On page 40 of The Mystery of Providence, John Flavel makes mention of a Mr. Dod. The story is told that he was agitated and moved to visit a neighbor. Upon his arrival he learned the man was about to… Continue Reading
On page 31 of The Mystery of Providence, Flavel makes reference to “images [being] pulled down in Holland”. What is this a reference to? In 1566 a group of Reformers were moved by zeal to pull down every image of… Continue Reading
On page 30 of Flavel’s Mystery of Providence we encounter the names of Polycarp and Dionysius the Areopagite. We are told that the fire would not touch them. A longer account is given of Polycarp’s martyrdom by John Foxe in… Continue Reading
If you are reading the Mystery of Providence you perhaps came across an unfamiliar name. On page 34 Flavel says, “A spider, by weaving her web over the mouth of an oven, shall hide a servant of Christ, Du Moulin,… Continue Reading