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A88575	Mr. Love's case: wherein is published, first, his several petitions to the Parliament. Secondly, a full narrative of the late dangerous design against the state, written with Mr. Loves own hand, and by him sent to the Parliament; wherein he setteth down his several meetings and secret actings with Major Alford, Maj. Adams, Col. Barton, Mr. Blackmore, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Dr. Drake, Mr. Drake, Cap. Farr, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Haviland, Major Huntington, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Jaquel, Mr Jackson, Lieut. Col. Jackson, Cap. Massey, Mr. Nalton, Cap. Potter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Sterks, Colonel Sowton, Colonel Vaughan, and others. Thirdly, Mr. Loves speech and prayer on the scaffold on Towerhil, August 22. 1651. Printed by an exact copy, taken in short-hand by John Hinde. Fourthly, animadversions on the said speech and prayer.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.; Hinde, John, 17th cent.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3143; Thomason E641_10; Thomason E790_1; ESTC R202750	68,137	69

many things a Church union to wit love among the Godly This is it the desires of my soul have been ever for that those that fear God might walk hand in hand in the fellowship of the Gospel both in truth and love if this Vnion be not I am afraid through our divisions a company of loose Libertines will rise who will endeavor not onely to overthrow Doctrines of Faith and Religion and Maners but then correcting himself he said Doctrines of Faith and the power of Godliness but even good Maners also I remember an observation of Holy Greenham giving his judgement upon the State of England he said thus There is a great fear of Popery coming into England I fear that too but I fear more the coming of Atheism into England then the coming in of Popery and truly that is my fear also Thus as to my practices SECT XIII A word now as to my Principles I am accused to be an Apostate to be a Turn-coat to be this to be that to be any thing but what I am In the General I will tell you That I bless my God an High Court a long Sword a bloody Scaffold hath not made me in the least to alter my Principles or to wrong my Conscience And that I might discover to you my Principles I hope I shall do it with freedom I will iritate and provoke none what I shall say shall not be an iritation or provocation of others at least not intended by me but onely as a genuine and clear Manifestation of my Principles how they stand First Then my Principles As to Civil and Religious Affairs I declare That I die with my Judgement set against Malignity I do hate both name and thing I still retain as vehement a detestation of a Malignant Interest as ever I did yet I would not be misunderstood I do not count the Godly party our Covenanting Brethren in Scotland I do not count them a Malignant party nor their defending their Nation and Title to their King to be a Malignant Interest but an honest and a justifiable Cause SECT XIV Secondly I am of this Judgement though I am against Malignity yet I am not against but for a Regulated Monarchy a mixt Monarchy as ours was I judge to be one of the best Governments in the world I did it is true oppose in my Place and Calling the Forces of the late King and were he alive again and should I live longer the Cause being as then it was I should oppose him longer I did oppose his Forces but never was against the Office I do as much hate Court Parasites who would screw up Monarchy into Tyranny as those who pull it down to bring in Anarchy I was never Thirdly I was never for putting the King to death whose Person I did promise in my Covenant to preserve It is true I did in my Place and Calling oppose his Forces but I did never endeavor to destroy his Person There is a scandal raised of me That in a Sermon at Windsor I should have these words That it would never be well with England till the King were let blood upon the Neck-Vein Which in the presence of God and of you all I never spake such words as relating to him though my judgement then was and still is for bringing Malignants who did seduce him and draw him from the Parliament to condign punishment I deem it an ill way to cure the Body Politique by cutting off the Political Head SECT XV. Fourthly I die with my Judgement not satisfied to take the Ingagement I pray God forgive them that impose it and subscribe it and preserve those that refuse it I would not in the next place be looked upon now I am a dying man I would not be looked upon as a man owning this present Government I die with my Judgement against it It is true in a Case of Life I did Petition the present Power and did give them the Titles they take to themselves and other men give them but herein I did not wrong nor cross my Principles There are many Instances in the Scripture to justifie this Hushai did give the Title to Absolon though Absolon had no right to the Title David was the lawful King and David himself gave him the Title as well as Hushai And Calvin he gave a Title to the French King calling him Rex Christianissimus The most Christian King yet he knew he was a Papist And we gave a Title to King Henry the eighth to call him The Defender of the Faith and yet he had no right to the Title he was an Opposer not a Defender of the Faith The Title was given him upon an evil ground because he opposed the Faith he opposed the Doctrine of Luther and therefore the Pope gave him that Title The Defender of the Faith and yet none did scruple to give him the Title that was then commonly given him SECT XVI In the next place I discover my Judgement I provoke none onely tell you what my own thoughts are That so after I am dead and gone I might not be belied for I dare not now bely my Principles My Judgement is against the Invasion of the Scotish Nation by our English Army They who gave us a friendly Assistance who were joyned with us in the same Covenant who drew a Sword with us in the same Quarrel should I live a thousand years I should never draw a Sword against them in all my life Scotland may say as it was said of Edom The men of my Confederacy that were at Peace with me have risen up against me deceived me and prevailed against me Because Scotland will not be a Commonwealth they shall not be a people because they will not break Covenants some men would have them broken because they will not lay their Consciences waste their Land must be laid waste Lastly And so I have done onely with a word of Exhortation I die cleaving to all those Oaths Vows Covenants and Protestations that were imposed by the Two Houses of Parliament as owning them and dying with my Judgement for them The Vow and Covenant The Protestation The Solemn League and Covenant And this I tell you all I had rather die a Covenant keeper then live a Covenant breaker SECT XVII I have onely now I am come to the third and last part of my Speech and so I shall have done and commit my Soul unto God who gave it My Exhortation it shall be to this great City unto the Godly Ministry of it and unto my own Congregation from whom death hath parted me which nothing else could To the City I wish an affluence and a confluence of all Blessings upon it and yet I fear gray hairs as the Symptoms of a Declension are here and there upon it yet she knows it not O London London God is staining the pride of all thy Glory thy Glory is flying away like a Bird contempt of the Ministry opposition against Reformation

