To conquer still; Peace hath her victories 10
No less renowned than War: new foes arise,
Threatening [to bind our souls with secular chains].
Help us to save free conscience from the paw
Of [hireling wolves], whose Gospel is their maw.
XVII.
TO SIR HENRY VANE THE YOUNGER.
[Vane, young in years], but in sage counsel old,
Than whom a better senator ne’er held
The helm of Rome, when [gowns, not arms], repelled