A88575:93
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Mr. Love's Speech made on the Scaffold on Tower-Hill, August 22. 1651. › Section 7
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
SECT. VII.
As concerning my Judges, I will not judge them, and yet I will not justify them, I believe (I will say but this of them) That what moved (John Baptist what moved) Herod to cut off John Baptists head, moved them to cut off mine, and that was for his Oaths sake John Baptist [meaning Herod] to avoid perjury, he would commit murder, whereas if John Baptists head had been upon his shoulders, he would have been guilty of neither.
As concerning my Judges, I will not judge them, and yet I will not justifie them, I believe (I will say but this of them) That what moved (John Baptist what moved) Herod to cut off John Baptists head, moved them to cut off mine, and that was for his Oaths sake John Baptist [meaning Herod] to avoid perjury, he would commit murther, whereas if John Baptists head had been upon his shoulders, he would have been guilty of neither.
SECT. VIII.
I have something in the second place to speak concerning my self, and then I shall come briefly to a Conclusion. Concerning my self, I have gone through various reports: There are many Sons of slander, whose mouths are as open Sepulchres to bury my Name before my friends can bury my body. My comfort is, there will be a Resurrection of Names as well as Bodies at the last Day; God will not only wipe off tears from mine eyes this day, but wipe off all blots and reproaches from my Name before many days be over; And though my Body will soon rot under ground, yet my hope is, my Name will not rot above it: I am not ignorant what Calumnies are cast upon me, and more likely to be after I am dead and gone. The very night before my intended Execution the last month, there was an insulting Letter written to me to tell me, that after I was dead there should be something published against me to my shame; I hope you will have so