A Spectacle Unto God

"I am made this day a spectacle unto God, angels and men; and among men I am made a grief to the godly, a laughing stock to the wicked, and a gazing stock to all, yet, blessed be my God, not a terror to myself. Although there is but little between me and death, yet [...]

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Love’s Letter

July 15th, 1651 [the day he expected to be executed from the Tower of London] "My Dearest Beloved, "I am now going to my long home, yet I must write a word before I go hence and shall be seen no more. It is to beg thee to be comforted in my gain and not [...]

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Part of Christopher Love’s Dying testimony

"I am accused of being an apostate, of being a turn-coat, of being this, of being that, of being anything but what I am. In general, I will tell you, I bless my God, a high court, a long sword, a bloody scaffold have not made me in the least to alter my principles or [...]

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Comfort to a wife he leaves behind

More Dear to me than Ever, It adds to my rejoicing that I have so good and gracious a wife to part with for the Lord Jesus. In thy grief, I have been grieved; but in thy joy I have been comforted. Surely, nature could never help thee to bear so heavy a stroke with [...]

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To His Wife Mary Love

"My most gracious beloved, I am now going from a prison to a palace. I have finished my work, I am now to recieve my wages. I am now going to Heaven where are two of my children, and leaving thee on earth where are three of my babes. Those two above need not my [...]

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Combat between the Flesh and the Spirit I

The Combat Between The Flesh and Spirit (1) By Christopher Love.   And the Lord said, My Spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh; yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.  [Genesis 6:3] This chapter contains two parts: (1) Gods determination to destroy the world by [...]

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