A88575:191
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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6. Mr. Love (it is more then probable) was not only vehemently exhorted, encouraged, importuned, but even solemnly by all the sacred Interests of high Presbytery, conjured by his Clergy-companions, to die like a valiant and resolute Champion of the Cause, and not to bewray the least grudging of any fear or repentance, for any thing he had acted upon the service thereof; lest it should be said of Presbytery, Her glory was stained and betrayed by the cowardice of her first-born.
6. Mr. Love (it is more then probable) was not onely vehemently exhorted, encouraged, importuned, but even solemnly by all the sacred Interests of high Presbytery, conjured by his Clergy-companions, to die like a valiant and resolute Champion of the Cause, and not to bewray the least grudging of any fear or repentance, for any thing he had acted upon the service thereof; lest it should be said of Presbytery, Her glory was stained and betrayed by the cowardice of her first-born.
Seventhly (and lastly) when I consider these passages in Mr. Love's Prayer, [Sect. 30.] O blessed Jesus, apply thy blood, not only for my Justification unto life, but also for the comfort, for the quieting of my Soul, that so I might be in the joys of Heaven, before, &c. And farther, Hear the Prayers of all thy people that have been made for thy servant; and though thou hast denied Prayer as to the particular Request concerning my life, yet let herein the fruit of prayer be ⟨p. 35⟩seen, that thou wilt bear up my heart against the fear of death; When (I say) I seriously consider the express import of these passages, they raise this apprehension in me, (and questionless upon the same terms they will raise the same in any other man) that Mr. Love's confidence was not at least as yet (I mean in the entrance and beginning of his Speech) ascended so high in his heart and soul, as his tongue reported it unto the people. When Saul was dead, David prayed no more for deliverance from him. And if Christ (as Mr. Love himself confesseth) denied Prayer concerning his life, why might he not deny it as concerning the quieting of his soul, and the bearing up of his heart against the fear of Death? And if this be granted, evident it is that Mr Love did but [Greek or Hebrew], theatrically act the part of a Confident man upon the Scaffold.