ck ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W ö hr d , ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁N ure m berg . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁an ▁M . A . ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W itten berg ▁and ▁pre aching ▁in ▁several ▁places , ▁he ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁Albert , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁by ▁Ve it ▁Diet rich , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁König s berg ▁( K ró le wie c ) ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁past or ▁at ▁Alt stadt ▁Church , ▁Fun ck ▁was ▁made ▁court ▁pre acher ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁O si and rian ▁controvers y , ▁Fun ck ▁s ided ▁with ▁Andreas ▁O si ander ▁and ▁Andreas ▁Aur if ab er ▁who ▁was ▁phys ician ▁in ▁ordinary ▁to ▁the ▁du ke ; ▁when ▁O si ander ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 2 , ▁Fun ck ▁delivered ▁the ▁e ul ogy . ▁Jo achim ▁M ör lin , ▁his ▁main ▁oppon ent , ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁leave ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 3 . ▁and ▁Fun ck ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁representative ▁of ▁O si ander ' s ▁the ology . ▁John ▁Albert ▁I , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Me ck len burg , ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Duke ▁Albert ▁and ▁a ▁Luther an , ▁intr igu ed ▁against ▁Fun ck , ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁ret ract ▁certain ▁" her es ies " ▁at ▁a ▁syn od ▁held ▁at ▁R iesen burg ▁( P ra but