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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.
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2. A second reason may be taken from the time when Cromwell invaded them; it was not when Scotland was over-run with malignity, during the time of Hamilton's prevalency, but it was when the power of that Kingdom was in the hands of the most Religious and Covenanting Party in Scotland, after Hamilton's Army was destroyed, and Montrose defeated; and the godly party who managed the cause of God for these 14 years faithfully, had all the power of that Kingdom in their hands, then Cromwell invaded them, which to me is an evident Demonstration, that the invasion of Scotland was by the instigation of Jesuits, and the Papists Party to root out the Protestant Party in Scotland, and to bring their persons in vassalage and thraldom as to their civill Liberties.
2. A second reason may be taken from the time when Cromwell invaded them; it was not when Scotland was over-run with malignity, during the time of Hambletons prevalency, but it was when the power of that Kingdome was in the hands of the most Religious and Covenanting Party in Scotland, after Hamblitons Army was destroyed, and Montrosse defeated; and the godly party who managed the cause of God for these 14 years faithfully, had all the power of that Kingdome in their hands, then Cromwell invaded them, which to me is an evident Demonstration, that the invasion of Scotland was by the instigation of Jesuites, and the Papists Party to root out the Protestant Party in •cotland, and to bring their persons in vassalage and thraldome as to their civill Liberties.
3. A third Reason may be drawn from the slight grounds Cromwell had to invade Scotland, because they would not be a Common-wealth, therefore they shall not be a People; because they will not break their Covenants, therefore Cromwell will break them; because the• will not lay their Consciences waste, he will lay their land waste and make it desolate; because the Scots are for a Scriptural Presbytery, and a well-regulated Monarchy, for found doctrine and the power of godliness, therefore it is that Cromwell is so much their Enemy. Whatever else may be pretended, •et these were the true grounds why Cromwell and the rest of the Jesuited Spanish Faction did invade the neighbour Nation.