You are nothing but a mouse before the eyes of an almighty being who is extremely ticked off! Have you ever wondered if your life has upset the Lord? Well the sermon of Jonathan Edwards,“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” will answer that and surprise even you. The Puritans beliefs of direct connections to real life and God, exploring their lives for God’s workings, the plain style, whether you’re a chosen or not, and their self reliance, are blindingly clear in the sermon of Edwards. first off, In Edwards moving speech he clearly covers the basis of God is real life and many Puritans would say that real life is absolutely nothing with out God. The Puritans believed that God has done all things. And that you had to look for it and find him such as on page 77 of “elements of literature, fifth course, literature of the United States” “-Science, reason, and observation of the physical world confirmed Edwards deeply spiritual vision of a universe filled with the presence of God-” The writer of the Sermon was Jonathan Edwards, a man who constantly observed his life and looked for God. As you can see in the …show more content…
Elect or not meant you are one of the chosen few to go to Heaven. Yes the Puritan believed that God only choose a few people to go to Heaven, and to show it off you had to have an Epiphany and know it right then and there! Such as on Page 77 Elements of Literature, excerprt on Jonathan Edwards “-After receiving grace you were reborn as a member of the community of saint and you behaved like a saint.-” Jonathan the writer of the ever famous ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” believed and so did many Puritan that you showed off your ‘newness’ by acting like a saint. Also you knew when it happened to you but many did not feel that! And thus many wondered after Edwards sermon whether they were worthy or