holy place, and has poured out his Holy Spirit. Him he imparts to all those who believe in him, and thus becomes their sanctification; so that those to whom he has been made justification, and who boast of no other righteousness than that which is vouchsafed to them in, with, and through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and in his blood-are also sanctified through the Holy Spirit imparted to them....

"Now if the individual can acknowledge Jesus Christ as made of God unto him, wisdom, righteousness, and sanctification-he must also at length become redemption to him. The conflict upon which he is obliged to enter, in sanctification, against his own flesh, against the suggestions and attacks of Satan, and against the seductions of the world-yea the thousandfold hindrances which are thrown in his way, for the purpose of detaching him from the kingdom of God, and obstructing the perfect union of his soul with God, must impel him to Christ, that he may redeem and deliver him from them by his power: and the man must really believe that Christ is able and heartily willing to do this. Now to this belongs properly the judicial and kingly office of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But this must be apprehended by true and sincere faith; and there must be a thorough and salutary application of this matter also in the soul, in order to the attainment and possession of a true and valiant faith, and of a divine courage in every inward conflict. Therefore, however strange and incomprehensible may be the path by which we are led, and though it may seem as if we lost ground in the conflict-yet we must constantly lean upon our divine friend, and confide in the hero who fighteth for us, and says, 'Be of

good cheer, I have overcome the world!' Consequently, however painful may be our trials, and although it would appear as if it were impossible to break through-yet still we must ever place Jesus Christ before us, as him who is made unto us redemption, commit the matter to him, as to the length of time he will leave us to struggle, and how difficult he will let the conflict be to us in this life; satisfied with the assurance, that he will at length deliver us from every evil, and bring us safe to his heavenly kingdom.

“Hence, in order to make real progress in the divine life, it is necessary that the individual should break through every thing that opposes itself. As long as he seeks his own advantage, how he may obtain office and preferment, or honourable reputation in the world, and is afraid of being regarded as a madman and a fool, or is biassed by mere external circumstances, as many are, he cannot be a true Christian. We must therefore labour to seek nothing but Jesus Christ. He must be our riches, our glory, our joy, pleasure, and delight. Let whoever seeks anything else, assure himself that, in the end, he will only reap scorn and confusion.

"O thou faithful and ever-blessed Saviour, Jesus Christ! praise, and honour, and thanks be to thy name for all the grace and mercy which thou hast manifested towards us on this occasion, and at other times. Be thou truly glorified, O Jesus, O eternal love, by thy Spirit in the hearts of all of us, that we may become really acquainted with thy divine excellencies, rejoice in thy loving-kindness, and be strengthened by thy power in all our walk and conversation! Introduce us into the true and hidden

wisdom which thou hast concealed from the wise and prudent, and from the noble and mighty of this world, and revealed by thy Spirit solely unto babes. Have compassion upon us, and make us partakers of that wisdom which cometh from above. Preserve us from all that is false, and lead us in the way everlasting, that thy name alone may be glorified in us. Grant this for the sake of thine unspeakable faithfulness. Amen."

Franké regarded a facility in catechetical instruction, as very important to be attained at the University. He says, "Students will subsequently find in their ministerial office, that after having preached from one end of the year to the other, their hearers will have understood as little of their sermons, even respecting things which they have told them probably a hundred times, as if they had never heard them in all their life; and all for want of catechetical instruction. For since the case is different in preaching to what it is in schools, where examinations are held from time to time,-the people trust to this, even as the scholars would do, and become idle and negligent, if no examination were instituted. Most men have so little apprehension and understanding, that as soon as a sentence is ended, they immediately forget it; for whilst listening, they are interrupted by wandering thoughts, and lose the connection of the discourse, and thus they attain no real insight into the method of salvation.

This evil can be remedied in no other manner than by catechization. It is therefore a most important point, both for the schoolmaster and preacher, duly to teach and explain the catechism. Hence in

preaching, reference must continually be made to the Catechism. Therefore, though students of divinity may have spent years at the University, and attended every theological lecture, but have not learnt to catechize, they will still be unfit for a most important part of their future duties, and thus prevent much fruit from their labours."

Franké regarded catechization as very useful, not only for the congregation, but also for divines themselves. "I maintain," says he, “that if any one wishes to impress upon himself the rules of faith, he cannot do it better than by catechization. For the most important doctrines are then brought forward; and since they are obliged to be stated in a popular manner, and all of them split into a number of questions, and the answer of the scholars is sometimes given in one way, and sometimes in another; the proposition thus becomes clearer and easier, and the proofs are better perceived, than when heard in collegio thetico."

Hence he made arrangements, that the students at Hallé should have the opportunity of learning how to catechize, and of exercising themselves in it. For with the consent of the theological faculty, he established a catechetical institution, the members of which were instructed in a manner both theoretic and practical, which was the case in no other university at the time. Every week, the chief inspector of the city schools in the orphan-house, devoted four or five hours to them. In these he brought forward, first of all, the most necessary catechetical rules; he then catechized for a while, himself, children of various attainments and age, in the presence of the students. Finally, the students themselves cate

chized the children in the presence of the inspector, upon which the rest of the hearers gave their opinion in the absence of the children. This institution afforded Franké also an excellent opportunity of selecting able teachers for the schools of the orphanhouse.

Another institution for which the university of Hallé was indebted to Franké, was the Collegium Orientale Theologicum, which he founded in connection with his colleagues Breithaupt, Anton, and John Henry Michaelis, in the year 1702. From the students, twelve were selected, who had distinguished themselves by their acquirements, conduct, and abilities, for the purpose of forming them for the more important ecclesiastical and theological offices. To these was assigned, for four, five, or even sometimes six years, according to age and circumstances, a particular lodging-two and two in a room-at first in the orphan-house, and afterwards elsewhere; they likewise took their meals together, both gratuitously. They were placed under the superintendence of a confidential individual. Their occupation consisted in attending daily two theological lectures, in communicating vocal instruction, each in his favourite department, and in commencing catechetical exercises or learned conversations and disputations, which had for their object the study of the Holy Scriptures and several of the eastern languages: the rest of the time they were permitted to devote to their own private studies. They obtained books from the library of the orphan-house. The chief points in their private studies were biblical exposition and the knowledge of languages. They were instructed to read repeatedly the Old and New Tes