Doctrines and creeds of various kind they brought, }
And we as children heard what they as doctors taught. }
“Some to the priest referr’d us, in whose book
No unbeliever could resisting look;
Others to some great preacher’s, who could tame
The fiercest mind, and set the cold on flame;
For him no rival in dispute was found
Whom he could not confute or not confound. 500
Some mystics told us of the sign and seal, }
And what the spirit would in time reveal, }