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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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where a judicious Reader may receive plenary satisfaction, not simply concerning the Lawfulness, but also the Necessity of the Parliaments sending an Army into Scotland, under such circumstances as then ruled. So that it was unworthiness of spleen and revenge both in M. Love and M. Gibbons (though they be both great pretenders to meekness and clearness of spirit towards their Adversaries) not goodness of Conscience that prompted them upon the Scaffold with this imputation against those whom they call their Adversaries, viz. That they are the men upon whose heads the blood spilt between the two Nations resteth. And as the high Priest with the chief Priests took it very heinously at the hand of the Apostles, that they should charge them with the crucifying of Christ; (Ye have filled Jerusalem, say they, with your Doctrine, and intend to bring this mans blood upon us:) So do M. Love and his fellows swell with indignation against those, who entitle them to the late blood-shed between the Nations, though their title in this kind be as unquestionable, as that of the Priests to the crucifying of Christ. It cannot upon any tolerable account of Reason be said, That had not the English Army entered Scotland, no blood between the Nations had been spilt: but it may upon a very lively and pregnant account ⟨p. 46⟩be said, That had not M. Love, M. Gibbons, with the rest of the Conspiracy tampered the King of Scots into an Agreement with that Nation by solemn promissory engagement of themselves and their Party in England, to stand by him upon that condition, and by signifying unto him and his Party their disaffections to the present Government, this blood had not been shed. And this I have credibly heard to be the acknowledged soul-persuasion of one of the greatest and ablest parts amongst the Conspirators. The Conclusion here is, That both M. Love and M. Gibbon wash their hands from blood with very foul water, and which defiles them yet more, when they burden their Adversaries (so called by them) with that guilt which sticks so fast and close unto themselves, and is the fruit, not of the Ambition and Lusts of their Adversaries, but of their own.
where a judicious Reader may receive plenary satisfaction, not simply concerning the Lawfulness, but also the Necessity of the Parliaments sending an Army into Scotland, under such circumstances as then ruled. So that it was unworthiness of spleen and revenge both in M. Love and M. Gibbons (though they be both great pretenders to meekness and clearness of spirit towards their Adversaries) not goodness of Conscience that prompted them upon the Scaffold with this imputation against those whom they call their Adversaries, viz. That they are the men upon whose heads the blood spilt between the two Nations resteth. And as the high Priest with the chief Priests took it very hainously at the hand of the Apostles, that they should charge them with the crucifying of Christ; (Ye have filled Jerusalem, say they, with your Doctrine, and intend to bring this mans blood upon us:) So do M. Love and his fellows swell with indignation against those, who entitle them to the late blood-shed between the Nations, though their title in this kinde be as unquestionable, as that of the Priests to the crucifying of Christ. It cannot upon any tolerable account of Reason be said, That had not the English Army entred Scotland, no blood between the Nations had been spilt: but it may upon a very lively and pregnant account