LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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Edwards described frightening images of hell to listeners.
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Edward’s sermon urged listeners to be saved in Christ.
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Edward’s listeners were filled with the fear of God’s anger.
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Edwards preached to listeners about God’s all-powerful character.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In this fire-and-brimstone sermon, Edwards uses the metaphor of fire & the imagery associated with it to link his listeners’ experience of fire to the idea of burning in the fires of Hell because of their sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Edwards begins his sermon by quoting the line “Their foot shall slide in due time, ” from Deuteronomy in order to set up his argument that sinners who have not asked to be saved will fall.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Edwards, God is Trinity (three in one, one in three), and the Trinity is relational in his love. Because the Trinity derives from the divine community’s self-understanding in God, God communicates this love to the whole creation, offering it a chance to be a part of this divine life of love.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.