The Puritan literature, by Bradstreet, Taylor, and Edwards, all agree that humans need to live out the will of God. Edward Taylor, the author of Huswifery, uses metaphor to convey humans as instruments for God to use. Edward Taylor writes in his poem: "make my affections thy swift flyers neat" (I. 3). Taylor wants God to guide his decisions, the way that flyers guide the spool to keep the material organized. Taylor sees mankind as spinning wheels for God to act through and work wonders. In Anne Bradstreet's poem, By Night When Others Soundly Slept, Bradstreet uses personification to express the reason for her immense gratitude towards God. Bradstreet writes that "My hungry soul He filled with good" (I. 9) and "My smarting wounds washed in His
