Religion

Epigram 10: Religion's scatter'd into diuers sects

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Sculler (1612)

Religion

Religion's scatter'd into diuers sects,
One likes one way for many sound respects,
Others like that way, others like another,
And what likes t'one, is loathed by the tother.
Yet each man deemes his own opinions right,
And each gainst other beares inated spight.
Amongst the rest the Romane Catholike,
Who scornes that his Religion sayle should strike
To any, since from it two vertues springs,
That they may eat their God, and kill their Kings:
By which maine maximes they doe strongly hope,
To the worlds Period to vphold the Pope.

MLA

Taylor, John. “Epigram 10: Religion's scatter'd into diuers sects.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/15/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “Epigram 10: Religion's scatter'd into diuers sects.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/15/.

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