Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the ancient…Light broke forth in Wales, expelling darkness, or, The Englishman's love to the antient…

I am grieved to see my blessed Master's great Commission thus inverted and abused. Suppose the King should send you with a Commission into a remote Plantation, and command you to act and do exactly according to the express words of the Commission, not to add to it nor diminish from it, on pa• of being cast out of his Favour, and incurring his Wrath and Curse, durst you do otherwise in any thing, under pretence it was his meaning; whereas he plainly and fully in his Commission expressed in the Affirmative, how and what you should do in all Matters and Things, and forbade you to add thereto? Read Rev. 22. 18. For I testify unto every ⟨p. 106⟩Man that heareth the words of the Prophecy of this Book, If any Man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him all the Plagues that are written in this Book. Who told you what you say is the sense of our Saviour? Can any Man once think, since the Commission of Christ is a pure Gospel-Commission, and contains mere positive Laws and Rules, no ways referring to, nor depending on the Law or Command God gave to Abraham, that what you say can be true, and the Conclusion safe, certain and warrantable? May not another say, with as good Authority, that our Saviour commands his Disciples to baptize all Nations both Parents and Children too, whether they will or not, whether they believe or not, whether Jews or Gentiles, Turks or Pagans? I wonder you are not afraid who take liberty after this sort, to sport (as it were) and play with, invert, alter and add unto the sacred Commission of the jealous God, and great King of Heaven and Earth!

I am grieved to see my blessed Master's great Commission thus inverted and abused. Suppose the King should send you with a Commission into a remote Plantation, and command you to act and do exactly according to the express words of the Commission, not to add to it nor diminish from it, on pa• of being cast out of his Favour, and incuring his Wrath and Curse, durst you do otherwise in any thing, under pretence it was his meaning; whereas he plainly and fully in his Commission expressed in the Affirmative, how and what you should do in all Matters and Things, and forbad you to add thereto? Read Rev. 22. 18