He was baptised at Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, and was admitted pensioner of Pembroke College, Cambridge, 4 July 1627. He was elected to a scholarship in 1630, and to a fellowship 8 October 1634, having become M.A. the same year. In 1641 he became B.D., and was chosen junior treasurer of his college, and senior treasurer in 1642.[1]
He had attracted the favourable notice of Charles I by a sermon he preached at Paul's Cross before the lord mayor and aldermen in 1641 on Jeremiah xxxv. 18-19, which the king commanded to be printed. In this sermon he propounds the Rechabites as an example of obedience; 'It is a usual thing nowadays,' he says, 'to direct our governours what to do, what to read, what to command; then, forsooth, we will obey them.' In 1644 he was ejected as a malignant by the parliamentary visitors, on his refusal to take the Solemn League and Covenant.
At the Restoration, Frank was re-established in his fellowship on 10 August 1660 and rewarded by ecclesiastical promotions. He was made D.D. by royal mandate in 1661 and was chosen master of his college on 23 August 1662, in succession to Benjamin Lany. Archbishop William Juxon appointed him one of his chaplains, and he held the office of domestic chaplain and ex officio licenser of theological works to Juxon's successor, Archbishop Gilbert Sheldon, by whom he was presented to the archdeaconry of St Albans, and to the treasurership of St Paul's Cathedral, 19 December 1660. He was also presented to the rectory of Barley, Hertfordshire, on 2 February 1664, by Matthew Wren. He died the following year, at the age of 51 and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral near the entrance of the north door.
WorksEdit
Course of Sermons for all the Sundays and Festivals throughout the Year (1672) was published after his death. It was republished, in two volumes, in the Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology.
NotesEdit
^"Franck, Mark (FRNK627M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
mark, frank, theologian, mark, frank, franck, 1613, 1664, english, churchman, academic, master, pembroke, college, cambridge, mark, frank, contents, life, works, notes, references, external, linkslife, edithe, baptised, little, brickhill, buckinghamshire, admi. Mark Frank or Franck 1613 1664 was an English churchman and academic Master of Pembroke College Cambridge Mark Frank Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditHe was baptised at Little Brickhill Buckinghamshire and was admitted pensioner of Pembroke College Cambridge 4 July 1627 He was elected to a scholarship in 1630 and to a fellowship 8 October 1634 having become M A the same year In 1641 he became B D and was chosen junior treasurer of his college and senior treasurer in 1642 1 He had attracted the favourable notice of Charles I by a sermon he preached at Paul s Cross before the lord mayor and aldermen in 1641 on Jeremiah xxxv 18 19 which the king commanded to be printed In this sermon he propounds the Rechabites as an example of obedience It is a usual thing nowadays he says to direct our governours what to do what to read what to command then forsooth we will obey them In 1644 he was ejected as a malignant by the parliamentary visitors on his refusal to take the Solemn League and Covenant At the Restoration Frank was re established in his fellowship on 10 August 1660 and rewarded by ecclesiastical promotions He was made D D by royal mandate in 1661 and was chosen master of his college on 23 August 1662 in succession to Benjamin Lany Archbishop William Juxon appointed him one of his chaplains and he held the office of domestic chaplain and ex officio licenser of theological works to Juxon s successor Archbishop Gilbert Sheldon by whom he was presented to the archdeaconry of St Albans and to the treasurership of St Paul s Cathedral 19 December 1660 He was also presented to the rectory of Barley Hertfordshire on 2 February 1664 by Matthew Wren He died the following year at the age of 51 and was buried in St Paul s Cathedral near the entrance of the north door Works EditCourse of Sermons for all the Sundays and Festivals throughout the Year 1672 was published after his death It was republished in two volumes in the Library of Anglo Catholic Theology Notes Edit Franck Mark FRNK627M A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge References Edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Frank Mark Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 External links EditBiographical NoticeAcademic officesPreceded byBenjamin Lany Master of Pembroke College Cambridge1662 1664 Succeeded byRobert Mapletoft Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Frank theologian amp oldid 1174732837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
