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'''John Flavel''' was an English Presbyterian minister. He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, c. 1630. After studying at Oxford, he become the curate of Diptford in Devonshire in 1650 and later relocated to Dartmouth in 1656. After the [[Act of Uniformity]], he begin preaching privately in 1662. The [[Five Mile Act]], however, forced him out of Dartmouth in 1665. He then moved to Slapton, just five miles away. Services began again in Dartmouth in 1671, but he later fled to London after he was no longer allowed to preach. After this, he returned to Dartmouth and met with his congregation in his own home. In 1687, a meeting house was built for him after laws were relaxed. | '''John Flavel''' was an English Presbyterian minister. He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, c. 1630. After studying at Oxford, he become the curate of Diptford in Devonshire in 1650 and later relocated to Dartmouth in 1656. After the [[Act of Uniformity]], he begin preaching privately in 1662. The [[Five Mile Act]], however, forced him out of Dartmouth in 1665. He then moved to Slapton, just five miles away. Services began again in Dartmouth in 1671, but he later fled to London after he was no longer allowed to preach. After this, he returned to Dartmouth and met with his congregation in his own home. In 1687, a meeting house was built for him after laws were relaxed. Flavel died in Exeter on June 26, 1691.<ref>[https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc04/Page_327.html New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. IV]</ref> | ||
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