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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89119	The spovse rejoycing over antichrist, and triumphing over the devill, in the day of the Lord, when God alone shal bee exalted. Written in the day and yeer, when the world is running besides it self, crying out against truth, in the hearing of truth; this mad world is beside it self, persecuting those which desire not to meddle with the world: I have found it, that the world cannot indure light, my experience makes it manifest. / Written by James Michel, who have been lately accused for blasphemy in the words which is Scripture; they say that this is blasphemy which the Scripture faith, My God, my God is a consuming fire, and everlasting burning: to this I shal rest to the proceeding further in the book.	Michel, James.	1654 (1654)	Wing M1962; Thomason E1603_1; ESTC R208915	9,062	23

THE SPOVSE Rejoycing over ANTICHRIST And triumphing over the DEVILL In the Day of the Lord when God alone shal bee EXALTED Then sing my Love then sing my Dear Then sing the truth stand not in fear Written in the day and yeer when the world is running besides it self crying out against truth in the hearing of truth this mad world is beside it self persecuting those which desire not to meddle with the world I have found it that the world cannot indure light my experience makes it manifest Written by JAMES MICHEL Who have been lately accused for blasphemy in the words which is Scripture they say that this is blasphemy which the Scripture saith My God my God is a consuming fire and everlasting burning to this I shal rest to the proceeding further in the BOOK London Printed and are to be sold in Cannons street neer London-stone 1654. A word to the patient Readers consideration in season so I shal leave it to the Reader to judg a charitable judgment to the proceedings after A Message to the world which the world loves not but rather is reviling against the messinger which to me brings glad tydings and therefore they are crying out against me and accusing me for putting times to the songs in my Book entituled the singing of Praises but now the cause of their malice against me or persecuting of me therefore I shal cease from that work of vanity as they cal it but rather please a fool in his folly so at this time J am taken up in earnest occasion that time wil not permit any longer to give babes meat but rather should feed them with milk and give meat to stronger men who is able to bear meat But at this time J am called upon or else I should speak a word or two to the Babes and sucklings of the world that cry blasphemy and know it not they accuse me for not setting my name to my book of Songs which is entituled the singing of Praises and many such false accusations they have raised upon me for blasphemy touching my life but for my part J do not wrong none of them all neither did I ever blaspheme never in my life but as they do accuse me for not setting my name to my Book of Songs I have proved them lyars and I am not ashamed of my name I set my name to that book three times and I would have them understand themselves nor mistake me and so I shal conclude this which is Written by James Michel A vindication of the Verses in this Book THat he that rejoyceth in the Lord doth truly serve the Lord for the Spouse when they rejoyce it is in the knowledge that they received of the Lord glorifying the eternal God for those that glorifie the eternal God doe truly serve God but the property of meaning which the Scripture holds forth that the true service in the serving of God is the Spouse with ●esus Christ rejoycing in the Lord to the excellency of the most high God in that true sorvice when they serve God royally and truly in the sincerity of the heart they may safely rejoice over Antichrist and may truly and freely triumph over the Devil over Death over Hel and over Damnation And this the Spouse and those that do truly serve the Lord may rejoyce over these things and say O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory for those that know the most high God will glorifie that true God the Lord of beaven and earth that mighty King of Israel whose name is glorious Then you need not stand in fear of this Devil Hell death or damnation but may sing all honour glory and praise be given to the eternal God the Lord of best that is his name this Lord knows what my will is that I may freely say as the spouse saith that I will serve the Lord before the face of his enemies and by the love of the everlasting God and his glorious power if wee truly serve him we may truly rejoyce in him and sing with him triumph with him over his enemies in spight of the Devils face and in this service of the Lord as wee finde his love manifested to us so he will speak in us freely above tribulation singing peace with him and living in rest so we shal according at hee makes himself manifest to us we shall say then Devil do thy worst for we know our God is an everlasting God who will bear us on with love and carry us from all our enemies that do oppose the Lord Iesus so we shall freely be carried forth of trouble and live in silence for ever and so I conclude IAMES MICHEL The SPOVSE rejoycing over Antichrist 1. THis is Gods love I see Taking away the curse but here I 'le stay and sing with joy Then Devil do thy worst 2. My sorrows are flying away They are flying with the enrse but here I le stay and sing with joy Then Divil do thy worst 3 My body is brought home so clear And purely from the curse then here I le stay and sing with joy Then Divil do thy worst 4. My Religion is counted base But it was as pure