the beliefs and practices of the Methodists (= members of a Christian Protestant Church that broke away from the Church of England in the 18th century) 循道宗信徒（18 世纪从英国国教分离出的基督教新教教徒） Some historians have argued that it was Methodism that prevented revolution in Britain between 1789 and 1848. 一些历史学家认为，正是卫理公会阻止了1789年至1848年间英国的革命。