Jacobus Borstius (1612-1680): An example of classical Reformed instruction to small children
Jacobus Borstius (1612-1680) wrote an influential Dutch catechism aimed at very young children, titled Eenige Vragen voor de Kleine Kinderen (Some Questions for Little Childen), which for some time was quite influential in South Africa. The uncomplicated character of this work shows how simply the Reformed faith can be presented, and yet still convey central points. Here Borstius offers one of the clearest examples of the preparatory character of the law being applied to children of believers (covenant children), and by implication, the view of the iustitia aliena (alien righteousness of Christ imputed to us by faith alone):
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