Jonathan Edwards Rhetorical Devices

in the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards was strictly focused on wicked Puritians and thier belife on their almighty God. Edwards wanted to persue his audience that all wicked people should repent from thier sins or else they would face the consquences of angry God. Thougout this sermon Johnathan Edwards incorpriates retorical devices to persue his audience that they need to repent from thier sins. The retoical devices Edwards uses to emphasize his point are illusions, similies, and analogies. Jonathan Edwards utilized lots of allusions througout this sermon. Edwards preached," Thier case is past all hope; they are crying in extreme misery and perfect despair; but here you are in the land of the living and in
the house of God, and have a opportunity to obtain salvation". Edwards speciffically utilized salvation because Edwards already had a central idea that since the Puritians are fully religious devoted people on the bible, they know that having salvation is key to infinitly live with God in the after life with full peace. including salvation is common language for the Puritians and it gave them the sense of exageration in needing of salvation.
Another retorical device that Edwards puts together is the usage of similies, "The worth of God is the many ways Edwards compare the wrath of God to another substance.
Edwards clearly emphasizes that the wrath of God is something to fear and be scared of the almighty God. Edwards uses the wrath of God to dammed great waters because he wants the Puritians to become scared on what is going to occur to them if they do not repent from thier sins and to be prepared on the horrible response.
Analogies is also a rhetorical device that was said througout this sermon. Edwads emphasizes, "The bow of God's wraths is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string". This analogy was said because it explains how the wrath of God is a never ending story. Edwards wanted to give the Puritians a understanding of the wrath of God. He wanted to make sure that the Puritians understood that hell and experiancing the wrath of God is the last thing they want to see and be persuaded that they should quickly repent and follow God's word.
The incorrpriated rhetorical devices are all used to emphasize the exageration of the Purtians angry God. The main purpose was to get the people to not even sin one single bit or else bad things would happen to them. Edwards pursuaded his audience by making them fear their
God.