LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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threatening to thoughtful
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angry to excited
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threatening to motivating
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His tone is unchanged
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Detailed explanation-1: -Edwards ends the sermon with one final appeal: “Therefore let everyone that is out of Christ, now awake and fly from the wrath to come.” According to Edwards and the Bible, only by returning to Christ can one escape the stark fate he outlines.
Detailed explanation-2: -It is also seen in the sermon that the sinners’ punishments will be much harsher than they would think. In order to deliver these messages, Edwards uses three different tones; threatening, cautionary, and unsympathetic. These tones are formed when he uses specific words and phrases that represent those tones.
Detailed explanation-3: -How does the shift in tone towards the audience reveal the author’s purpose? Two-thirds of the sermon, Edwards seems to be very blunt and accuses the audience of being sinners. Then at the very last paragraph, “Therefore, let every one that is out of Christ, now awake and fly from the wrath to come.