I've suspected there were reasons no one was inspired to translate all of Bavinck until now

[W]e must remind ourselves that the Catholic righteousness by good works is vastly preferable to a protestant righteousness by good doctrine. At least righteousness by good works benefits one’s neighbor, whereas righteousness by good doctrine only produces lovelessness and pride. -Herman Bavinck

Incredibly unimpressive statement from Mr. Bavinck. Righteousness by good works is death. How can death be preferable to anything. Then whereas Bavinck gives the Romanist position, which is eternal death, a favorable gloss all he has for the Protestants is a straw man. Let's let John Owen describe what doctrine is to a real Christian:

"When the heart is cast indeed into the mould of the doctrine that the mind embraceth - when the evidence and necessity of the truth abides in us - when not the sense of the words only is in our heads, but the sense of the thing abides in our hearts - when we have communion with God in the doctrine we contend for - then shall we be garrisoned by the grace of God against all the assaults of men."