To emphasize the importance of being saved Jonathan Edwards uses literary devices to appeal to the people that were still not converted‚ to go do so now. In the beginning of Edward’s sermon‚ he compares creatures to humans; you’re a nasty dirty thing in the eyes of God if you are a sinner. A tone of fear is already being set‚ you should be afraid because God “hates you.” In this part of the sermon Edwards is talking to everyone in the church when he’s preaching but he’s actually speaking to a group
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a witch and you were to be hung as soon as possible. During the same time as the witch trials‚ a man by the name of Jonathan Edwards delivers a sermon that last for hours in a church that is locked up where people can’t leave. Before technology and social media‚ no one really knew the right way of doing things‚ so they came up with crazy ways of dealing with situations. From Edwards’ sermon to The Salem Witch Trials‚ these people were out of their minds.
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English 2327 March 24‚ 2010 Errata in the Hands of an Un-Angry God: A Comparison of Edwards and Franklin Oberg and Stout put it best in the introduction of their book Benjamin Franklin‚ Jonathan Edwards‚ and the Representation of American Culture‚ “It is difficult‚ if not impossible to‚ think of two more widely studied colonial figures than Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards. As Franklin and Edwards have been studied individually over generations‚ so also have they been looked at together”
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immediate contrition. It is of our knowledge that Edwards grew up in an atmosphere composed of Puritan piety and teachings‚ therefore he was a liege believer in good and evil. According to Puritan doctrine‚ each individual is directly responsible to God‚ ergo they had to accept the consequences of their blasphemous actions. Jonathan Edwards was invited to preach a Connecticut congregation on the consequences of sin and being nonbelievers. Edwards utilizes vivid hell imagery and depicts God as presented
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Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin are two major figures in history. Edwards was a very religious Puritan minister‚ and Benjamin Franklin was the opposite; a diplomat‚ inventor‚ negotiator‚ merchant along with many other qualities. Each man had goals in their life. Though the reasons for the goals may be different‚ they both were very serious about accomplishing them. The goals that each man had in life were far from similar. Edwards was very committed to his religion‚ and did much more than
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Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Throughout the time‚ there has always been a debate regarding the hypothetical issue that deals with the existence of god and his role in mankind. Some believe that god has power to manipulate human fate‚ and consequences of their actions which mean if you do well‚ god will send you to heaven‚ if not to hell. Meanwhile‚ other opines that god does not decide the consequence of those actions. Whether you do well or bad‚ god will always be there with you. After
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Jonathan Edwards lived in a time where God was the utmost importance in daily activities and lives. Puritans could understand the suffering their ancestors endured and why they fled from Great Britain in hope of serving God without interruptions or persecutions. As America grew‚ the concern that the population was becoming more secular was in the minds of Puritans. Jonathan Edwards was in a time where fear that the population has turned away from God and his sermons was the reflection of this outcome
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Edwards wanted to get across to his audience the idea that they were all in danger of being thrown into an unending hell at any point in their lives. However‚ he could not have simply claimed that most people in the congregation would go to hell because that would have been neither convincing nor effective. Even back then when most of the colonists believed in a God and believed in an eternal hell‚ many would have ignored Jonathan Edwards had that been his approach. Instead‚ Edwards broke down the
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their audience to behave in a spirituals or morel fashion‚ such is the case in Jonathan Edwards where he meaning God can destroy the sinners with ease if they do not repent. Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fear‚ pity‚ and vanity .Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of the use of cautionary tone‚ vexed imagery‚ and admonishing figurative language. Furthermore Edwards had a powerful impact on his puritan audience because of his use of cautionary
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great awakening swept through Europe‚ and especially the American colonies. During the Great Awakening an influential revivalist teacher by the name Jonathan Edwards played a crucial role by shaping the first revivals. Edwards’s sermon sinners in the hands of an angry God taught that the horrors of hell await those who are lost to sin. For example‚ Edwards states “ He is not only able to cast wicked men into hell‚ but he can most easily do it. Sometimes an earthly prince meets with a great deal of Difficulty
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