A88579:170
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 have but one thing more to do in this vindication of my person and ministry, and that is to answer a grand objection which is brought against me, Object. viz. That all the blood of •co•lana is charged upon me, and the rest of my Brethren whom they call my Confederates. Answer. To take off this false and most notorious slander, I shall dispatch these 3. particulars, viz. 1. Give you something to observe in the general. 2. Manifest that I have no hand in the War with our dear Brethren of Scotland. 3. Lay down Arguments drawn from instances of Scripture, clearness of reason, & interest of State to prove the unlawfulness of the English Arm•'s invading of Scotland; then conclude with some Demonstrative suggestions, what may be the intolerable mischiefs, sad consequence, and unexpressible calamities that may befall the Godly party in both Nations, if the English Army prevail over our brethren of Scotland, to subdue and conquer them.
I have but one thing more to doe in this vindication of my person and ministry, and that is to answer a grand objection which is brought against me, Object. viz. That all the blood of •co•lana is charged upon me, and the rest of my Brethren whom they call my Confederates. Answer. To take off this false and most notorious slander, I shall dispatch these 3. particulars, viz. 1. Give you something to observe in the generall. 2. Manifest that I have no hand in the War with our dear Brethren of Scotland. 3. Lay down Arguments drawn from instances of Scripture, clearnesse of reason, & interest of State to prove the unlawfulnes of the E•glish Arm•'s invading of Scotland; then conclude with some Demonstrative suggestions, what may be the intollerable mischiefes, sad corsequence, and unexpressible calamities that may befall the Godly party in both Nations, if the English Army prevaile over our brethen of Scotland, to subdue and conquer them.