▁his ▁person — including ▁the ▁By e ▁& ▁Gun pow der ▁Pl ots — fin ally ▁led ▁to ▁har sh er ▁measures . ▁Charles   I ▁prov oked ▁the ▁B ish ops ' ▁Wars ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁ultimately ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁vict orious ▁Long ▁Parliament ▁rest ruct ured ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 3 ▁West min ster ▁Assembly ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁new ▁conf ession ▁of ▁faith . ▁( The ▁English ▁Bapt ists ▁drew ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 .) ▁Following ▁the ▁Rest oration , ▁on er ous ▁Pen al ▁La ws ▁were ▁en act ed ▁against ▁non con form ists , ▁including ▁the ▁Clar end on ▁Code . ▁Charles   II ▁and ▁James   II ▁tried ▁to ▁declare ▁royal ▁indul gen ces ▁of ▁other ▁faith s ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 ; ▁the ▁former ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Test ▁Act , ▁which — al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Pop ish ▁Plot — led ▁to ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Cris is , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁▁ 1 6 8 9 – 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁The ▁religious ▁settlement ▁of ▁ 1 6 8 9 ▁sh aped ▁policy ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁dominant ▁in ▁religious ▁affairs , ▁but ▁it ▁blocked ▁out s iders ▁from