A88579:26
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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Having thus spoken to justify the lawfulness of the titles of my Petitions, I come now to justify the matter of my Petitions. Before I speak to the matter of my Petitions positively, I shall in a word declare negatively what was not the matter of my Petitions, as,
Having thus spoken to justifie the lawfulnesse of the titles of my Petitions, I come now to justifie the matter of my Petitions. Before I speak to the matter of my Petitions positively, I shall in a word declare negatively what was not the matter of my Petitions, as,
1. I did not promise to act any thing for the promoting and maintaining this present Government, that had been equivalent to taking the engagement.
2. I did not promise to join with the present power to oppose the Scottish Army though I was often solicited to it.
2. I did not promise to joyne with the present power to oppose the Scotish Army though I was often sollicited to it.
3. I did not declare that for which I was condemned was a sin against God, I am of the sam mind I was when at the High Court after I had my sentence, I said, Though they Condemned me, yet God and my own Conscience did not Condemn me, they Condemned me for Treason, yet my Conscience