The Institutionum historiae ecclesiasticae libri IV appeared in 1726, and in the same year he was appointed by the duke of Brunswick abbot of Marienthal, to which dignity and emolument the abbacy of Michaelstein was added in the following year.
Bogen Institutionum historiae ecclesiasticae libri IV udkom i 1726, og samme år blev han af hertugen af Brunnswick udnævnt til abbed af Marienthal, til hvilken ære indtægten fra abbediet i Michaelstein blev tillagt ham det følgende år.