at first but here I le stay and sing with joy Then Divil do thy worst 5. My life it is above Tryumphing o're the curse which makes me stay and sing with joy Then Divil do thy worst 6. The spouse they are come home As they were all at first then here I le stay and sing with joy Then Devil do thy worst 7. The Kingdom that it near As it was at the first which makes me stay and sing with joy Then Divil do thy worst 8. But now I live with God And he doth make me to see it is his love with him above which alone sets me free In glory for to be 9. This sweet joy now is here As his true love was at first makes me to stay and sing with ioy Then Devil do thy worst 10. This Fountain glory right Which is his love to me makes me to stay and sing with ioy My everlasting rest to be 11. The sweetness of his love Is the purest love I see which makes me stay and sing with ioy When I am truly set free 12. Now this ere I do tel If that man could see when I do stay and sing with ioy This is sweet harmony 13. The love which is my minde Three Kingdoms I see this is the rest that I finde best Gods Kingdom now with me 14. The time is not past The curse is sweetly croft with Gods love we are blest as all this was at first For the Devil had done his worst 15. When we shall live in love As we did all at first then we should stay and sing with ioy For the Devil had done his worst 16. Vnto my friend I write He need not fear the Curse for here we shall stay and sing with ioy For the Devil had done eis

love shall wear the Crown 'T is well for me 2. Iustice now is above t is so to me Iustice now is above t is so to me Iustice now is above raigning in true love None can harbour the dove Truly but he 3. Some saints fit in the throne With such a grace Some saints fit in the throne with such a grace Some saints sits in the throne as if it were their own But quickly it may be known in every place 4. This true love we would have now for to be This true love we would have now for to be This true love we would have to be eased from a slave But then to live so brave truly with thee 5. Tyranny that must sall it doth appear Tyranny that must fall it doth appear Tyranny that must fall we shal be merry all And then shall reioyce withal stand nor in fear A declaration declared in truth being not ashamed who is free to own every line in this book now 〈◊〉 name suscribed in two words of truth which will 〈…〉 his name manifest for truth is never ashamed of it 〈…〉 This is spoken by Iames Michel 1. God is our joy God is our rest God is our King The prince of peace This is Gods love to every one He shed his bloud for all 2. And this by men is not understood That all are saved by his blood His blood was the sacrifice for sin Which men no more should begin 3. But Antichrist in his dark power Is held up by men now each hour I wil dissolve him with love and peace For I live in joy in truth and rest 4. I am the King that they should see The Lord omnipotent I be That I wil make them Truly to see I am with them Now here I be 5. This King of reason is my life He 's taking away envy and strife For he goes betwixt the Marrow and the bone So him and us are all but one 6. He is the life he is the breath He is the bones he is the earth He is the truth I speak withal He is that spirit which cannot fall He is God he is all in all 7. For this true love have envy cast And now it is quite at the loss To see who now do bare the Cross For now this is true loves own host To see how sweetly the curse is crost Dear hearts I shal let you understand in few words that the fifth song in the book entituled the singing of praises was a mistake in the printing and therefore I thought good to put it in print again with some addition to it and in the 22 song in that book of the singing of praises it was not all printed for the printer had le●t out ●alf of it whereby many at it are troubled but let them know what they are troubled at and so let them sit down in peace Iames Michel Indeed I am caused to write again concerning these verses in this Book which many already have been troubled at for I know they are a stumbling block to the stumbler which is the world for indeed they do not go as the world would have them to go but as their customs is to have verse to every ones minde which these are contrary to most mens mindes but they are chosen out from their hearts to ly in their way to stumble at who are ready to cath a fall at them because they are not one with them to their apprehension indeed I do verily beleeve as to them they are no verse for those that do not enioy them nor live in the same light that they are in cannot make verse of them but rather would be troubled at them and cry out against the Author of them and so I shal leave them to serious consideration for a cherritable Judgment of them and so conclude To me this is a true return out of Aegypt into Canaan out of trouble into peace out of darkness into light and out of hel into heaven and out of sorrow into joy and out of torments into rest for peace is my salvation IAMES MICHEL FINIS

