A88579:182
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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First; This War with Scotland is worse than the former war intended against Scotland in the year 1640.1 it is worse in many regards: 1. The First war was called Bellum Episcopal, this may be called Bellum Heretical, (if I may so say) the first War would have brought in Popish ceremonies, this War brings in damnable Heresies, and hellish blasphemies; by the first they would have screwed up Monarchy into Tyranny, by this they will pull down Monarchy, and turn all to Anarchy. 2. This War in the year 1650. is worse than that intended about the year 1640., because then we were not under so many Covenants, and Engagements one towards another as now we are, Cromwell invaded them after a Covenant and Articles of Agreement for assistance made with them, after help and Brotherly assistance received from them, yet he hath forgotten the Brotherly Covenant, with them, and all the kindnesses we have had from them in the day of out deep distress. Thirdly, This war hath not such an Authority as the former had, the first was raised by the King and his Council, this by Cromwell and a Faction. ⟨p. 31⟩Fourthly, the Soldiers, many of them, do behave themselves worser than the Soldiers the King and Bishops did raise against the Scots at first; the Kings Soldiers were but ignorant and profane, these many of them Heretics and Blasphemers; those did pull down Crosses and Pictures, these pull down Ordinances; those drunk with Wine or Strong Drink, but these drunk with Error, having a spirit of giddiness and contradiction against the Truth, which is the worst sort of drunkenness. Fifthly, far worse in the event also; in the Kings and Bishops war not above 14 slain one both sides, but in this war Cromwell with a more cruel and bloody mind hath most barbarously slain at least 10000 of the Scottish Nation, since he entered Scotland, oh the bloody cruelty of this man!
First; This Warre with Scotland is worse than the former war intended against Scotland in the year 1640.1 it is worse in many regards: 1. The First war was called Bellum Episcopale, this may be called Bellum Haereticale, (if I may so say) the first War would have brought in Popish ceremonies, this War brings in damnable Heresies, and hellish blasphemies; by the first they would have scrued up Monarchy into Tyranny, by this they will pull down Monarchy, and turne all to Anarchy. 2. This War in the year 1650. is worse than that intended about the yeare 1640., because then we were not under so many Covenants, and Engagements one towards another as now we are, Cromwell invaded them after a Covenant and Articles of Agreement for assistance made with them, after help and Brotherly assistance received from them, yet he hath forgotten the Brotherly Covenant, with them, and all the kindnesses we have had from them in the day of out deep distresse. Thirdly, This war hath not such an Authority as the former had, the first was raised by the King and his Councell, this by Cromwell and a Faction.