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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	die_v	life_n	5,110	5	5.0778	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88596	The true and perfect speec [sic] of Mr. Christopher Love on the scaffold on Tower-Hill on Friday last, being the two and twentieth day of this instant August, 1651. Comprizing his funerall sermon; his exhortation to the citizen his propositions touching religion; and his prayer immediately before his head was severed from his body. Together with Mr. Gibbons his speech; and the manner of his deportment, carriage, and resolution: published for the good of the Common-wealth of England.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3182; Thomason E790_3; ESTC R207307	9,061	8

The true and perfect SPEECH OF Mr. Christopher Love On the Scaffold on TOWER-HILL ON Friday last being the two and twentieth Day of this instant August 1651. COMPRIZING His Funerall Sermon His Exhortation to the Citizens his Propositions touching Religion And His Prayer immediately before his Head was severed from his body TOGETHER With Mr. GIBBONS his Speech and the manner of his Deportment Carriage and Resolution Published for the good of the Common-wealth of England Imprinted at London by IOHN CLOWES 1651. 〈…〉 ove his Speech on the Scaffold on Tower Hill on Friday last being accompanied by the Sheriffs Mr. Calamy the Minister and other Gentlemen of quality With the manner of his Deportment upon the preaching of his Funerall Sermon and his Exhortation to the People worthy of perusal Beloved Christians I am made this day a spectacle to God Angels and Men. I am made a grief to the Godly a laughing stock to the wicked 〈◊〉 a gazing stock to all yet blessed be God not a terror to my self although there be but a little between me and death yet that which ●eares up my heart is that there is but a little between me and Heaven it com●orted Dr. Taylor that famous Martyr going to his execution to think th●●● was but two stiles between him and his Fathers House there is a lesser way between me and my Fathers house but two steps between me and glory it is but lying down upon the Block and I shall ascend upon a Throne ● am this day fa●ling towards the Ocean of eternity through a rough passage to ●y Haven of rest through the red Sea unto the promised Land methinks 〈…〉 God sp●●● as he said to Moses go up to Mount Nebo and die there so to me go up to Tower Hill and die there Jacob was old yet knew not the day of his death yet I am young and know the day of my death the kind of my death and the place of my death Also such a kind of death is it that two famous Preachers of the word of God suffered it before me John the Baptist and Paul the Apostle both beheaded mention being made of one in Scripture story the other in Ecclesiasti●all History these and other Saints as I have read were beheaded for the Word and for the 〈…〉 but herein is my disadvantage men think that I suffer not for Religion or Conscience but for medling with State-matters an old guise of the D 〈…〉 the cause of death to the intermedling with State-affairs the Rulers of Israel would put Ieremy to death upon a civil account because he fell away from the Chaldeans as the people said would have brought 〈◊〉 forraign force to invade ●●em which thing is laid to my charge and 〈…〉 thereof as Ieremiah was I find the cause of mens sufferings in Scripture 〈…〉 mputed to State-matters Paul m●st die if the people have their will though he preache● Christ Iesus yet by them accounted a mover of sedition ●pon a civil account is my life taken away y 〈…〉 prosecuted nothing against th● present power I am this day making a double exchange a Pulpit for a Scaffold and a Scaffold for a Thro●● and may also trade a numerous multitude for the innumerable Company of Saints on Tower-Hill for the holy Hill of Sion and this Guard of Souldiers for a Guard of Angels to carry my soule ●nto Abraham 〈…〉 this is the best Pulpit I ever came into in my former God made me an instrument to 〈◊〉 others to Heaven hereby God brings me to Heaven These are the last words I shall speak and perhaps this last speech of mine may bring more glory to God then my former Sermons Before I lay down my neck to the block I shall lay open my cause to the people I speak the truth and lie not God is my witness whom ● serve in my spirit I do not bring a revengeful heart to the Scaffold but avoiding all rancor and mallice I have bagged mercy for them that denied mercy to mee and have prayed God to forgive them that would not forgive me and the worst I wish to them is that I may meet their soules in Heaven Concerning my charge which is black and hiddeous wherein many things were falsly suggested but nothing sufficiently proved by any one Act. The Charge high and full but the proof empty and lowe though there were eight Witnesses against me yet none proved that I ever wrote any Letter or directed any to write no man proved that I sent away any Letter that I collected any mony for King Queen or any of the Scottish Nation as concerning my accusers I have forgiven them and I pray God forgive them also they not all agree amongst themselves for some being terrified before-hand would not bear witness against me Another sent to me under his own hand desiring to forgive him for the wrong he had done me and told me that day I should die a violent death his life would be no comfort to him becaus●●e was an instrument of taking away mine As concerning my accusers I wil not judge them neither will I justifie them I believed what moved Herod to put off Iohn Baptists was the cause of my death for telling Herod of his herd incest and for his Oaths sake Command was given to behead Iohn to avoid perjury he would commit murther had Iohns head continued on his shoulders he would have been guilty of 〈…〉 Concerning my self who have gone through many and various ●●po●ts some have been ready to bury my name before my friends were ready to bury my body God will not only wipe off teares from mine eyes after death but will one day wipe of blots from my name my hope is my name will not rot above ground when this body of mine shall rot under ground and be resolved into dust I am not ignorant what calumnies are cast 〈◊〉 me the verynight before I was to suffer the last moneth an insulting Letter came to my hand intimating that something would be written against me after my death but I hope you are more ingenuous then to give credit to it seeing I cannot then speak for my self I am aspersed both as to practice and principles there are 5 aspersions laid upon me first to matter of practice that I am a liar I hope you will believe a dying man that dares not look God in the face with a lie in his mouth I denyed nothing that was true before the Court what I denyed before that I confessed afterwards say some that I never wrote Letter to the King or Queen Church or State of Scotland that I never received any letter wrote to me from any one of them that I never collected gave or lent one penny to this or that particular person or to any of the Scottish Nation it is true I confess and herein lies the mistake but it was 〈◊〉 proved against me that I sent either money on Letters to Massey he was of