After a life full of labor, faith, zeal, and usefulness, Francke died at Halle June 8, 1727. Among his writ- ings are Manuducti) ad Lectionem Scriptturce Sacra; (Halle, 1693, 1704; Lond. 170G; also, translated, with life of Francke by Jacques, Lond. 1813, 8vo) : — Obser- vatlones Biblicv (Halle, 1095, Svo) : — Pmlectiones Her- mmeiiticx (Halle, 1717, 8vo) : — Methodus Studii Theo- logici (JlaWe, 1723, 8vo); besides mam' practical works, among which we have, in English, his Nicodemus, a Treatise against the Fear of Man (Lond. 1709, 12mo) : — Footsteps of Divine Providence (London, 1787, 8vo). For the life of Francke, and accounts of the philan- thropic institutions founded b}' him, see bio2;raphies by Guericke (.4 . //. Francke, eine Denlschrift, Halle, 1827), Leo (Zwickau, 1848), Koch (Breslau, 1854), >'ie- nieyer (^Uebersicht von Francke's Leben, etc., Halle, 1778) ; Life of Francke (Christ. Family Library, Lond. 12mo) ; Princeton Rev. 1830, p. 408 ; Stoever, in Evang. Qti. Review, 1863 ; Kramer, Beitrtige z. desch. Francke's (Halle, 1861), from MSS. recently found in the Orphan House, containing, among other matter, an account by Francke of "the Beginning and Progress of his Conversion ;" a chronological summary of the princi- pal events in Francke's life, also written by liimself, and tiie correspondence between Francke and Spener ; Hurst, History of Rationalism, ch. iii. See also Pie- tism.
Francke, Theophil August, son of August Hermann Francke, was born at Halle Jlarcii 21, 1696^ and died Sept. 2, 1769. In 1720 lie was made pastor of tlie House of Correction in Halle, in 1723 adjunct to the faculty of theology, and in 1727 succeeded his father as diocesan inspector and a director in the Or- phan House and predagogium, and subsequentlj' be- came archdeacon and consistorial counsellor to the king of Prussia. He was the editor of several works,
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and wrote introductions to Nielcamp's Missions-Ge- schichte and tlie Canstein Bibel, and publislicd a con- tinuation of tlie memoirs of Daiiisli missionaries in the East Indies. — Hoefer, iXoui: Blog. Ginerale, xviii, 572. (J.W.M.)
Francken, .ffigidius, was probalil}- born at Dort, wliere his father, Kev. Hcnricus Franclvcn, was settled from l(JiJ"2 to 1704. Tlie son was called in 170-i to take ciiargc of a church at Kijsoort. Having labored here nine years, he accepted a call to Maassluis, where he exercised his ministry till removed by death in 1743. He was warmly attached to the Voetian partj' in the Reformed Church. He was a zealous advocate of their views, and was highly esteemed bj' the party. He insisted much on experimental and practical relig- ion. He excelled in analyzing the workings of the human heart, and in exposing to view its hidden re- cesses. His writings, tliough not whoUj' free from nivsticism and asceticism, were productive of great good. His work on ascetic theology, entitled HeiUge Godgeleerdheid, published in 1719, was frequently re- printed ; this was also the case with his Kern der God- fjeleerdheid. His Witte Ktursken of tlen Leredenene ai)peared in 1724. Several other volumes on practical religion were published by him. Their titles are suf- ficiently quaint, and remind us of Kutherford's mode of expression. His brother Peter was settled at Geer- truidenberg from 1G95 to 1728. See Glasius, Godge- leerd Nedeiiand, biz. 471 en verv. (Te 's Hertogen- bosch, 1851) ; Gesrhiedenis der Nedcrlandsche Hervorm- de Kerlc door Ypeij en Dermont, 111 Deel, biz. 306 en verv. (Te Breda, 1824) ; Gesthiedetiis van de Predik- hinde in de Proti.^tanlische Kerk van Nederland door J. Ilarlog, Prcdiktint lij de Doopsgezhide Gemeente te Za- a«(?((?« (Amsterdam, 1805). (J. P.AV.)
Fianckeu, Christian, a German divine, sur- named the weathercock from the instability of his re- ligious opinions, was born at Gardeleben in 1549, and died about tlie close of that century. He was first a Lutlieran, then became a Jesuit, afterwards returned to the Lutheran faith, then became a Socinian, and finally a Roman Catholic again. The most important of his writings is Colloquium Jesuiiicum, etc. (Leipzig, 1579 and 1580), a severe satire on the Jesuits. — Hoefer, Nouv. Bioq. Genirale, xviii, 466-7 ; Rose, New Biog. Diet. yu,io9. (J.W.M.)
Franco. See Boniface VII. Francois, Laurent, a French abbe, was born Nov. 2, 1698, at Arinthod (Franche-Comtii), and died at Paris Feb. 24, 1782. He was for some time a chev- alier of St. Lazarus, but, quitting that society, went to Paris, and engaged in teaching. He there composed several books, defending Cliristianity against the at- tacks of the i)hilosophers, which attracted the atten- tion of Voltaire, who sought to cast ridicule upon their author, I)ut only succeeded in giving him a more prom- inent position in the list of apologists. His principal works are, Les Preitves de la Religion de Jems-Christ, centre hs .ynnosistes et deistes (Par. 1751, 4 vols. 12mo) : — Defense de la, Religion Ckri'tienne enn/7-e les difficidt<'s des incrcdules (Paris, 1755, 2 vols. 12mo) : — Examen du Cateehisme de riinnnete hoiiime, etc. (Brussels and Paris, 1764, 12mo) : — Ri'ponse at/x dijfiadtes proposees contre la religion Chretienne par J.-J. Rous.^eav, etc. (Paris, 1765, 12mo) : — Examen des fails qtii servent de fonde- ment ic la religion Chrftienne, etc. (Paris, 1767, 3 vols. I'.nio) : — Obserralions snr la. " Philosophie de V Ilistoire^'' et snr le '■'■ Diclinnnaire jM.osophique,''' avec des reponses (I pliisieurs ditfindlis (Paris, 1770, 2 vols. 8vo). — Hoe- fer, Noiiv. Biog. Gen<rale, xviii, 547 ; Rose, New Gen- eral Biog. Diet, vii, 440. {.].\\'. M.)