Elizabeth I of England

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Wikipedia defines treason as disloyalty to one 's nation or state . A person who betrays their citizenship and /or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with the enemy . For the purpose of this , I will use the term a little more loosely , but still carry the ramifications of a terrible , unthinkable act . The argument for my use of the term will be supported by works from Edmund Spencer , Amoretti and the Epithalamion Phillip Sidney , The Old

Arcadia Homily on Obedience and John Lyly , Endymion , or the Man in the Moon From the works of these authors I will make an argument for treason as not just something one can do to one 's nation , but also to one 's friends , and even to one 's self . Treason as it refers to a nation would fall into the category of legal offenses as it refers to one 's friends it would fall into the category of personal offenses , and lastly , as it refers to one 's self it falls into the category of theological offenses

It is most difficult to think of treason without the pre-described interpretation of it being only referred to in a military or political setting . I remember when I was a child there was always an instance of someone 's feelings being hurt over words spoken or actions taken . The premise of this has not changed with time , only the use of subterfuge and language choices we make . People are still being betrayed , left alone , and left holding the bag . As one becomes an adult , they form paradigms that knowledge is filtered through in for their minds to make sense out of life . Theology , as I will use it here , refers to that which is the central figure of a person 's motivation , thought and speech patters , and also as it sets parameters for their exploration of new ideas . So , when I say I have committed theological treason , I have done something that goes against everything I believe to be truthful and honest

We will begin with a passage from The Homily on Obedience and how it relates to the treason that we all are familiar with and that which has been ingrained within us : an offense against our nation

[I .10 .3-275]YEe haue heard before in this Sermon of good and

[I .10 .3-276] obedience , manifestly proued both by the Scriptures and

[I .10 .3-277] examples , that all subiects are bounden to obey their Ma

[I .10 .3-278] gistrates , and for no cause to resist , or withstand , or rebell

[I .10 .3-279] or make any sedition against them , yea , although they bee

[I .10 .3-280] wicked men . And let no man thinke that hee can escape

[I .10 .3-281] vnpunished , that committeth treason , conspiracy , or rebel

[I .10 .3-282] lion against his soueraigne Lord the King , though hee commit the same

[I .10 .3-283] neuer so secretly , either in...