The Life of John Flavel

This is a biographical sketch of John Flavel, written by an anonymous author, which is prefixed to the collected edition of Flavel's Works (the standard modern edition of which was published in London in 1820). The Life covers Flavel's birth in Broomsgrove, Worcestershire, to his death at Exeter in 1691, with an overview of his time as minister of Dartmouth, and his conflict (his "nonconformity") with the established Church of England. A funeral notice is included, as well as several interesting anecdotal stories testifying to the effect Flavel had on various persons who encountered him.