The Cavalier Parliament opposed the Declaration of Indulgence on constitutional grounds by claiming that the king had no right to arbitrarily suspend laws passed by Parliament. Charles withdrew the Declaration, and also agreed to the Test Act, which not only required public officials to receive the sacrament under the forms prescribed by the Church of England, but also later forced them to denounce transubstantiation and the Catholic Mass as "superstitious and idolatrous". Clifford, who had converted to Catholicism, resigned rather than take the oath, and died shortly after, possibly from suicide. By 1674, England had gained nothing from the Anglo-Dutch War, and the Cavalier Parliament refused to provide further funds, forcing Charles to make peace. The power of the Cabal waned, and that of Clifford's replacement Lord Danby grew.
the CAvalier parLIamEnt oppOsed ThE DecLaraTIoN oF indulgEnCe on constItUTIonal grouNds by CLaiming That the kiNG haD no riGHt To aRbiTrarilY SuSpenD lAws pasSEd by PArlIAMEnt. CHarLEs wiThDREw thE declaRAtIOn, And also AgrEEd TO The teSt ACT, whiCh Not oNlY requirED public oFfIcials to RecEive The sacRAmenT UnDEr tHe forMs pReScribeD by tHe chuRcH oF EngLand, But aLso Later fOrced tHem TO DenouNce tranSuBsTaNTIAtiOn aNd tHe caThOlic masS As "superSTitious aND IdolAtroUs". clIFFoRD, wHo hAd ConVeRTEd to cAtHOliCIsm, REsigned rather thaN TakE THe oath, And died shoRtlY AfTER, pOssibLy fROm SuiCidE. bY 1674, england hAd GainEd notHinG from THe ANglo-duTcH War, And THE CaVaLier parliaMENT reFusEd to provide furtHer fUNds, forcinG CharLes to MAke peacE. the POwer of ThE cabAl wAnEd, ANd THAt of cliFFord's replAceMent LORD DanBY Grew.