John at the lectures due attendance paid,
A convert meek, obedient, and afraid;
His manners strict, though form’d on fear alone,
Pleased the grave friends, nor less his solemn tone,
The lengthen’d face of care, the low and inward groan;
The stern good men exulted when they saw
Those timid looks of penitence and awe;
Nor thought that one so passive, humble, meek,
Had yet a creed and principles to seek.
The Faith that Reason finds, confirms, avows,