A88579:13
A clear and necessary vindication of the principles and practices of me Christopher Love,…A cleare and necessary vindication of the principles and practices of me Christopher Love,…
A clear and necessary vindication of the principles and practices of me Christopher Love, since my trial before, and condemnation by, the High Court of Justice. Whereby it is manifested, that a close prison, a long sword, a High Court, and a bloody scaffold, have not in the least altered my judgment. Whereas also the cruelty of the sentence, the insufficiency of the proofs, and my own innocency, are demonstrated. As also my grounds and reasons of giving in a narrative, and the lawfulness of the matter and titles of my petitions (though to usurpers) manifested and maintained. Together with a declaration of my judgement concerning Cromwells unlawful invasion of the kingdom of Scotland. Written by me Christopher Love, Master of Arts, minister of Lawrence Jury, London; penned by me the eighth of August, fourteen days before my death.A cleare and necessary vindication of the principles and practices of me Christopher Love, since my tryall before, and condemnation by, the High Court of Iustice. Whereby it is manifested, that a close prison, a long sword, a High Court, and a bloody scaffold, have not in the least altered my judgment. Whereas also the cruelty of the sentence, the insufficiency of the proofs, and my own innocency, are demonstrated. As also my grounds and reasons of giving in a narrative, and the lawfulness of the matter and titles of my petitions (though to usurpers) manifested and maintained. Together with a declaration of my judgement concerning Cromwells unlawfull invasion of the kingdom of Scotland. Written by me Christopher Love, Master of Arts, minister of Lawrence Iury, London; penned by me the eighth of August, fourteen days before my death.
London : s.n., Printed in the year 1651
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I May say as Austin did, though a good Conscience be sufficient for my self, yet a good name is necessary for others; a good name is as precious ointment, yet there will not be wanting many flying reports to corrupt it; many are the obloquies and reproaches which by the Sons of slander are cast upon me, they would fain have my name to be buried and rot above ground, before my friends can bury my body under it, yet herein is my comfort, there will be a resurrection of names as well as of bodies at the last day; I am assured that God will not only wipe off all tears from mine eyes, but all reproaches from my name also; I am, as saith the Apostle, counted a Deceiver, yet True; as an Apostate, yet firm to my first principles.
I May say as Austin did, though a good Conscience be sufficient for my self, yet a good name is necessary for others; a good name is as precious oyntment, yet there will not be wanting many flying reports to corrupt it; many are the obloquies and reproaches which by the Sonnes of slander are cast upon me, they would faine have my name to be buried and rot above ground, before my friends can bury my body under it, yet herein is my comfort, there will be a resurrection of names as well as of bodies at the last day; I am assured that God will not only wipe off all tears from mine eyes, but all reproaches from my name also; I am, as saith the Apostle, counted a Deceiver, yet True; as an Apostate, yet firm to my first principles.
There are two things at which offence is taken, first my Petitioning for my life to the Parliament (so called;) secondly, my giving in a Narrative of the whole matter; to both which I shall give full satisfaction. About my Petitioning, a double offence is taken, first at the titles of my Petitions; secondly at the matter of them. I shall speak briefly to both, to take away any stumbling block out of the way of any. Touching the Titles of my four Petitions they run in this form.
There are two things at which offence is taken, first my Petitioning for my life to the Parliament (so called;) secondly, my giving in a Narrative of the whole matter; to both which I shall give full satisfaction. About my Petitioning, a double offence is taken, first at the titles of my Petitions; secondly at the matter of them. I shall speak briefly to both, to take away any stumbling block out of the way of any. Touching the Titles of my four Petitions they run in this forme.