Catering vs. Force Feeding the Name of the Lord
American poet, Anne Bradstreet and philosopher, Jonathan Edwards are both of the christian faith from the age of the Puritans in the 1700, each creating pieces with the love of their Lord in mind. Though the two have the same goal, to send the word of their religion around, they individually use their own literary devices to convey their feelings and thoughts in various ways, Bradstreet goes approaching the subject with delicacy and grace while Edwards went with a more forceful approach, to say the least. The two renowned writers are Puritans to the core, constantly making allusions to the Bible and referencing the Lord in their writing. In her poem Upon the Burning of Our House Bradstreet says, …show more content…
Bradstreet had given these lovely depictions of a forgiving God who loves and forgave anyone but punishes the wrong doers. In her poem Upon the Burning of Our House her final message is essentially saying ‘Do not fret about what happens because it is all worth to get into heaven.’ Her last words in the poem can even prove this statement, Bradstreet says “My hope and treasure lies above.” (line 54) Edwards gives the image of a God who will make every soul suffered if they had committed a sin they had not repented for. In his sermon Edwards states “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise of obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.” (line 38) The God he gives a depiction of is all powerful and judgemental unlike the gentle God Bradstreet had depicts. These two outstanding figures in history have left their marks on Puritan writing. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are both important parts to the spreading of their religion, but how they went about really sets them apart, from their format, tone and to their message, the two make up some of the most influential people among their
American poet, Anne Bradstreet and philosopher, Jonathan Edwards are both of the christian faith from the age of the Puritans in the 1700, each creating pieces with the love of their Lord in mind. Though the two have the same goal, to send the word of their religion around, they individually use their own literary devices to convey their feelings and thoughts in various ways, Bradstreet goes approaching the subject with delicacy and grace while Edwards went with a more forceful approach, to say the least. The two renowned writers are Puritans to the core, constantly making allusions to the Bible and referencing the Lord in their writing. In her poem Upon the Burning of Our House Bradstreet says, …show more content…
Bradstreet had given these lovely depictions of a forgiving God who loves and forgave anyone but punishes the wrong doers. In her poem Upon the Burning of Our House her final message is essentially saying ‘Do not fret about what happens because it is all worth to get into heaven.’ Her last words in the poem can even prove this statement, Bradstreet says “My hope and treasure lies above.” (line 54) Edwards gives the image of a God who will make every soul suffered if they had committed a sin they had not repented for. In his sermon Edwards states “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise of obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.” (line 38) The God he gives a depiction of is all powerful and judgemental unlike the gentle God Bradstreet had depicts. These two outstanding figures in history have left their marks on Puritan writing. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards are both important parts to the spreading of their religion, but how they went about really sets them apart, from their format, tone and to their message, the two make up some of the most influential people among their