the execution of Charles, the rule of Cromwell, the restoration and reign of Charles II and James II, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and the constitutional settlement under William and Mary" (Locke, Selections from Political Writings, p, v) all, navigating Locke had the rare gift of weighing them hi stand through rich political positions and staking out own Tolerance was his trademark judiciously and telligent in modern is how Locke sought to reserve the great debates English political and church history. Many times he was embroiled in these controversies. Like zara Yacob, the Ethio-