ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sole expression of God’s will was in Jonathan Edwards’ speeches.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Edwards clearly believes that God is the world’s real substance. However, the sense of his assertion is very different from that of the pantheists. In claiming that God is the world’s substance Edwards means that God’s decrees are the only cause of an entity’s being and characteristics.

Detailed explanation-2: -A leader of the first Great Awakening in colonial New England, and at that time a minister in Northampton, Massachusetts, Edwards sought to remind his listeners of the fiery punishment that awaited unbelievers, and to encourage them to follow the moral path he outlined.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did Edwards describe God? Edwards described God as the only real cause and the only true substance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jonathan Edwards argues to the sinning members of the congregation who have not yet accepted Christ that God’s penalties for their iniquities and lack of faith are ineludible to any mortal, and that no attempt to overthrow Him exists that is capable enough.

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