 He also dedicated time to translate Thomas Browne's vast-ranging work of scientific journalism, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, totalling over 200,000 words into German, completing this task in 1680 for publication in Frankfurt and Leipzig.He also composed a number of hymns, including "Jesus, Sun of Righteousness", "Dayspring of Eternity", and "Come, Thou Bright and Morning Star".A longer biography is available in Scholem (1974).