Period 6 26 September 2012 God: Loving or Hateful? Ann Bradstreet’s conception of a loving and giving God is not consistent with Jonathan Eduwards’‚ who views Him as evil and punishing. Even in the worst situation‚ such as the burning of her house and all of her possessions‚ she praises the Lord‚ and has enough faith to “bless His grace that gave and took” (Bradstreet 14). Bradstreet’s use of euphonious diction with soft s‚ c‚ v‚ and g sounds in phrases such as “bless His grace” give a tender‚ graceful
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Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Throughout the time‚ there has always been a debate regarding the hypothetical issue that deals with the existence of god and his role in mankind. Some believe that god has power to manipulate human fate‚ and consequences of their actions which mean if you do well‚ god will send you to heaven‚ if not to hell. Meanwhile‚ other opines that god does not decide the consequence of those actions. Whether you do well or bad‚ god will always be there with you. After
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varied greatly between its public and private members during the 17th and 18th century. Anne Bradstreet shows the private side of the Puritan faith in her poem and Jonathan Edwards shows the public side of the Puritan faith. Bradstreet was a very successful colonial poet during the mid to late 17th century‚ while Edwards was a Puritan preacher who led the Great Awakening about seventy years after Bradstreet‚ in the 1730s and 1740s. Bradstreet’s poem “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” written in 1666
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others. Two Puritan writers‚ Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards‚ believed similarly in the Christian faith‚ but persuaded their views to their readers in their writings using different tactics. Who is Anne Bradstreet? She was a Puritan woman who became one of the first great women writers in history. She composed a poem‚ “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” that describes the traumatic event of her home burning down‚ which occurred on July 10‚ 1666. In the poem‚ Bradstreet depicts her reaction after
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Comparison of Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are two interesting writers. Anne Bradstreet wrote more about her life and what she loved in it. Also‚ she wrote about God and how all of her troubles will be solved once she goes to heaven. Next‚ Jonathan Edwards did not write about his life. Edwards wrote a lot about God and how he will aim back at any person that goes against his word. Anne Bradstreet wrote more about her life and the issues than Jonathan‚ that
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Anne Bradstreet & Jonathan Edwards may believe in the same Puritan views‚ nevertheless there comes a time where they differ in what they believe‚ such as their religious beliefs. Though both Puritans‚ religious beliefs separate Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards due to the fact that Bradstreet believes that God is morally right while Edwards considers God as supreme and greater than all others. Anne Bradstreet’s writing shows that she believes in a God that is fair and loving that does things with
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of god in their writings. Anne Bradstreet’s poems “To My Dear And Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of our House” as well as Jonathan Edwards sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” are great examples of puritan writing. Both of these writers express similarities in their religious values and use plenty of figurative language to express their ideas to their audience. Both Bradstreet and Edwards showed their religious values in their writings often. Bradstreet states‚ “I blest His name
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and Christianity. Anne Bradstreet from the 1600’s has a humble understanding of God‚ while Johnathon Edwards‚ 1700’s‚ has a way to instill fear into his audience and getting them to convert to christianity. Both have two different ways of spreading the word of God. They pull emotions from the reader during and after they read. Bradstreet and Edwards both have very conflicting views on the Christian religion. Bradstreet is a humble servant of the Christian faith while Edwards is a preacher that
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over many Puritan members of the New English Society‚ in early 1700s‚ many authors stepped up to give their views on popular topics. When looking at two well known Puritan Age authors‚ Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards‚ it is easy to see that they differ views about the topic of religion and style of writing. Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” presents the message of humanity being plagued by sin despite the efforts made to please God. His sermon often expressed that God shows
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known as Puritans were seeking religious freedom. Even though Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both Puritans‚ their persuasive tactics to get their community to turn back to God‚ differed. First and foremost in the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” written by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards illustrates Eternal life and Relationships between God and people. Edwards uses force and fear in his sermon to create an image of a painful
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