken of the importance of the local church as the manifestation of the body of Christ. He concluded that section with the words: "For this reason, therefore, we maintain that Scripture history, and precision of...