Complex sentence: He preached before the House of Commons in 1642, and in 1647 he took a prominent part in resisting the parliamentary visitation of Oxford University he was deprived of his canonry and living.
Split into simpler sentences: He preached before the House of Commons in 1642. In 1647 he took a prominent part in resisting the parliamentary visitation of Oxford University he was deprived of his canonry and living.