A88575:119
Mr. Love's case
Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Far, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Tower Hill, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hind. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Farr, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Towerhil, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hinde. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.
London: printed for R.W. and Peter Cole, 1651
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Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, August 22. 1651. › Section 16
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SECT. XVI.
In the next place, I discover my Judgement; I provoke none, only tell you what my own thoughts are, That so after I am dead and gone, I might not be belied; for I dare not now belly my Principles: My Judgement is against the Invasion of the Scottish Nation by our English Army: They who gave us a friendly Assistance, who were joined with us in the same Covenant, who drew a Sword with us in the same Quarrel; should I live a thousand years, I should never draw a Sword against them in all my life. Scotland may say as it was said of Edom, The men of my Confederacy that were at Peace with me, have risen up against me, deceived me and prevailed against me. Because Scotland will not be a Commonwealth, they shall not be a people; because they will not break Covenants, some men would have them broken; because they will not lay their Consciences waste, their Land must be laid waste.
In the next place, I discover my Judgement; I provoke none, onely tell you what my own thoughts are, That so after I am dead and gone, I might not be belied; for I dare not now bely my Principles: My Judgement is against the Invasion of the Scotish Nation by our English Army: They who gave us a friendly Assistance, who were joyned with us in the same Covenant, who drew a Sword with us in the same Quarrel; should I live a thousand years, I should never draw a Sword against them in all my life. Scotland may say as it was said of Edom, The men of my Confederacy that were at Peace with me, have risen up against me, deceived me and prevailed against me. Because Scotland will not be a Commonwealth, they shall not be a people; because they will not break Covenants, some men would have them broken; because they will not lay their Consciences waste, their Land must be laid waste.