A88575:255
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 Section 22.
I will not say that Master Love here freeth all the Ministers in the City, those only excepted who are already discovered from having a hand in his business (he dislikes, it seems, the word Plot) in such a sense, wherein not long since he freed himself, from whatsoever was not, or could not (as he thought) be proved against him. I judge it not improbable, but that the Ministers of his exemption may be free from all interposure of particularities of advice for the driving on M. Loves design (this word he owns in one of his Petitions though the word Plot, grates upon his spirit) yea (possibly) they may be free in respect of the knowledge of the particularities of the method, and transactions, by which the Design was carried on and ripened from time to time, by the Arch-Contrivers: such works of darkness are in danger of coming abroad into the light, before their time, and so to mischieve or destroy the workmen, in case the number of those, who either shall meet frequently for the managing and forming of them, or to whom the particulars of them shall be imparted, be too great. It is seldom seen, but that that which is known to many▪ soon after comes to be known unto all. Yet I believe there is hardly any Minister of the Presbyterian persuasion about the City, but knew well enough that there was Scotch-Ale in brewing, and that Master Love and his Complices were not asleep as to their Interest and cause. Yea, and that from time to time, though they could not call Master Loves Design by its proper name, yet they prayed heartily in general and covert terms for the prosperity of it. But Master Loves Conscience now upon the Scaffold, tells him (it seems) a quite contrary t•le, to what it told him a few days before. When he was a Petitioner to the Parliament for his life, his Conscience told him that he had Sinned against God, that his late miscarriages were great, his crimes and offences against the Parliament, high, &c. But in the interim (it seems) the Rabbis of his Conscience, [Greek or Hebrew] had been with him, and shined a new light into him. About the entertainment whereof, had he followed his own Counsel directed unto others in the like case, (formerly mentioned) and had taken heed of receiving it, it had been much better and safer for him.