Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	forgive_v	lord_n	trespass_n	3,485	5	11.3824	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Justice onely but of all sorts of persons in the Land who have not either their hand or their heart in Mr. Love's counsels and practices I mention those whom the Apostle terms 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without natural affection in reference to Mr. Love because it was the observation of some who were present at his Execution from first to last that though he prayed for his fellow-Traitor and the Scots not onely the profess'd but highly exprest Enemies of his Countrey and Nation yet he made not the least mention either of his wife or children either in his Prayer or Discourse Now if Mr. Love at his death was no better then a person having the Form of Godliness but denying the power thereof there was no good ground for that his confident rejoycing therein 2. The Lord Christ saith expresly That if we forgive not men their trespasses neither will our Heavenly Father forgive us our trespasses Now though Mr. Love pretends fairness and clearness of spirit in this kinde again and again and that he brought no rancor or revengefulness of heart to the Scaffold yet that he was inwardly full of this rottenness his most venemous virulent false and bitter Insinuations against the Parliament and State uttered upon the Scaffold testifie to the face of his greatest Advocates See especially upon this account Sect. 12 where you will finde him so unchristianly and with such insufferable rancor and malice inveighing against the State that one of the present Magistrates acknowledged by Mr. Love himself and not without cause a good Friend of his openly professed that he was not able to endure it Now if Mr. Love died upon such terms that his Heavenly Father could not according to his expresly declared will forgive him his trespasses certainly he could have no sufficient ground for that confidence which he expressed at his death 3. We read in Scripture of many confidences and rejoycings in men and these Professors without sufficiency of ground to justifie or bear them out Paul speaks of some who gloried 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the face or in appearance not in the heart And our Savior himself speaketh of many who as he saith will say unto him i. e. think at present that they may with confidence say unto him in that great day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy Name and in thy Name cast out devils and in thy Name done many wonderful works To whom notwithstanding he will reply and profess that he never knew them Depart from me ye that work iniquity Mat. 7. 22 23. 4. Mr. Love did not could not at his death out-confidence the ordinary sort of Papists Priests and Jesuits amongst us that have from time to time drunk of the same cup with him as well as John Baptist or Paul and upon the same account in which particular John Baptist and Paul separate from him as we shall see presently and leave him in the company of those other 5. It is no very hard matter for a man strongly acted and assisted by a spirit of popularity a spirit with which Mr. Love hath been observed by many to have been one spirit or flesh rather for many years past to harden himself against the fear of Death to suppress smother and keep under those workings of Nature and Conscience which ordinarily discover themselves upon the approaches of Death in such persons who have no design to drive by the smothering or suppressing of them nor any collateral help or aid from any such spirit to enable them to the subduing and vanquishing of them 6. Mr. Love it is more then probable was not onely vehemently exhorted encouraged importuned but even solemnly by all the sacred Interests of high Presbytery conjured by his Clergy-companions to die like a valiant and resolute Champion of the Cause and not to bewray the least grudging of any fear or repentance for any thing he had acted upon the service thereof lest it should be said of Presbytery Her glory was stained and betrayed by the cowardice of her first-born Seventhly and lastly when I consider these passages in Mr. Love's Prayer Sect. 30. O blessed Jesus apply thy blood not onely for my Justification unto life but also for the comfort for the quieting of my Soul that so I might be in the joys of Heaven before c. And farther Hear the Prayers of all thy people that have been made for thy servant and though thou hast denied 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 When I say I seriously consider the express import of these passages they raise this apprehension in me and questionless upon the same terms they will raise the same in any other man that Mr. Love's confidence was not at least as yet I mean in the entrance and beginning of his Speech ascended so high in his heart and soul as his tongue reported it unto the people When Saul was dead David prayed no more for deliverance from him And if Christ as Mr. Love himself confesseth denied Prayer concerning his life why might he not deny it as concerning the quieting of his soul and the bearing up of his heart against the fear of Death And if this be granted evident it is that Mr Love did but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 theatrically act the part of a Confident man upon the Scaffold Several other things there are which much dis-satisfie me touching the legitimacy and well-groundedness of Mr Love 's rejoycing and confidence at his death which I shall not at present for brevities sake mention How matters stood between God and his Soul at his giving up of the Ghost is a secret too hard for my soul to enter into I had rather hope as Mr Ash said unto him that he made a Christian end nor do I desire to leave any touch or tincture of a contrary impression in any man My whole intent in what hath been said hitherto is to put that confidence to rebuke which he brought with him to the Scaffold not to prove that he died in unbelief Concerning that vain-glorious and light Conceit That his Death should turn to such an high Account of Honor unto him because John Baptist and Paul glorified God by the same death and because he read of Saints to be beheaded c. I shall speak little to it supposing that it weighs no more then the dust of the Ballance in the Judgement of any considering man Mr Love well knew that it is not poena but causa quae facit Martyrem not the punishment much less the kinde of punishment that makes a Martyr Which makes me a little to marvel with what face he could say as afterwards we shall hear him saying That whatsoever men may judge yet he died a Martyr Iohn Baptist was beheaded not simply for his Conscience or for the discharge of his Conscience but for the discharge of his