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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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When he comes to wash off the aspersion of his being a man of a turbulent spirit, (§ 12.) How notoriously (and indeed senslesly) doth he prevaricate with his Cause in hand, doing like a man that should with an importune confidence assert his Chastity; and yet immediately commit the crime of Adultery in the very face of those, before whom he had endeavoured such a Vindication of himself? For who is a man of a turbulent spirit, but he that seeks and sets himself to divide between Rulers, and those that ought to live in subjection unto them, by alienating the minds and affections of the one from the other: Upon which, there must needs follow an interruption and disturbance ⟨p. 48⟩of the Political Harmony and Accord in the State and Commonwealth? Or what course can be taken by any man of a most desperate Consequence, for the firing of the spirits of People, with Hatred and Revenge against their Governors, then to accuse them of Usurpation of their Power on the one hand, and with the Administration of it with Injustice and Cruelty on the other; and withal to labour to possess the people with a conceit, That God hath determined to cast them out of the possession of their Power with Ignominy and Shame? Or are not these words of Mr. Loves, Those who have gotten power into their hands by policy, &c. Words of this import, and consequently of as turbulent an inspiration, as a tongue set on fire of Hell (as the Apostle speaketh) could lightly utter? Is this Mr. Loves ingenuity, his meekness, his sweetness of spirit, his forgiving from his heart the worst of his enemies? If this be his forgiveness, what would his revenge have been? How true is that intelligence which we have from Solomon, The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel? Whereas the Cruelties (so called by Mr. Love) of just men, are tender mercies. Neither can the persons whom he so unchristianly traduceth, by any act whatsoever, express more Mercy, greater Compassion towards the many Millions of persons in the Land, then by cutting off evil doers from it by the Sword of Justice, such especially who defile it with Blood. But with what face could Mr. Love charge those in Power, to have gotten this power into their hand by policy; if by policy he means any thing dishonest or dishonourable unto them? Were not those, who now sit in Parliament, lawfully called to these places of trust by the people?
When he comes to wash off the aspersion of his being a man of a turbulent spirit, (§ 12.) How notoriously (and indeed senslesly) doth he prevaricate with his Cause in hand, doing like a man that should with an importune confidence assert his Chastity; and yet immediately commit the crime of Adultery in the very face of those, before whom he had endeavored such a Vindication of himself? For who is a man of a turbulent spirit, but he that seeks and sets himself to divide between Rulers, and those that ought to live in subjection unto them, by alienating the mindes and affections of the one from the other: Upon which, there must needs follow an interruption and disturbance