The true and perfect speec [sic] of Mr. Christopher Love on the scaffold on…

I am said to be a man of A turbulent spirit, and an enemy to the peace of this Nation, indeed I am borne a man of contention, not active but passive • many strive and contend with me, I strive with no man, the grief of my heart hath been for divisions, and the desire of my soul for a union among Gods people, I do not mean a State union to engage against the present power, that is rather a combination & a confederacy then a union: Those that have gotten power by policy and use it with cruelty, shall lose it with Ignominy; I remember an observation of holy Greenwood, giving his judgment upon State, Government he feared the coming in of Popery; I fear Atheism, Blasphemy, and all manner of Heresy is rushing in upon this Land; that as to my practise, A word now to my principles. I am accused to be an apostate, to be this, to be that, to be any thing, but what I am: A high Court, A long Sword, and a bloody Scaffold, hath not made me to change my principles, what I shall say is not to provoke any; I die with my judgement set against malignity; I do not count the covenanting Godly party in Scotland to be Malignants for defending their Land against invaders though against malignity, not against a mixed Monarchy: I did oppose the forces of the late King in my place and calling, and should he live now and were I to live longer, should do it still; I did oppose his forces, but […] never against the Office of a King; I was against Court Parasites that would screw up Monarchy to Tyranny, as against those that pull it down to bring in Anarchy, I was never for putting him to death, nor did I ever endeavour to destroy his person, there ⟨p. 4⟩is a speech upon the preaching a Sermon by me at Uxbridge, that all would not he well till the King was let blood in the neck-vein, but this report as many other is full of vanity and folly.

I am said to be a man of A turbulent spirit, and an enemy to the peace of this Nation, •ndeed I am borne a man of contention, not active but passive • many strive and contend with mee, I strive with no man, the greif of my heart hath been for divisions, and the desire of my soule for a union among Gods people, I do not mean a State union to ingage against the present power, that is rather a combination & a confedracy then a union: Those that have gotten power by pollicy and use it with cruelty, shall lose it with Ignominie; I remember an observation of holy Greenwood, giving his judgment upon State, Government he feared the comming in of Popery; I feare Atheisme, Blasphemy, and all manner of Hresie is rushing in upon this Land; that as to my practise, A word now to my principles. I am accused to be an apostate, to be this, to be that, to be any thing, but what I am: A high Court, A long Sword, and a bloody Scaffold, hath not made me to change my principles, what I shall say is not to provoke any; I die with my judgement set against malignity; I doe not count the covenanting Godly party in Scotland to be Malignants for defending their Land against invaders though against malignitie, not against a mixt Monarchy: I did oppose the forces of the late King in my place and calling, and should he live now and were I to live longer, should do it still; I did oppose his forces, but never against the Office of a King; I was against Court Parasites that would scrue up Monarchy to Tyrannie, as against those that pull it down to bring in Anarchie, I was never for putting him to death, nor did I ever endeavour to destroy his person, there