I'm half way through his book Keeping the Heart and I have to say that I really love this guy!
This is only my second book by Flavel but I loved his Banner of Truth edition on Providence too.

Does anyone out there have any strong recommendations for other Flavel writings? He really seems to resonate with me for some reason -unlike some other Puritan writers who I really have to labor to connect with sometimes.
I'm thinking about getting greedy and going for the whole six volume collection of his works that Banner of Truth puts out ...but I really can't afford it at this time.

Flavel rocks the house!

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Christopher
"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
Ecclesiastes (12:13)
Church Affiliation: Faith Presbyterian OPC

Flavel's first two volumes are most excellent!

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Richard C. Barcellos
M.Div., 1989, The Master's Seminary
Th.M., 2000, Whitefield Theological Seminary
Managing Editor, Reformed Baptist Theological Review (www.rbtr.org)
Part-time Lecturer in New Testament and Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Midwest Center for Theological Studies (www.mctsowensboro.org/), Owensboro, KY

Flavel has a catechism on the Shorter Catechism. It is available free online at The Shorter Catechism Project. Click on any catechism question and you will see options to view comments from several expositers, including Flavel. Flavel's comments are typically very good.

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Scott Roberts
Ruling Elder, Lakeside Presbyterian Church (PCA)
Southlake, Texas

to Scott.

Flavel has been one of my favorites when going through the catechism.

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Jeff Bartel
Mechanical Engineer
Member - Trinity Reformed Church - RPCNA

"To believe in the power of man in the work of regeneration is the great heresy of Rome, and from that error has come the ruin of the Church. Conversion proceeds from the grace of God alone, and the system which ascribes it partly to man and partly to God is worse than Pelagianism" (The Reformation in England (London, 1962), Vol. 1, p. 98)

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John Flavel was born c. 1627 and died on June 26, 1691. More on his life and works here, here and here.

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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor, The Matthew Poole Project

"On land, at sea, at home, abroad, / I smoke my pipe and worship God." -- J.S. Bach

Get "The Fountain of Life" which is a very experimental book on the Person and Office(s) of Christ.

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*Peter Gray* Elkins Park RPCNA

"Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. " Mk 9:24
"The greatest thing we can desire, next to the glory of God, is our own salvation; and the sweetest thing we can desire is the assurance of our salvation. In this life we cannot get higher than to be assured of that which in the next life is to be enjoyed. All saints shall enjoy a heaven when they leave this earth; some saints enjoy a heaven while they are here on earth." Joseph Caryl

"The righteous man's refuge" (Works, vol. 3) and "Touchstone of sincerity" (vol 5). Reformed spirituality in four wheel drive, to take you over that rough terrain which other books simply cannot handle.

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Yours sincerely,


"Illum oportet crescere me autem minui."

complete 6-volume set @ $102 + s/h = link

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Tyler Upchurch
Talkative Fellow
Grace Chapel Primitive Baptist Church
Mason, TN
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My Library!

How to Support the Heart Under Zion's Troubles

Poem From John Flavel's "NAVIGATION SPIRITUALIZED"

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~Jay~
Husband of ENS, father of J II. | Indian Trail, NC
Teacher Aide, Union County Public Schools, NC
Communicant Member, Precentor | Presbyterian Reformed Church of Charlotte, NC | Presbyterian Reformed Church

John Flavel's Works (6 volumes) are available at Ebay.