company of Angels to Jesus Christ the Mediator of the new Covenant to the spirits of all men made perfect to God the judg of all in whose presence there is fulness of joy and at whose right hand there are pleasures for evermore I shall conclude But then Mr Sheriff Tichburn telling him that the words were the spirits of just men made perfect Love He then corrected himself saying To the spirits of just men made perfect and to God the Judg of all in whose presence there is fulness of joy and in whose right hand there are pleasures for evermore SECT XXVIII I conclude with that speech of the Apostle I am now in 2 Tim. 4. 6 7. I am now to be offered up and the time of my departure is at hand but I have finished my course I have kept the Faith Henceforth there is a crown of righteousness layd up for me and not for me onely but for all them that love the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ through whose blood when I have shed my blood I expect Salvation and remission of sins And so the Lord bless you all Then turning to Mr Sheriff he said May I pray Sheriff Tichburn Yes but consider the time Love I have done Sir Then turning to the people he said Beloved I will but pray a little while with you to commend my Soul to God and I have done Then Mr Ash told him Mr Ash The House is risen and therefore Love To which Mr Love answered I I Sir After which he prayed with an audible voyce saying SECT XXIX Mr Love's Prayer MOst Glorious and Eternal Majesty Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men though thou hast suffered men to condemn thy servant thy servant will not condemn thee He justifieth thee though thou cuttest him off in the midst of his days and in the midst of his Ministry blessing thy glorious Name that though his name be taken away from the Land of the Living that yet he is not blotted out of the Book of the Living Father my hour is come thy poor creature can say without vanity and falshood he hath desired to glorifie thee upon Earth glorifie thou now him in Heaven He hath desired to bring the Souls of other men to Heaven let his Soul be brought to Heaven O thou blessed God whom thy Creature hath served who hath made thee his hope and his confidence from his youth forsake him not now he is drawing nigh to thee now he is in the valley of the shadow of death Lord be thou life to him smile thou upon him while men frown on him Lord thou hast setled this perswasion in his heart That as soon as ever the blow is given to divide his Head from his Body he shall be united to his Head in Heaven Blessed be God that thy servant dyes in those hopes Blessed be God that thou hast filled the soul of thy servant with joy and peace in beleeving O Lord think upon that poor Brother of mine that is a companion in tribulation with me who is this day to lose his life as well as I O fill him full of the joy of the Holy Ghost when he is to give up the ghost Lord strengthen our hearts that we may give up the ghost with joy and not with grief We intreat thee O Lord think upon thy poor Churches O that England might live in thy sight and O that London might be a faithful City to thee that righteousness might be amongst them that so peace and plenty may be within their walls and righteousness within their habitation Lord heal the breaches of this poor Nation Make England and Scotland as one staff in the Lords hand that Ephraim might not envy Judah nor Judah vex Ephraim but that both might flee upon the shoulders of the Philistins that men of the Protestant Religion engaged in the same Cause and Covenant might not delight to spill each others blood but might engage against the common Adversaries of our Religion and Liberties God shew mercy to all that fear him SECT XXX Think upon our Covenant-keeping Brethren in the Kingdom of Scotland keep them faithful to thee and let not them that have invaded them overspread their whole Land Prevent the shedding of more Christian Blood if it seem good in thine eyes God shew mercy to thy poor Servant who is here now giving up the ghost O blessed Jesus apply thy Blood not only for my Justification unto life but also for my comfort for the quieting of my Soul that so I might be in the joys of Heaven before I come to a possession of Heaven Hear the prayers of all thy people that have been made for thy Servant and though thou hast denyed prayer as to the particular request concerning my life yet let herein the fruit of prayer be seen that thou wilt bear up my heart against the fear of death God shew mercy to all that fear him Shew mercy to all that have engaged for the life of thy Servant let them have mercy at the day of their appearing before Jesus Christ. Preserve thou a godly Ministry in this Nation and restore a godly Ministry and cause yet good days to be the heritage of thy people for the Lords sake Now Lord into thy hands thy Servant committeth his spirit And though he may not with Steven see the Heavens opened let him have the Heavens opened and though he may not see upon a Scaffold the Son of God standing at the right hand of God yet let him come to the glorified Body of Jesus Christ and this hour have an intellectual sight of the glorified Body of his Saviour Lord Jesus receive my spirit and Lord Iesus stand by me thy dying Servant who hath endeavored in his life time to stand for thee Lord hear pardon all his infirmities wipe away his iniquities by the blood of Christ wipe off reproaches from his name wipe off guilt from his person and receive him pure and spotless and blameless before thee in love And all this we beg for the sake of Iesus Christ Amen and Amen SECT XXXI Mr Ash You make a Christian end I hope Mr Love I I bless God Then turning to Mr Sheriff Tichburn said I thank you for this kindness Sir you have expressed a great deal of kindness to me Well I go from a Block to the bosom of my Saviour Then he asked Where is the Executioner When the Executioner came forward he said Art thou the Officer Executioner Yes Love Then lifting up his eyes he said O blessed Iesus that hath kept me from the hurt of death and from the fear of death O blessed be God blessed be God And taking his leave of the Ministers he said Love The Lord be with you all And taking leave of Sheriff Tichburn he kissed his hand Then he kneeled down and made a short prayer privately Then after rising up he said Blessed be God I am full of joy and peace in