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Catechism of the official Dutch Reformed Church

BORSTIUS, Jacob.
Kort begryp der Christelyke Leere. Nu veel vermeerderd, voor de geene die haar tegen de Dwalingen willen versterken. Met eenige kleyne Vragen voor Jonge Kinderkens.

With popular woodcut on title, showing a farmer sowing his lands.



Leeuwarden, Abr. Ferwerda, (ca. 1750). Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum wrappers. With popular woodcut on title, showing a farmer sowing his lands. (48) pp.

The "Kort Begryp", first published in 1651, was the original title of the popular Dutch school catechism by Jacob Borstius. The title itself had a previous history and was seen as a warrant for representing the official Dutch Reformed Church. Under the title "Cort Begrijp" the first Dutch catechism for children based on the Heidelberg Catechism had been published in 1599, ascribed to Marnix van St. Aldegonde. And in 1608 Faukelius also used the title "Kort Begrip" for his short extract for children of the Heidelberg Catechism. Borstius' "Kort Begryp" also contained "Eenige korte Vragen voor de Kleyne Kinderen", which separately published became a very popular Dutch catechism for the youngest children.
Borstius' "Kort Begryp" was much adapted and pirated. It even was annexed by the Dutch VOC and translated into Malayan by Werndly in 1732, and in Tamil by Simon Kat. All early editions seem to be very rare. In the preface to the present edition a first edition at Dordrecht by Hendrik van Esch is mentioned, several other editions, as well as some pirate editions, but none of these are found recorded in the relevant Dutch collections. Van der Haar, Schatkamer, lists only the "Korte vragen voor de Kleyne Kinderen".

Good copy.- (The vellum covers being rather short, all outer margins sl. frayed and dog-eared; some sl. staining).
Not in Van der Haar, Schatkamer; cf. Biblebonse berg, p. 147, and illustration of title-page on p. 149 (Amst. ed. of 1659).

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Catechism  Dutch  History  Reformation  Religion 

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