Today is the feast day of Richard Hooker, the "Anglican Aquinas".

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'In these books, it was argued that reason and tradition were important when interpreting the Scriptures, and that it was important to recognise that the Bible was written in a particular historical context, in response to specific situations: "Words must be taken according to the matter whereof they are uttered."'. - Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie (1593 - 1662) Book IV.11.7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hooker