A true and exact copy of Mr. Love's speech and prayer, immediately before his…A true and exact copie of Mr. Love's speech and prayer, immediately before his…

Again, I am accused to be an Extortioner; and this is in the mouths—I am loth to name them, because I will avoid all rancour: But I am charged as if I should be a grievous Extortioner to receive Thirty pounds for the Loan of Three hundred pounds, Besides Eight pounds per centum for Interest; which in the presence of God and of you all I do declare to you is a most notorious and abominable falsehood.

Again, I am accused to be an Extortioner; and this is in the mouths—I am loth to name them, because I will avoid all rancour: But I am charged as if I should be a grievous Extortioner to receive Thirty pounds for the Loan of Three hundred pounds, Besides Eight pounds per centum for Interest; which in the presence of God and of you all I do declare to you is a most notorious and abominable falshood.

I am accused likewise to be an Adulterer, and this report is not in the mouths of mean men, but in the mouths of those that sit at the Stern: As if I were a debauched Person, and were guilty of Uncleanness. Now I tell you, as Luther said of himself in another case, That he was not tempted to Covetousness; so through the grace of God I can say, I have not been tempted in all my life to Uncleanness. It doth not much grieve me though these Slanders be cast upon me: I know my betters have been worse accused before me: Athanasius was accused by two Harlots that he had committed Folly with them, and yet the man was Chaste and innocent. Beza was charged, not only with Drunkenness, but with Lasciviousness also, and many others have been accused with the same, if not with worse Slanders then I have been.

I am accused likewise to be an Adulterer, and this report is not in the mouths of mean men, but in the mouths of those that sit at the Stern: As if I were a debauched Person, and were guilty of Uncleannesse. Now I tell you, as Luther said of himself in another case, That he was not tempted to Coveteousnesse; so through the grace of God I can say, I have not been tempted in all my life to Uncleanness. It doth not much grieve me though these Slanders be cast upon me: I know my betters have been worse accused before me: Athanasius was accused by two Harlots that he had committed Folly with them, and yet the man was Chast and innocent. Beza was charged, not only with Drunkennesse, but with Lasciviousnesse also, and many others have been accused with the same, if not with worse Slanders then I have been.