A88575:247
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 18, 19, 20: ANIMAD upon Section 18, 19, 20.
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First, He begs of them to love their painful and godly Ministers; but lest there should be error in personâ he presently informs them▪ that he means Presbyterian. If these were sometimes counted the Chariots and horsemen of Israel, and are now the great eye-sore; I fear it is because they are turned to be the Chariots and horse-men of Aram. But to whom are they the great eye-sore he speaks of? I suppose he means, to the State, and men in power. I confess there is ground enough for Master Love to suspect (I am willing to think that he useth the word know in the lowest signification) that the persons he speaks of are a great eye-sore unto these men, and many others there being so much visible in many of them, which cannot lightly but offend and grieve the eyes of all beholders, whose eyes are not of the same constitution and temper with theirs. But the spirit of High-Presbytery is exceeding querulous and effeminate. If the State will not fulfil all their pleasure and gratify them in toto & in solido of all they demand, or expect, it presently casts them into fits of passion and discontent; they are men neglected and despised. Setting aside what hath been done to a few of the sons of this late Conspiracy against the State they have no ground at all from any measure they have received from the State, to judge themselves any great eye-sore to it. I know not what they would have more from the State, then what they have; unless it be, All things under their feet. When he tells them, that ten of their godly Ministers are taken from them at one blow, I know not how he will make up his account, unless he reckons himself for more then the one half of them. As for those who fled from them, when none pursued them, but their own guilt, he cannot upon any competent account of truth number these amongst those, that were taken from them by others. But what blow was it, by which so many were taken away from them, as were taken? Or who gave this blow? When God cast off the ten tribes he imputes it to their Idolatry. Thy calf, O Samaria hath cast thee off▪ Hos. 8. So when He and the Jews were parted, or separated the one from the other, He imputeth ⟨p. 58⟩this separation to their sins, Your iniquities have separated between you and your God, Esa. 59.