▁reign ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ▁that ▁actually ▁receiving ▁commun ion ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁pre condition ▁for ▁holding ▁public ▁office . ▁The ▁earliest ▁im position ▁of ▁this ▁test ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁Corporation ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁requiring ▁that , ▁besides ▁taking ▁the ▁O ath ▁of ▁Sup rem acy , ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁corpor ations ▁were , ▁within ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁election , ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ' s ▁Su pper ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁r ites ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁Test ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁This ▁act ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Test ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁( 2 5 ▁Car . ▁II . ▁c . ▁ 2 ) ▁( the ▁long ▁title ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁" An ▁act ▁for ▁prevent ing ▁d angers ▁which ▁may ▁happen ▁from ▁pop ish ▁rec us ants "). ▁This ▁act ▁enfor ced ▁upon ▁all ▁persons ▁filling ▁any ▁office , ▁civil ▁or ▁military , ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁of ▁taking ▁the ▁o ath s ▁of ▁supre m acy ▁and ▁alleg iance ▁and ▁subscri bing ▁to ▁a ▁declaration ▁against ▁trans ub st anti ation ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁receiving ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁within ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁adm itt ance ▁to ▁office . ▁The ▁o ath ▁for ▁the ▁Test ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁was : ▁ ▁I , ▁N , ▁do ▁declare ▁that ▁I ▁do ▁believe ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁any ▁trans ub st anti ation ▁in ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁of ▁the