▁to ▁later ▁understand ings ▁of ▁commun ism ▁and ▁an arch ism , ▁with ▁commun al ▁ownership ▁of ▁land , ▁and ▁absolute ▁equality ▁for ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁in ▁law ▁and ▁education . ▁They ▁existed ▁in ▁only ▁very ▁small ▁numbers ▁and ▁faced ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁opposition , ▁even ▁from ▁the ▁Lev ellers . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁sect s ▁▁ ▁The ▁break down ▁of ▁religious ▁uniform ity ▁and ▁incomplete ▁Pres by ter ian ▁S ett lement ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 6 ▁enabled ▁independent ▁churches ▁to ▁fl our ish . ▁The ▁main ▁sect s ▁( see ▁also ▁English ▁D issent ers ) ▁were ▁Bapt ists , ▁who ▁advoc ated ▁adult ▁reb apt ism ; ▁Ran ters , ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁sin ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁for ▁the ▁" ch osen ▁ones "; ▁and ▁Fif th ▁Mon archy ▁Men , ▁who ▁opposed ▁all ▁" ear th ly " ▁govern ments , ▁bel ieving ▁they ▁must ▁prepare ▁for ▁God ' s ▁kingdom ▁on ▁earth ▁by ▁establish ing ▁a ▁" g overn ment ▁of ▁sain ts ". ▁ ▁Despite ▁greater ▁toler ation , ▁extreme ▁sect s ▁were ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁upper ▁classes ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁social ▁order ▁and ▁property ▁rights . ▁C athol ics ▁were ▁also ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁toler ation ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁Conserv atives ▁ ▁Conserv atives ▁were ▁still ▁dominant ▁in ▁both ▁central ▁government ▁and ▁local ▁government . ▁In ▁the ▁former , ▁the ▁R ump ▁was ▁anxious ▁not ▁to ▁off end ▁the ▁traditional ▁r uling ▁class ▁whose ▁support