Impact Of Figurative Language On Puritan Audience

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Often in sermons pastors persuade their audience to behave in a spiritual or more fashion. Such in the case in the title where he/she big idea Edwards wanted to impact his audience by appealing to their fears, pity and vanity. Edwards had an huge impact on his puritan Audience becuase of his use of _______ Tone, _______ Imagery, and ________ figurative language had a ______ impact on his puritan audience

God loves all his childern but he will destory any of them quickly and easyily as we can smash an insect. Sinners disobey god a lot and he desides to send them to hell or not. He gives you a second chance to make up for what you did

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