Complex sentence: In the same month as his release, John Bunyan became pastor of St John's Church and, on the 9 May, Bunyan was the recipient of one of the first licences to preach as an independent preacher, under the new law.
Split into simpler sentences: In the same month as his release, John Bunyan became pastor of St John's Church. On 9 May, Bunyan was the recipient of one of the first licences to preach as an independent preacher, under the new law.