A88575:187
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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2. The Lord Christ saith expressly, That if we forgive not men their trespasses, neither will our Heavenly Father forgive us our trespasses. Now though Mr. Love pretends fairness and clearness of spirit in this kind again and again, and that he brought no rancour or revengefulness of heart to the Scaffold; yet that he was inwardly full of this rottenness, his most venomous, virulent, false and bitter Insinuations against the Parliament and State, uttered upon the Scaffold, testify to the face of his greatest Advocates: See especially upon this account Sect. 12 where you will find him so unchristianly, and with such insufferable rancour and malice inveighing against the State, that one of the present Magistrates, acknowledged by Mr. Love himself (and not without ⟨p. 34⟩cause) a good Friend of his, openly professed that he was not able to endure it. Now if Mr. Love died upon such terms, that his Heavenly Father could not, according to his expressly declared will, forgive him his trespasses, certainly he could have no sufficient ground for that confidence which he expressed at his death.
2. The Lord Christ saith expresly, That if we forgive not men their trespasses, neither will our Heavenly Father forgive us our trespasses. Now though Mr. Love pretends fairness and clearness of spirit in this kinde again and again, and that he brought no rancor or revengefulness of heart to the Scaffold; yet that he was inwardly full of this rottenness, his most venemous, virulent, false and bitter Insinuations against the Parliament and State, uttered upon the Scaffold, testifie to the face of his greatest Advocates: See especially upon this account Sect. 12 where you will finde him so unchristianly, and with such insufferable rancor and malice inveighing against the State, that one of the present Magistrates, acknowledged by Mr. Love himself (and not without ⟨p. 34⟩cause) a good Friend of his, openly professed that he was not able to endure it. Now if Mr. Love died upon such terms, that his Heavenly Father could not, according to his expresly declared will, forgive him his trespasses, certainly he could have no sufficient ground for that confidence which he expressed at his death.