A88575:80
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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Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, August 22. 1651. › Section 2
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SECTION II.
But herein is the disadvantage which I am in in the thoughts of many, who judge that I suffer not for the Word, or for Conscience, but for meddling with State matters. To this I shall briefly say, That it is an old guise of the Devil, to impute the cause of Gods Peoples Sufferings, to be Contrivements against the State, when in truth it is their Religion and Conscience they are persecuted for. The Rulers of Israel, they would put Jeremiah to death upon a Civil account, though indeed it was only the truth of his Prophecy made the Rulers angry with him; yet upon a Civil account they did pretend he must dye, because he fell away to the Chaldeans, and would have brought in Foreign Forces to Invade them: The same thing is laid to my charge, of which I am as innocent as Jeremiah was. I find other instances in the Scripture, wherein men the cause of their Sufferings were still imputed to meddling with State-matters; Paul, though he did but Preach Jesus Christ, yet he must dye, if the People might have their will, under the pretence that he was a mover of Sedition. Upon a civil account my life is pretended to be taken away, whereas indeed it is because I pursue my Covenant, ⟨p. 16⟩and will not prostitute my Principles and Conscience to the Ambition and Lusts of men.
But herein is the disadvantage which I am in in the thoughts of many, who judge that I suffer not for the Word, or for Conscience, but for medling with State matters. To this I shall briefly say, That it is an old guise of the Devil, to impute the cause of Gods Peoples Sufferings, to be Contrivements against the State, when in truth it is their Religion and Conscience they are persecuted for. The Rulers of Israel, they would put Jeremiah to death upon a Civil account, though indeed it was onely the truth of his Prophesie made the Rulers angry with him; yet upon a Civil account they did pretend he must dye, because he fell away to the Caldeans, and would have brought in Forreign Forces to Invade them: The same thing is laid to my charge, of which I am as innocent as Jeremiah was. I finde other instances in the Scripture, wherein men the cause of their Sufferings were still imputed to medling with State-matters; Paul, though he did but Preach Jesus Christ, yet he must dye, if the People might have their will, under the pretence that he was a mver of Sedition. Ʋpon a civil account my life is pretended to be taken away, whereas indeed it is because I pursue my Covenant,