A88575:188
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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3. We read in Scripture of many confidences and rejoicings in men, and these Professors, without sufficiency of ground to justify or bear them out. Paul speaks of some who gloried [Greek or Hebrew], in the face, or in appearance, not in the heart. And our Saviour himself speaketh of many, who (as he saith) will say unto him [i. e. think at present that they may with confidence say unto him] in that [great] day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name? and in thy Name cast out devils? and in thy Name done many wonderful works? To whom notwithstanding he will reply and profess, that he never knew them: Depart from me ye that work iniquity, Mat. 7. 22, 23.
3. We read in Scripture of many confidences and rejoycings in men, and these Professors, without sufficiency of ground to justifie or bear them out. Paul speaks of some who gloried 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in the face, or in appearance, not in the heart. And our Savior himself speaketh of many, who (as he saith) will say unto him [i. e. think at present that they may with confidence say unto him] in that [great] day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name? and in thy Name cast out devils? and in thy Name done many wonderful works? To whom notwithstanding he will reply and profess, that he never knew them: Depart from me ye that work iniquity, Mat. 7. 22, 23.
4. Mr. Love did not, could not at his death out-confidence the ordinary sort of Papists, Priests and Jesuits amongst us, that have from time to time drunk of the same cup with him (as well as John Baptist or Paul) and upon the same account, in which particular John Baptist and Paul separate from him (as we shall see presently) and leave him in the company of those other.