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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.
London : s.n., Printed in the year 1651
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In my fourth petition I promised that I would neither plot, contrive or design, any thing prejudicial to the present Government, but in my place and calling oppose any Malignant designs whatsoever, (whether in this or the neighbour Nations▪) that may tend to the ruin of this Common-wealth. And a while after I promised, never to employ that life against you, I shall receive from you, but bold it my duty to lay out my life for the glory of God, the good of his people, the peace and safety of this Commonwealth. I have promised four things in this Petition, the lawfulness whereof (as the case stands) I shall sufficiently evince.
In my fourth petition I promised that I would neither plot, contrive or designe, any thing prejudiciall to the present Government, but in my place and calling oppose any Malignant designs whatsoever, (whether in this or the neighbour Nations▪) that may tend to the ruine of this Common-wealth. And a while after I promised, never to imploy that life against you, I shall receive from you, but bold it my duty to lay out my life for the glory of God, the good of his people, the peace and safety of this Commonwealth. I have promised four things in this Petition, the lawfullnesse whereof (as the case stands) I shall sufficiently evince.
First, I promised neither to plot, contrive, or design any thing prejudicial to the present Government. This is the same, in terminis, with what is promised in my second and third Petitions. To vindicate which, I refer my Reader to what I said there.
First, I promised neither to plot, contrive, or designe any thing prejudjciall to the present Government. This is the same, in terminis, with what is promised in my second and third Petitions. To vindicate which, I refer my Reader to what I said there.