Pseudo-Martyr
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Pseudo-Martyr is a 1610 prose treatise by John Donne that argues English Catholics can in good conscience swear allegiance to King James I against papal claims to temporal authority.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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prose treatise ⓘ religious polemic ⓘ |
| addresses | Catholic recusants in England ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
papal authority over temporal matters in England
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papal claims to depose secular rulers ⓘ |
| arguesThat | English Catholics can in good conscience swear allegiance to King James I ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation aftermath
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Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | King James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Pseudo-Martyr: Wherein Out of Certaine Propositions and Gradations, This Conclusion is Evicted, That Those Which Are of the Romane Religion in This Kingdome, May and Ought to Take the Oath of Allegiance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
political theology
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent interpretations of Donne as a political theologian ⓘ |
| hasPart | scholarly apparatus of citations and authorities ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Pseudo-Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
controversy over the Oath of Allegiance of 1606
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post-Gunpowder Plot anti-Catholic tensions in England ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Jacobean political theology
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debates on papal deposing power ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English Catholics
NERFINISHED
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royal and governmental readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early modern English prose ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
English Catholic loyalty
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Oath of Allegiance ⓘ papal temporal authority ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major prose work of John Donne
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engagement with Catholic conscience and loyalty ⓘ |
| opposes | extreme papalist positions ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
limits of papal jurisdiction
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nature of political obedience ⓘ relationship between spiritual and temporal power ⓘ |
| positionHeld | defense of allegiance to King James I ⓘ |
| printedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1610 ⓘ |
| publisherRole | early modern English printer-bookseller ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglo-Catholic relations in early Stuart England
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Catholic responses to royal oaths ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
Catholic conscience
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loyalty to secular rulers ⓘ |
| supports |
political obedience to the English crown
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royal supremacy in temporal affairs ⓘ |
| supportsViewOf | compatibility of Catholic faith with civil obedience ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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