His work followed the principle of remaining apart from state aid or interposition, the brethren looking out for the souls given them by the Lord. The brethren of the "Plymouth" sort have always held to this policy.
Ezekiel 25:17 King James Version (KJV)
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.