According to Puritan beliefs God was jealous, angry, capricious and unforgiving and should be feared. Jonathan Edwards the author of Sinners in the hands of an angry God uses figurative language in his famous sermon in order to persuade those individuals whom had left the church to come back to Puritanism. As well, about how important it is to stay faithful to God and the repercussion sin has, it is of use to Edwards to also use the approach of fear and judgement in his sermon to create emotional appeal to his listeners. The use of metaphors, similes, imagery and personification help him have a greater impact on his audience due to the fact that it creates a powerful picture to the people.
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