LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Raise money for his church
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Persuade his congregation to revolt against England
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Frighten his congregation into seizing the opportunity to come back to Puritanism and to accept salvation
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Uplift his congregation, so that they will believe in God
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Detailed explanation-1: -Edwards’s aim was to teach his listeners about the horrors of Hell, the dangers of sin, and the terrors of being lost. Edwards described the position of those who do not follow Christ’s urgent call to receive forgiveness.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though Edwards himself was defeated, his position finally triumphed and provided New England Congregationalism with a doctrine of church membership more appropriate to its situation after disestablishment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Based on what you know about America in the 1700s, how would colonists react to Edwards’s sermon? Would they find it frightening, hopeful, or both? They would feel fearful because God is angry at unconverted men. They would feel fearful because hell is trying to seize new sinners every day.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1734, Edwards began preaching to his congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts about personal religious experience, conviction for sins, and the need for God’s forgiveness. The sermon series was Justification by Faith Alone.