John Flavel (1627 - 1691) was a Presbyterian clergyman. Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 20 - Leislers Rebellion - New governor arrives in New York - Jacob Leisler surrenders after standoff of several hours March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender May 6... Presbyterianism is a tradition shared by a number of Christian denominations which is most prevalent within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity. ...

Flavel was born at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and studied at Oxford. A Presbyterian, held livings at Diptford (in Devon) and Dartmouth. He was ejected from the latter as a result of the Great Ejection of 1662; however, he continued to preach there secretly. After the Declaration of Indulgence 1687, became a minister of a Nonconformist Church there. , Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ... The Act of Uniformity was an Act of the Parliament of England, 14 Charles II c. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ... The Declaration of Indulgence (or the declaration for the liberty of conscience) was made by King James II of England, on the April 4, 1687. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ...

He was a prolific and popular author. Among his works are The Mystery of Providence, Husbandry Spiritualised(1669) and Navigation Spiritualised(1671), The Seamon's Companion(1676), titles which suggest some of his characteristics as a writer.

He died at Exeter, Devonshire, June 26, 1691. The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ...

Works

• Works of John Flavel (6 vol set), Banner of Truth Trust, ISBN 0-85151-060-4.
• Keeping The Heart Diggory Press ISBN 978-1846857072
• The Fountain of Life Opened Up Diggory Press, ISBN 978-1846857980
• Mystery of Providence
• A Saint Indeed
• Husbandry Spiritualised
• The Method of Grace
• Navigation Spiritualised

External links

• The Life of the late Rev. Mr. John Flavel, minister of Dartmouth
• Flavel, John (c. 1630-1691)
• John Flavel — brief biography and further links
• Sermons by John Flavel and others in the Reformed Tradition

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton. The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature is a collection of biographies of writers by John W. Cousin, published around 1910. ...