WE began to consider points of discipline: with regard to which the questions asked, and the substance of the answers given were as follows. _Q._ 1. What is the church of _England_? _A._ According to the 20th article, the visible church of _England_ is, the congregation of English _believers_, in which the _pure word_ of God is preached, and the sacraments _duly_ administered. (But the word _church_ is sometimes taken in a looser sense, for “a congregation professing to believe.” So it is taken in the 26th article, and in the 1st, 2d, and 3d chapters of the _Revelation_.) _Q._ 2. Who is a member of the church of _England_? _A._ A believer, hearing the _pure word_ of God preached, and partaking of the sacraments duly administered, in that church. _Q._ 3. What is it to be zealous for the church? _A._ To be earnestly desirous of its welfare and increase: of its welfare, by the confirmation of its present members, in faith, hearing, and communicating: and of its increase, by the addition of new members. _Q._ 4. How are we to defend the doctrine of the church? _A._ Both by our preaching and living. _Q._ 5. How should we behave at a false, or railing sermon? _A._ If it only contain personal reflections, we may quietly suffer it: if it blaspheme the work and Spirit of God, it may be better to go out of the church. In either case, if opportunity serve, it would be well to speak or write to the minister. _Q._ 6. How far is it our duty to obey the bishops? _A._ In all things indifferent. And on this ground of obeying them, we should observe the canons, so far as we can with a safe conscience. _Q._ 7. Do we separate from the church? _A._ We conceive not: we hold communion therewith, for conscience sake, by constantly attending both the word preached, and the sacraments administered therein. _Q._ 8. What then do they mean who say, “you separate from the church?” _A._ We cannot certainly tell. Perhaps they have no determinate meaning: unless, by the church they mean _themselves_, _i. e._ that part of the clergy who accuse us of preaching false doctrine. And it is sure we do herein separate from them, by maintaining that which they deny. _Q._ 9. But do you not weaken the church? _A._ Do not they who ask this, by _the church_ mean _themselves_? We do not purposely weaken any man’s hands. But accidentally we may, thus far: they who come to know the truth by us, will esteem such as deny it, less than they did before. But the church, in the proper sense, the congregation of _English_ believers, we do not weaken at all. _Q._ 10. Do you not entail a schism on the church? _i. e._ Is it not probable, that your hearers after your death, will be scattered into all sects and parties? Or that they will form themselves into a distinct sect? _A._ 1. We are persuaded the body of our hearers will even after our death remain in the church, unless they be thrust out.