A88575:218
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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Animadversions › Section 9, 10, 11, 12: ANIMAD. upon Sect. 9, 10, 11, 12.
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Let the world, if there be a part of it yet unbewitched and capable of judging, give Sentence, in case there be blood spilt between a company of Thieves, and a like party of harmless Travellers by the way, upon occasion of an Assault made by the former upon the latter, whether the spilling of this blood be to be charged upon the latter or the former. Nor let any Advocate either for M. Love or M. Gibbon, think to justify them in their imputation of the said blood spilt, ⟨p. 45⟩upon the State or men in present power, by pretending that they sent an Army into Scotland, and made war upon the said King and Scottish Nation, before they attempted any thing against this: For evident it was, and is, circumstances purporting hostility in that Nation against this, standing as then they did, that the warlike Preparations and Levies at this time on foot and hastened in that Nation, sorely threatened and endangered this; So that the war since breaking out between the two Nations, was not occasioned (or properly begun) by the English Army sent into Scotland, but by those Levies and formidable Preparations for War, which the Scottish King and Nation were advancing with an high hand, before the said English Army came amongst them: Nor is there the least colour or pretext of Reason to think, that in case the said Army had not entered the Scottish Territories, the War hereby might have been prevented; because the Scottish Nation was now big with this bloody birth, ready to cry out and to be delivered, when the said Army entered. All that can reasonably be imputed to the entrance of the English Army into Scottish quarters before their entrance into English, is & was, That Scotland by this means became the Seat of the War, which otherwise England must have been. It is the opinion and judgement of Civilians (generally) That men may lawfully make War when they fear, lest themselves should be warred upon. We ought not (saith Albericus Gentilis a learned Civilian in Oxford in Queen Elizabeth's days, we ought not) to expect present Force: it is more safe if we meet with that which is future; with much more to this purpose transcribed by M. Prynne in his third Part of the Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms, cap. 14.
Let the world, if there be a part of it yet unbewitched and capable of judging, give Sentence, in case there be blood spilt between a company of Thieves, and a like party of harmless Travellers by the way, upon occasion of an Assault made by the former upon the latter, whether the spilling of this blood be to be charged upon the latter or the former. Nor let any Advocate either for M. Love or M. Gibbon, think to justifie them in their imputation of the said blood spilt,