John Flavel

John Flavel John Flavel (1627-1691) was a Presbyterian clergyman. Flavel was born at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and studied at Oxford. He taught 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 in 1687, he became a minister of a Nonconformist Church there. He was a prolific and popular author. Among his works are The Mystery of Providence (1678), Husbandry Spiritualised (1669) and Navigation Spiritualised (1671).