The Seafarer's Friend: John Flavel
The second instalment of our Puritan mini-series looks at John Flavel, the great evangelist and pastor-theologian of Devon, in England’s southwest. A man who knew the Lord’s blessing as a disciple, an evangelist, a pastor, and a writer, he also knew great hardship and government-sanctioned opposition.
See map of Devon (the county where Flavel ministered).
Featured Resources:
– ‘John Flavel’, presumed to be by Iain H. Murray, featured in the Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 60 (September 1968).
– ‘The Character of a Complete Evangelical Pastor Drawn by Christ’, John Flavel, sermon notes featured in the Banner of Truth Magazine, Issue 8 (August 1957).
Works by Flavel
Binge Drinking (Pocket Puritans, 80 pages)
Facing Grief: Counsel for Mourners (Puritan Paperbacks, 136 pages)
Impure Lust (Pocket Puritans, 80 pages)
The Mystery of Providence (Puritan Paperbacks, 224 pages)
None But Jesus: Selections from the Writings of John Flavel (Pocket Puritans, 176 pages)
Preparations for Sufferings (Puritan Paperbacks, 176 pages)
Sinful Speech: Sins of the Tongue (Pocket Puritans, 96 pages)
The Works of John Flavel (6 Clothbound volumes, 3667 pages)
Second clip from Sinclair Ferguson used with the permission of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary.
Original Clip: I’ve never read any Puritan books, where should I start?
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