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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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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.
Secondly, I promised In my place and calling to oppose any Malignant designs whatsoever (whether in this or the neighbour Nations) that may tend to the ruin of this Common-wealth. In which words I desire the Reader to take notice. First, That I hold my self still bound to oppose malignant designs as much as ever I did, I still retain as great a dislike of a Malignant interest as ever. Secondly, When I mention Malignant designs, I do not understand the honest Scots undertakings, in ⟨p. 15⟩preserving their King, Country, Religion and all against the invaders, to be a Malignant design; far be it from me I should once imagine it; but by Malignant designs, I mean such which the Covenant expresseth, the Covenant brandeth them for Malignants, Incendiaries, and evil instruments, who divide the King from his people, or one of the Kingdoms from another; they are the Malignants which I did oppose, and should oppose, who did labour by Arms to force the two Houses of Parliament, this the Cavaliers would have done but could not, but this the Army hath done. Thirdly, I do not say I shall oppose all designs that may tend to the ruin of the Government of the Common-wealth, but that may tend to the ruin of the Common-wealth, that is, to the ruin of the body of the people of this Nation.
Secondly, I promised In my place and calling to oppose any Malignant designes whatsoever (whether in this or the neighbour Nations) that may tend to the ruine of this Common-wealth. In which words I desire the Reader to take notice. First, That I hold my self still bound to oppose malignant designs as much as ever I did, I still retaine as great a dislike of a Malignant interest as ever. Secondly, When I mention Malignant designs, I do not understand the honest Scots undertakings, in