Act of Toleration
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Ignoring what he had said before, he now proved clearly that the Occasional Conformity Bill was a breach of the Act of Toleration.
From Daniel Defoe by Minto, William
He, therefore, ordained bishops for America, and Scotland, and registered his chapels in order to protect them, according to the Act of Toleration.
From The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 by Fries, Adelaide L. (Adelaide Lisetta)
The clergy, incensed by the verdict, instituted proceedings for violations of the Act of Toleration.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph
"The Act of Toleration" that then passed was viewed by them as a great blessing.
From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas
The Act of Toleration had been itself based in great measure upon mere temporary considerations, there being a very strong wish to consolidate the Protestant interest against Papal aggression.
From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)
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