Invisible hand

Ms. Smalley English III 10/15/15 Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God “How dreadful is the state of those that are daily and hourly in the danger of this great wrath and infinite misery.” A quote by Jonathan Edwards in his famous sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, where he discusses his Puritan beliefs. In his sermon, Edwards uses strong words and violent imagery to portray concepts such as how unsaved Puritans are going to hell and how God’s wrath is torturous and merciless. Perhaps…

“If this should be the case with you, you will eternally curse this day, and will curse the day that ever you was born…” When first hearing this quote some people might be intimidated, and others may think what they have done to deserve being talked to like this. However, back in the 18th century this sermon was presented to people such as yourself. This sermon was presented to a fairly large group of people on July 8th, 1741. The man that gave this speech was Jonathan Edwards. Edwards was a…

Jonathan Edwards Robert Watson History 1100: America to 1865 Mr. Lawrence Celani October 9, 2015 Jonathan Edwards, a puritan born colonist who experienced an intense conversion at an early age, was one of the most influential religious leaders of his era. Edwards was born in 1703 in Connecticut. Edwards was a well-educated individual, whom had attended Yale specializing in theology and philosophy. Soon after, Edwards became a very important and well-known preacher in the…

Jonathan Edwards’ tone when preaching the “The Sinners In the Hand of an Angry God” was serious and sharp. Edwards’ description of hell would surely make anyone frightened and disturbed. I know that Edwards’ purpose for describing Hell as a gaping mouth waiting to consume them in flame will engage the audience’s emotions to convince the listeners of the how serious their sin are. Not only that, Edwards kept repeating the word wrath throughout the sermon. Edwards sees men as a race which hangs…

In the story,” from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Jonathan Edwards tries persuade the congregation. In “from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, Edwards claims that God casts unconverted and natural men down to hell. He also says it is easy to get cast into hell when you haven’t been reborn. People in this time would be persuaded by this sermon because most of the people were apart of the congregation and church which would make them gullible to what their preacher said since they…

views through puritan values and revelation ,while Franklin uses ideological and scientific reason. Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and Benjamin Franklin's “The Autobiography " demonstrates their views on achieving moral perfection. Edwards’ sermon displayed a profound emotional impact through fear. Jonathan Edwards's Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, was delivered on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. It was preached in order to grab the attention of 'sinners'…

describes the unpredictable aspect of God’s wrath. He illustrates this in the quote, “O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in: it is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath, that you are held over in the hand of that God, whose wrath is provoked and incensed as much against you, as against many of the damned in hell. You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it” (Edwards 124).…

The sermon was “sinners in the hands of an angry God”. It was one of his most famous sermons during the Great Awakening. The sermon describes the fire and brimstone that will be waiting for sinners in hell. Edwards sermon touched nearly everyone in town to the point that almost everyone…

One fear tactic that is used repeatedly throughout Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is the use of daunting adjectives such as: “wicked,” “evil,””torments,” and “damned.” These words are thrown blatantly into the listener’s face inevitably capturing their attention. Modern day preachers use similar techniques. Charles…

Edwards says, “if God should withdraw his hand they would avail no more to keep [them] from falling, than the thin air to hold up a person suspended in it.”(paragraph 2) His replacement of thin air instead of air, exaggerates the inability of air to keep you from falling. This adequately captures the dependence of the congregation on God because it is his hand -- not human reasoning -- that is stopping the audience from falling. Evoking fear that a slight hand movement could send them to hell.…