James was a churchman—’twas his pride and boast;
Loyal his heart, and “Church and King” his toast;
He for Religion might not warmly feel,
But for the Church he had abounding zeal.
Yet no dissenting sect would he condemn, 130
“They’re nought to us,” said he, “nor we to them;
’Tis innovation of our own I hate,
Whims and inventions of a modern date.
“Why send you Bibles all the world about,
That men may read amiss, and learn to doubt?