John Ponet's Shorte Treatise of Politike Power Reassessed
Although John Ponet's Shorte Treatise has been studied over many years by a variety of scholars, including J. W. Allen and Quentin Skinner, it has always been placed within the context of limited monarchy and tyrannicide. W. S. Hudson, while considering Ponet as an advocate of limited monarchy,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1990
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1990, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 373-384 |
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| Summary: | Although John Ponet's Shorte Treatise has been studied over many years by a variety of scholars, including J. W. Allen and Quentin Skinner, it has always been placed within the context of limited monarchy and tyrannicide. W. S. Hudson, while considering Ponet as an advocate of limited monarchy, separates the man from his work. This essay suggests that the Shorte Treatise was a response to the crisis following the death of Edward VI in 1553. When studied from this perspective, the Shorte Treatise reveals the anguish Ponet suffered as he witnessed the collapse of the Protestant church. In his despair, Ponet lost faith in man and political institutions but called upon God to send a righteous minister to save the country from destruction. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540274 |