5th ‘’Sinner In The Hands Of An Angry God’’ Jonathan Edwards used rhetorical strategies to get effectively to get his point across. Such as: imagery‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ pathos‚ and ethos. All of these rhetorical strategies were successful in this sermon. The ones that I will be explaining in this analysis of his sermon are metaphor‚ pathos‚ and imagery. These rhetorical strategies that Jonathan Edwards used‚ was the best way to get his point across.
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of their beliefs‚ which included Predestination‚ Covenant of Works‚ Covenant of Grace‚ and the Covenant of Redemption. Even though Puritans were Christians‚ they behaved very selfishly toward 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
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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
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they really are‚ you can hide from anyone you want‚ but you cannot hide from God. Two story’s both show different ways of puritan beliefs and effects of sin‚ one by Jonathan Edward called "Sinners in the hands of an angry god"‚ and the other by Nathaniel Hawthorn called "the ministers black veil". The people they preach to are hypocritical‚ and refuse to see the truth. While Edwards portrays an angry god and fearful Sinners‚ Hawthorne’s character parson Hooper changes the perception of the Puritan
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In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”’ Jonathan Edwards uses appeal to fear to help his audience experience the consequences of sinful behavior. One such image is when Jonathan says “ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held over in the hand of that God…..nothing you can do‚ to induce God to spare you one moment…”. Edwards is trying to make you imagine that you are been held by God over the pit of hell. This appeals to fear by creating anxiety of not knowing when
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Jonathan Edward’s and the Puritans have unequally different spiritual beliefs. Jonathan Edwards’s beliefs focused on seeking salvation to avoid hell. Jonathan Edward’s spiritual attitude differs greatly from those of Puritan works‚ such as from writers Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson‚ who believe one must be elected by God to go to Heaven. Their different beliefs are what lead them to have different spiritual attitudes. Puritan works are all didactic; they are all meant to teach a lesson
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To emphasize the importance of being saved Jonathan Edwards uses literary devices to appeal to the people that were still not converted‚ to go do so now. In the beginning of Edward’s sermon‚ he compares creatures to humans; you’re a nasty dirty thing in the eyes of God if you are a sinner. A tone of fear is already being set‚ you should be afraid because God “hates you.” In this part of the sermon Edwards is talking to everyone in the church when he’s preaching but he’s actually speaking to a group
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a self-realization of their moral code. Jonathan Edwards‚ an austere pastor‚ and Benjamin Franklin‚ a Renaissance
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Jonathan Edwards uses an effective method called the “fire and brimstone” approach‚ which basically used scare tactics to keep people from straying away from the church. Jonathan Edwards was a master at using literary devices‚ which horrified but intrigued his audience. He (Edwards) wrote in second person to make each individual feel responsible for their own sins‚ this strategy allowed Edwards to speak to large groups. Edwards also used extended metaphors to help his audience realize the full extent
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Jonathan Edwards is considered one of the masters of figurative language. His use of vivid images and strong metaphors is very obvious in his fiery sermon. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” as he describes human nature and hell. For example‚ he says at one point‚ “Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering…” One of Edwards metaphors is‚ “The dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the pit of hell.” He very often casts the fires of hell in metaphorical terms rather than using
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