Project Gutenberg 2021-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 151 Miller, John C. (John Cale) 1814 1880 Miller, J. C. (John Cale) Bible-Burning the substance of a sermon preached in St. Martin's Church, Birmingham, on Sunday evening, Dec. 10, 1848 Transcribed from the [1848] Hamilton, Adams and Co. edition by David Price "Bible-Burning" by John C. Miller is a sermon delivered during the mid-19th century, specifically in 1848. This text addresses a contemporary event in which a Roman Catholic priest burned a copy of the Protestant authorized version of the New Testament, igniting heated discussions about the treatment of the Bible and its circulation within the Catholic Church. The sermon explores themes of religious truth, the accessibility of scriptures, and the conflict between Protestant and Catholic practices in relation to the Bible. In the sermon, Miller recounts the incident of a Catholic priest burning a New Testament belonging to a young girl in Birmingham, framing it as part of a broader critique of Catholic doctrine and practice regarding scripture. He argues that such acts reflect the Church of Rome's overall stance on Scripture, which he believes seeks to control and limit access to the Bible among its followers. Miller emphasizes the importance of the Bible as a source of spiritual truth that should be available to all believers, advocating for the circulation of scripture without priestly censorship. Throughout the sermon, he contrasts Protestant values, underscoring a call for individual access to biblical texts and the ability to read and interpret scripture independently, away from the influence of ecclesiastical authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Protestant authors Bible -- Sermons Church of England -- Sermons -- 19th century Bible. Jeremiah XXXVI, 22, 23 -- Sermons BS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 91542 2025-07-25T13:22:03.011969 text/html 69401 2024-10-18T11:41:17 text/html 128056 2025-07-25T13:22:05.502954 application/epub+zip 127881 2025-07-25T13:22:03.572958 application/epub+zip 98537 2025-07-25T13:22:03.282963 application/epub+zip 166929 2025-07-25T13:22:06.959931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154979 2025-07-25T13:22:05.218958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125338 2022-09-29T06:57:59.229631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79847 2025-07-25T13:22:02.798958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60100 2024-10-18T11:41:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17531 2025-07-25T13:22:07.138925 application/rdf+xml 11996 2025-07-25T13:22:03.367933 image/jpeg 2790 2025-07-25T13:22:03.324970 image/jpeg 123332 2025-07-25T13:22:03.023969 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog