Bible-Burning the substance of a sermon preached in St. Martin's Church, Birmingham, on Sunday evening, Dec. 10, 1848

"Bible-Burning" by John C. Miller is a fiery sermon from 1848 that tackles the controversial act of a Roman Catholic priest burning a Protestant New Testament. The sermon dives into the heart of a religious clash, focusing on control over scripture and its availability to ordinary people. Miller uses the book-burning incident as a springboard to explore what he sees as the Catholic Church's attempts to restrict access to the Bible, contrasting it sharply with Protestant beliefs centered on individual understanding and open circulation of scripture. Throughout the sermon, the importance of the Bible as a source of truth that every believer should access and freely interpret is emphasized.