Examinations and Letters of the Rev. John Philpot

My heart is steadfast, O GodAfter the deaths of Henry VIII and his son Edward VI, Henry's daughter Mary Tudor ascended the English throne (reigned 1553-58). Upon her coronation, England was again thrown into turmoil, with Catholicism reinstated after Henry's Protestant turn. One of those who took a prominent stand against the reinstitution of Catholicism was John Philpot.Philpot took part in public debates with Catholic spokesmen until he was arrested for his attacks on the doctrine of transubst