A88575:8
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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The Humble Petition of Christopher Love, a condemned Prisoner in the Tower of London;
Most humbly showeth,
Most humbly sheweth,
That your Petitioner having received the Sentence of▪ Death by the High Court of Justice, and is preparing himself in all humility and serious submission to drink that bitter Cup, the terror whereof, though much abated through the pardoning Mercies of God in the blood of sprinkling; yet your Petitioner being brought down to the dust of death, desires to see the righteous Lord in this Sentence, acknowledging it to be just with the Most High to cut him off both in the middest of his days, and in the midst of his Ministry; He desires to be deeply humbled under the mighty hand of God, lying now before the Lord and you, putting his mouth in the dust, that there may be hope that the Lord will pardon his manifold iniquities, and that your Honours will pass by his Offences done contrary to your Laws, which (as he formerly did, so still doth confess) renders him culpable, for which he is unfeignedly sorry: Your Petitioner goeth not about to plead Excuse, but with an humble Submission prostrates himself at your feet, acknowledging he hath offended against the Acts of this Commonwealth, and thereby is fallen under your sore displeasure, of which he is very deeply sensible and sorrowful also.
THat your Petitioner having received the Sentence of▪ Death by the High Court of Justice, and is preparing himself in all humility and serious submission to drink that bitter Cup, the terror whereof, though much abated through the pardoning Mercies of God in the blood of sprinkling; yet your Petitioner being brought down to the dust of death, desires to see the righteous Lord in this Sentence, acknowledging it to be just with the Most High to cut him off both in the middest of his days, and in the midst of his Ministry; He desires to be deeply humbled under the mighty hand of God, lying now before the Lord and you, putting his mouth in the dust, that there may be hope that the Lord will pardon his manifold iniquities, and that your Honors will pass by his Offences done contrary to your Laws, which (as he formerly did, so still doth confess) renders him culpable, for which he is unfeignedly sorry: Your Petitioner goeth not about to plead Excuse, but with an humble Submission prostrates himself at your feet, acknowledging he hath offended against the Acts of this Commonwealth, and thereby is fallen under your sore displeasure, of which he is very deeply sensible and sorrowful also.