The description of the singers of Israel, or, The family of love, in a song of Zion. The tune of Flora farewell, or False lover. Rone, Elizabeth. 1680 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A91966 Wing R1914aA ESTC R182797 43078129 ocm 43078129 151674 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A91966) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151674) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2270:21) The description of the singers of Israel, or, The family of love, in a song of Zion. The tune of Flora farewell, or False lover. Rone, Elizabeth. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1680] Signed: Elizabeth Rone. Ms. note at bottom: Print. 4. May. 1680. Place of publication suggested by Wing. Reproduction of original in: Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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THE Sweet Singers of Israel and Family of perfect Love , Are such as are redeem'd from Hell , and they do live in God above . Though some have writ and printed Lies , they cannot move us from our place , Nor any thing they can devise , can make us fear to shew our face . We are redeemed from all Lust , all Covetousness , Envy and Pride , And I do know they are accurst , that do us mock or have beli'd , In their false Papers , that they dare not shew their name or dwelling place : But we that on God cast our care , do not mind evil mens Disgrace . If we break any of their laws , we crave not favour at their hands , Though they do lay on us their claws , we know that we do God's Commands : For we in deed and truth do love , and not in words , as many do , Those that us hate , or smite or shove , our Friend and eke our greatest Foe . How dare you make a mock of Love , or speak against the Singers sweet ? Have you not read its God above who in his wrath can with you meet . In stead of singing you may houl , and not rejoice with Israel , Because you seek us to controul , in darkness you are like to dwell ; Untill you heartily repent , and find true love to set you free , To punish you the Lord is bent , mine eye is open this to see . The God of this World doth you blind that you cannot look up to heaven , There 's so much malice in your mind , You ready are to stone a Stephen ; Because he stedfastly can look into the place where God doth dwell , You cannot his true sayings brook , Your envy doth keep you in Hell. You charge us with Debauchery , and very many , and gross evils , But those that come us for to try , shall find that you are lying Devils . God hath created us a-new , and Love his Son hath us redeemed , And we love all both Turk and Jew , though by them we are not esteemed . Our Enemies they do confess , John Taylor is the head Bell-Wether , That is , a strong sheep , I do confess , Abel to ring the weak together . They also call me the Bell-damm , which is also a good strong sheep , I do confess I love the LAMB , the which will make the Goats to weep God will the Sheep and Goats divide , and unto them this sentence give , The Sheep shall stand on his right side , and in true joy and peace shall live . But for the Goats , they shall depart into the Lake that 's called Hell , Where they shall feel great pain and smart , because on us such lies they tell . Then learn each one to speak the Truth that lying may not so abound ; But know thy Lord the guid of youth , least in great sorrow you be drownd . For he will not long mocked be , with Pharisees that long do pray , Nor fearful Hypocrites , I see , for all their speaking Yea or Nay . They are the worst Lyars of all , for I have tryed every sort . They are fullest of guil and gall , and on true Folk do lies report . But they shall reap what they have sew'd , a crop of Persecution , And out of Gods mouth shall be spew'd , in sudden dissolution . And those that have a name to live , and sing others experience , A bittet cup God will them give , that know not true deliverance . Blessed be the Lord God of Israel , for he hath visited and redeemed his People , not from Lace and Ribbons , but from Pride , and Covetousness which is Idolatry . Hallelujah . Elizabeth Rone .