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A88579	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.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3148; Thomason E790_5; ESTC R202748	58,288	49

was so amazed that he knew not what he said or what he d●d but Mr. Atturney had his Examinations which were taken in private and patcht together by Mr. Scot and Captain ●ishop and by the help of those papers Mr. Prideaux made a ●hift to rubbe up his slippery memory and to helpe his slow tongue And Mr. Prideaux perceiving that Captain Far was likely to marre his own evidence had he been let alone to himselfe therefore Mr. Prideaux helps him at a dead lift and puts to Captain Far no lesse than fourscore and eighteene Questions or leading Interrogatories a thing which I think was never heard of before practised in any Court since William the Conquerours dayes untill then yet by the poor misled Members of the Court this was well accepted of though I did protest against it as a most illegall practice Now I am Condemned I am informed that this Captain Far is much troubled to thinke of my death Touching these 8 Accusers I will say but this they did prosecute my life to preserve their own I have done with them I pray God begin with them to humble their hearts and shew them their sinne● that they may see and fear and do no more so wickedly for my part I would not change Conditions with them they are in a sinning but I onely in a suffering Condition I had rather be a Sufferer with the Brethren than an Accuser of the Brethren I have more peace and quietnesse who am to dye than they will have who have bought their lives at so dear a rate as with the price of my blood Having spoken largely about my Witnesses I shall mention but a word about the partiality of my Iudges I think there was never such violent indirect procee●ings to take away the life of a Minister since the Reign of Queen Mary to this day They suffered the Examinations of the Witnesses composed by Mr. Scot and Captain Bishop to be read in Court which is contrary to Law and Justice and the Customes of all Courts They commanded the Scaffolds to be put up the first day when my black and bloody Charge was read and the Witnesses produced in Court but pulled down the Scaffolds when I made my Defence● not caring how many heard my Charge nor how few heard me to clear my selfe And they gave me but from Saturday till Wednesday to make my Defence although the Depositions were to write out which were 28 sheets of paper which I was to peruse and answer Though they pulled down the Scaffolds when I made my defence yet they put them up again when the Counsell for the Common-wealth were to make their Reply to my Defence All this was that I might lye under more disadvantage in the judgement of the Spectators Yea such was the partiality of the Court that they refused to hear my Witnesses when produced them in Court And after they had assigned me Counsell they rejected two of them one of them could not be there and the fourth viz. Mr. Hales was not acquainted with my case I never spake with him untill halfe an hour before the Court sate he never saw nor read the Depositions yet they would not allow my Counsell a days time to study my case but he must plead then ●x tem●ore or not at all Oh extremity of Rigour yea further though I had a Notary to write for me yet have they taken away all the Books from him so that nothing shall come to the publique view but with what additions or alterations they please to my greater disadvantage but my hope is that some faithfull Pen or other hath writ my Defence and the Witnesses Depositions and according to them let my Innocency be judged by indifferent and unprejudicated men But enough of this I have but one thing more to doe in this vindication of my person and ministry and that is to answer a grand objection which is brought against me Object viz. That all the blood of ●co●lana is charged upon me and the rest of my Brethren whom they call my Confederates Answer To take off this false and most notorious slander I shall dispatch these 3. particulars viz. 1. Give you something to observe in the generall 2. Manifest that I have no hand in the War with our dear Brethren of Scotland 3. Lay down Arguments drawn from instances of Scripture clearnesse of reason interest of State to prove the unlawfulnes of the E●glish Arm●'s invading of Scotland then conclude with some Demonstrative suggestions what may be the intollerable mischiefes sad corsequence and unexpressible calamities that may befall the Godly party in both Nations if the English Army prevaile over our brethen of Scotland to subdue and conquer them 1. Touching this Objection I shall give you something to observe in generall that is this That these men do as N●ro did set Rome on fire and then charge the Christians with it so do these new Common-wealths men put two Kingdomes on fire blow the sparks of dissention into a flame so causing a mighty Combustion and Conflagration yet charge it upon us who pour out tears to quench the burning which their lusts and ambition who affect only earthly domination rule over their brethren hath kindled in the Neighbour Nation As the Gunpowder Traytors charged that plot of blowing up the Parliament which themselves onely contrived upon the Puritans who were ever Friends never Enemies to Parliaments till this Apostate Generation of men stood up so doe these Trayterous Hereticks lay lasting Seeds of Division between the two Nations invade Scotland imbrue their hands in their Brethrens blood slay them with a rage reaching up to Heaven spill their blood like water on the ground yet we must be charged with all this blood who have had no hand in but a detestation of the Invasion of the Neighbour Nation the Lord judge bttween them and us What act have I done my Enemies themselves being Judges to make me guil●y of the blood spilt in Scotland Did I ever encourage Cromwell to invade Scotland or ever invite the Scotish Nation to invade England let Cromwell and his Confederates look to it the bloud of Scotland will cry in the eares of him who is the avenger of blood who hath said The Earth shall not cover the blood of her slain I may say as Elijah said to Ahab It is thou and thy Fathers house that hath trouble Israel so it is not I but Cromwell Vane Bradshaw and the rest of that Crew who have troubled Scotland When God comes to make Inquisition for blood they will be charged with all the blood of Scotland If they will say The King had not agreed with the Scots had it not been for me and my Confederates and so by consequence I am guilty of all the blood shed in Scotland To this I say 1. If I by any strained consequence should be found guilty of the blood of Scotland then Cromwell and his Army who did actually and cruelly shed