In John Flavel’s The Mystery of Providence he speaks of a master builder named Oecolampadius. This name is not well known in our day; yet in his day, Johannes Oecolampadius was a trusted theological scholar. While not as revered in… Continue Reading
In John Flavel’s The Mystery of Providence he makes mention of a man named James Andreas. He was called out of carpentry into the service to the church of God. A little more information is given to us here:Universal Pronouncing… Continue Reading
In John Flavel’s Mystery of Providence he makes mention of a man named Pareus. Apparently Pareus had been apprenticed, by his mother, to be a pharmacist (apothecary). God, however, had contrary plans. Pareus ended up being a marevelous teacher during… Continue Reading
In Flavel’s The Mystery of Providence he tells the story of Mrs. Honeywood. Flavel tells it as if she immediately snapped out of her state of depression. Thomas Fuller in his Worthies of England has a little different take, that… Continue Reading