A88575:227
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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ANIMAD. upon Sect. 14.
Here he talks of a regulated Monarchy, and a mixed Monarchy. There is little less then contradictio in adjuncto, in both expressions. Law-makers (I confess) in Monarchical States, have sometimes done their good wills to regulate Monarchy by Laws: Sed vetuere patres, quod non potuere vetare. Monarchies of the best Regulation by Laws, were yet as exorbitant in the Practic, and in the exercise of Monarchical power, as if they had been Ruleless and Lawless. A mixed Monarchy (in strictness of Speech) is as unproper as a compounded simple. But Mr. Loves judgement concerning the preheminency of a mixed Monarchy amongst Governments, is not of so much weight, as to counterpoise the lightest Argument in oppositum. His affection of hatred equally bent against Court Parasites, who would screw up Monarchy into Tyranny, and against those who pull it down to bring in Anarchy, is praise-worthy; Only I suspect (in the latter Clause) an evil eye of insinuation against the Parliament, as if he desired to infuse this foolish Faith into the people, That they pulled down Monarchy, not with any intent to set up a better Government in the stead of it, but to bring in Anarchy or Confusion. Whether he was at any time formerly for putting the King to death, or no, I cannot positively say; ⟨p. 52⟩if he was not, he was an unhappy man to express himself, both in words and deeds, so like unto a man of such intentions as he did. He confesseth his judgement formerly was, and still is, for the bringing of Malignants, who did seduce him, and drew him from the Parliament, to condign punishment. But what if Malignants did not so much seduce him in this kind, as he them? who now deserve, and this according to the express letter of the Covenant, to be brought to condign punishment? They that best knew him, have often said, That himself was the head, and not the tail, of those Counsels, by which he acted against the Parliament. I know no alteration in the Cause, between what is now, and what it was at the time Mr. Love speaks of, unless it be in this; That the Parliament now, both with more Christianity and better Policy, causeth the Presbyterian Interest to contain it self in its own proper Channel, which before was like the River Jordan in the time of Harvest, when he overflows his banks.