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The Test Act of 1673 signified the exclusion of Catholic parties from civil as well as military duties. Parliament passed this act primarily to deny the succession of James, a Catholic, to the throne. The law stated that all military and civil officials must forsake the Catholic concept of transubstantiation. However, this act was explicitly disobeyed once James did come into power and openly defied the law by appointing only Catholic officials to office. The birth of a Catholic male heir to James II led to the Glorious revolution. The Test act demonstrates the anti-Catholic movement in England during the 17th century.

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