A88579:14
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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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.
To the Supreme Authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England.
Although I am far from going about to justify their right to this Title to whom I give it, yet I shall justify the lawfulness of my practice in giving them this Title which they assume to themselves, especially in a case of life as mine is: for in trivial matters I had rather lose my own right which belongs to me, than give them this Title which belongs not to them.
Although I am far from going about to justifie their right to this Title to whom I give it, yet I shall justifie the lawfulnesse of my practice in giving them this Title which they assume to themselves, especially in a case of life as mine is: for in triviall matters I had rather lose my own right which belongs to me, than give them this Title which belongs not to them.