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<p> a French [[Protestant]] divine of great talent as a preacher, was successively minister at Montpellier, Charenton, and Paris. He died in 1657. It is related of him that on one occasion he preached so forcibly against duels that marechal De la Force, who heard him, remarked to some officers in the audience that, should a challenge be sent to him, he would decline it. He wrote, Sermons sur les onze premiers chapitres des Actes des Apotres (Genesis 1664, 4 vols. 12mo):-Traite de l'action de l'orateur, ou de la prononciation et du geste (Par. 1657, 12mo):-Sermon, &nbsp;Romans 6:23 : The wages of sin and the reward of grace (translated in Cobbin's French Preacher):-Traiti sur l'Eucharistie (Genesis 1635), etc.-Darling, Cyclop. Bibliographica, s.v. </p>
<p> one of the most famous [[Protestant]] preachers of the 17th century, was born in the neighborhood of [[Geneva]] in 1585. In 1607 he was ordained, and appointed pastor at Annoanay. His fame as a pulpit orator was soon made known, and the authorities of Geneva wished him to come there. But Le Faucheur declined, and in 1609 went to Paris. In 1612 hewas called to Montpellier, and at different periods represented the churches of [[Languedoc]] at the synodical assemblies. He died at [[Paris]] in 1657, leaving, Sermons: '''''—''''' Traite de l'Action de l'Orateur (Paris, 1657): '''''—''''' Traite de la Cene du Seigneur (Geneva, 1635). See Bayle, Dict. Historique; Haag, La [[France]] Protestante, 6; Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B.P.) </p>


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Latest revision as of 11:03, 15 October 2021

Michel Le Faucheur [1]

one of the most famous Protestant preachers of the 17th century, was born in the neighborhood of Geneva in 1585. In 1607 he was ordained, and appointed pastor at Annoanay. His fame as a pulpit orator was soon made known, and the authorities of Geneva wished him to come there. But Le Faucheur declined, and in 1609 went to Paris. In 1612 hewas called to Montpellier, and at different periods represented the churches of Languedoc at the synodical assemblies. He died at Paris in 1657, leaving, Sermons: Traite de l'Action de l'Orateur (Paris, 1657): Traite de la Cene du Seigneur (Geneva, 1635). See Bayle, Dict. Historique; Haag, La France Protestante, 6; Lichtenberger, Encyclop. des Sciences Religieuses, s.v. (B.P.)

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