Complex sentence: Cornelius Burges or Burgess, D.D. (1589?-1665), minister active in religious controversy prior to and around the time of the Commonwealth of England and the The Protectorate, following the English Civil War.
Split into simpler sentences: Cornelius Burges or Burgess, D.D. (1589?-1665), was an English minister. He was active in religious controversy prior to and around the time of the Commonwealth of England and the The Protectorate, following the English Civil War.