William Bradford's Religion In The Early 1600s

2. In the early 1600s, William Bradford, a Puritan pilgrim from England, wrote a journal [Sovereignty and the], recording all his experiences regarding his pilgrimage. When this text was written, the Church of England had started to persecute all those who did not follow their religion, which included the
Puritans, who had to move to Leiden, Holland. After a few years, a war broke out in that area, so the
Pilgrims were forced to move somewhere else, in which they chose the present-day East Coast of North
America. In the quote shown, William Bradford gratefully comments on how the pilgrims survived obstacles through their journey to the New World, in order to provide his religious insight on how God helped them out in times of need. Through …show more content…
The author goes on to explain how that some Puritans solved the problems by preventing their measures, but he also includes that all the Puritans survived 'through ye help of God"
(Bradford). Bradford sheds a positive light and glorifies God's power to help them through tough and dangerous times. The quote also goes to show the relationship between God and his people, as William
Bradford describes the people as being dependent on God to stay alive.

3. In a sermon titled [Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God], Jonathan Edwards passionately describes the relationship between God and his people in order to emphasize the frailty of humans. When this sermon was written and performed, which was around 1630, Puritan beliefs were prominent and a strong part of their faith. In this text, Edwards goes on to use rhetorical devices such as imagery and metaphors to emphasize his stance on the subject. Edwards describes a "Bow of God's Wrath [that] is bent... the Arrow at your Heart" (Edwards). Through this quote, Edwards begins to show that God can be threatening, showing that the peoples' fate relies on God's decision. Later on, Edwards states