not the things of the Lord Iesus therefore they are troubled to hear them but indeed they need not be troubled at the things o● God for mine own part I am not ashamed of them but am free to declare them as they are declared in me for indeed it is thus men knowing not that the Lord Ie●us is within them they use a forme of praying for him which the Scripture makes manifest and restisies that all men are wicked and as the Scrio ure saith that the prayers of the wicked are abomination before the face of the Lord for no man can pray righteously but the prayers of the righteous prevail much there is no man righteous no not one neither can one do good but that good which is done is done by the righteous man the Lord Jesus and therefore I do hold it plainly that mans prayers cannot prevail any thing of good for if a mans prayers were good then he might prevail much by prayer but they vanish away like a shadow not acting the things which are Royal and truth therefore according to these verses following it is plainly to be seen what mens prayers are they are but earth therefore they need not pray as they do for they pray for the Lord Iesus but they have him already but in this they crucifie the Lord of life because they see him not and this earth exalting himself somthing to be and all mens prayers are not in force not yet in power for if they were faithful men when they pray for rain they should have it or if they did pray for water to be turned into wine it should be so but indeed their prayers as the Sripture saith are abomination before the face of the Lord whereby reason proves it is nothing but earth and from whence they came thither they shall return from the earth they came and to the earth they shall return again Therefore I declare this unto you not to read these lines in wrath but read them in love And so I rest in love at this time JAMES MICHEL 1. It is my joy and for to see All those which now are set free Those are our people to behold And live in Sion to be more bold Syon it is the purest throne For there the Lord enioys his own This is the truth I le justifie To see what the whore and the world can deny 6. For when conceiving in you did begin It said that paide was the man of sinn Then be content and rest on this hour For the Lord is working in a light power 7. And this the people cannot see T is darkness to them and a mystery The Mystery that you shall know The light of God will truly show 8. And the people they shall see How pure all shall be set free 3. And to this truth I shall speak still And live so pure upon Syon hill But now these words that I shall say For any faith you need not pray 4. For all your praving that is vain From whence it came it returns again Then be you silent for you must For all your prayers return to the dust 5. Then do hold you that are free And for to sing this harmony For the Mountains know I do declare What all below the Lord God are Then sit you still upon the true throne For Syon once shall be your own Dear friends this is to let you understand the passages I have seen in some travels the cruelty of men one towards another for as J pass●d along the Highway J see some gallants habited inclothing l●ke unto Gentlemen which were using violence against the poor taking their estates from them and this cruelly abusing of them and robbing them of that which was free for their use and this J see as J travel until I come to my iourneys end for J have a long Journey to go as it is declared by men for they say it is a great way to Herven but stil I am travelling on the road till come thither but when I com thither there I shal find ●eare and rest but none I do ●●nde here amongst men for they are apt to backbite one another even as they have done me ●lredy indeed if a man peaks what he knows at that they wil be troubled but touch a gauld horse on the back and indeed he will soon kick as also these verses that follow do touch the thieves and robbers but many others may seem to take exception but they need not do it for any thing I know but if any man be troubled any thing which is written in this Book be my be guilty of the same action of robbing but if he be guilty he needs no accuser but his own conscience for if he is guilty his conscience will fly in his face and bare witness against him and therfore he may seem to cry out against these veases who ever are troubled at them will make themselves guilty of that fact of robbing but I should very gladly see men turn from their darkn●ss unto light and live in true love so turn from their wickedness and live Iames Michel Who is not ashamed to declare the truth of the passages which he hath seen and do lee so that men may forsake theit cruelty one towards another and love one another in truth and reallity and sincerely by the bottom of his heart and to the heighth and depth of his soul to the utmost thereof 1. Glorious one now let us be●ogging Every true lover in his own way Then give vs the spiritual fl●gging For we will be merry in Vount Sian to day 2. Now awake all ye that are Sleepy And do hear the voice of the Lord For he is a pulling down allyour Temples Religion shal be no more your strong Guard 3 You Tyrants Tyrants now in the Kingdom This mine eyes so plainly do see Then what will be come of all your vain glory When the poor Captives are trnly set free 4. Them●●r● again turn again You Theeves and robbers A you do plainly appear unto me For you are a robbing the poor of this Nation And so like Tyrants ra●gn go as you be 5. These words that I do say t is in reioycing That the Lord Christ have set me so free For I my self could not declare it Not till true reason declared in me 6. Then leave of Crueity and all your baseness Throw down iniustice and east away pride Then you shall be married all in sweet communion When truth shal be your own glorious Bride A Dis●ription of love betwixt God and Christ The spense and the world Declared and made manifest at the time and houwhen God pleased to reveale it in my heart there one truth cannot be ashamed this is written in my heart when the world frownes in madness aginst the Lord Iesus By Iames Michel 1. His light is in renown this I do see His light is in renown this I do see His light is in renown heresy must go down True