Reflection Of A True Puritans By Jonathan Edwards

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. The hope to bring America back to God. He was described as a “fire and brimstone” preacher, but he spoke quietly and many turned away from their sins and back to God. The impact he has on a true Puritan while speaking quietly can be related to their personal feelings they hold on God. And to an untrue Puritan, the impact Edward has can be related to their guilt or dissatisfaction to how they are living their lives which will have consequences of a burning hell.
This will impact a true Puritan greatly because of the words Jonathan Edwards is quoting from or speaking about. Jonathan Edwards gives reference to the bible and the Puritan’s who fled from prosecution from Britain would be able to relate because they hold the bible to such high esteem and as the true words of God. It can be described as their source to why they come so far and why they’ve chosen to settle in America. Verses such as “… for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched…” (Edwards) to a true Puritan would bring conviction and the conviction would bring fear that will drive them to a personal conviction of changing their lives. Especially if those words are written in the bible and many Puritans hold the bible to highest