John 21:28–30: And...brought Greeks also into the, &c

Christians as men profane
The world doth always treat,
Our horrid crimes suppose, or feign,
And slander whom they beat:
For proof they cannot stay,
But law's defects supply,
And execute the shortest way
Before they hear or try.

The human beasts they rouse
Their temple to defend,
And when we pay our solemn vows
Would us in pieces rend:
The witnesses of grace
Who only Christ adore,
They drag us from the holy place,
And shut the church's door.