British philosopher John Locke's "A Letter Concerning Toleration" (1689)

British philosopher John Locke's "A Letter Concerning Toleration" (1689) is an impassioned plea for religious toleration -- Locke was responding to widespread British fear that Catholicism might overtake Britain during that time period (Britain's Church of England had broken with Papal authority in the sixteenth century). His unequivocal response is countenancing complete religious toleration by and for all affected parties.

1. The insincerity of the zealots (pp. 1-3);
2. The role of the civil magistrate (pp. 3-4);
3. What is a church? (pp. 5-6)
   Using many direct quotations from the text, show, in order:

1.Why Locke considers religious zealots (i.e., religious fanatics) insincere;
2.The role of the civil magistrate (the civil leader of a state -- they who make and enforce the state's laws);
3.What properly defines a church