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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Conventicle_Act
gptkb:The_Conventicle_Act_1664
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Civil liberties debates
Puritan dissenters
Nonconformist churches
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gptkbp:consequences
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increased sectarianism
formation of new religious movements
legal restrictions on worship
rise of underground churches
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gptkbp:context
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gptkb:Restoration_period_in_England
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gptkbp:effective_date
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1670
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:enforces
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local magistrates
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Civil War England
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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gptkb:freedom_of_religion
state control of religion
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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reflected tensions between church and state
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Conventicle Act 1670
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gptkbp:impact
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increased dissent among nonconformists
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Clarendon Code
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:church
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:Independents
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for
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seen as oppressive by modern standards
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for later religious freedom movements
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gptkbp:legislation
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gptkb:Toleration_Act_1689
gptkb:Five_Mile_Act_1665
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Richard_Baxter
gptkb:William_Penn
gptkb:John_Owen
gptkb:Thomas_Goodwin
gptkb:Matthew_Henry
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:John_Bunyan
gptkb:John_Milton
gptkb:George_Fox
Isaac Pennington
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gptkbp:penalty_shootout
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fines for attending unlawful meetings
imprisonment for repeat offenders
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gptkbp:purpose
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prohibit nonconformist religious meetings
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Great_Ejection_of_1662
gptkb:Restoration_of_Charles_II
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Saint
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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Conventicle Act 1812
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to
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protests from dissenters
support from Anglican Church
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