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Published on Nov 19, 2015
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
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Martha Flores
Joy Zacarias
Jasmine Rodriguez
Daniel Limon
4th PERIOD
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1. How is characterization used? Why does Edwards use characterization in that manner?
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Answer: Edwards uses Characterization in 'sinners in the hands of an angry god' by going into detail step by step on how god has you in his hands and all your wickedness weighs you down closer to the fiery pit of hell
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Quote: ""your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead, and to tend downwards with great weight and pressure towards hell; and if God should let you go, you would immediately sink and swiftly descend and plunge"
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2. Imagery is used in this sermon. How is it being used and why?
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Answer: The way that imagery is used in the sermon is that Edward’s mentions numerous times that God is always holding us in his hands and soon will just throw us into the flames of hell.
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Quote:“The God that holds you over
the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked"
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3. What two things are being paralleled in the first paragraph and why?
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Answer:“The God that holds you over
the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over
the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked"
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Answer:Parallelism is used when Edwards compares the natural men that are held in the hand of God over the pit of hell and to those that are actually suffering. The reason he does this is so that he can frighten his congregation and have them converse.
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Quote: "they deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced God is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them asto those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of his wrath in hell"
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4. How is ethos evident in this sermon?
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Answer: When an author uses ethos [s]he likes to share values between the speaker and the audience. The tone of ethos being of reason and goodwill. Jonathan Edwards used ethos by sharing values he believes such as we are all going to hell and nothing can save us from it but the god holding us by a thread
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Quote: " …men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell they have deserved the fiery pit"
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6. How is either-or-reasoning evident in this sermon?
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Answer: Either or reasoning was used by Edwards saying we eaither do as we are told to stop us from being sinners or go to hell… simple as that
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Quote: "The bow of Gods wrath is bent and the arrow made ready on the sting and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God and that of an angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the arrow on moment from being made drunk with your blood"
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7. How does Edwards use invective language?
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Answer: Invective - insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Jonathan Edwards uses invective language when he is describing that God Holds you over a pit of hell.
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Quote: "You are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes than the most hateful venomous serpent is in ours."
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10. How is repetition used in this text?
Answer: Repetition is used to emphasize his main idea and to give the reader a sense of panic and helplessness.
Quote: "..and nothing to lay hold of to save yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment..."
11. What is the tone at the beginning,middle and end of this sermon? How does the shift in tone towards the audience reveal the authors purpose?
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Answer:At the beginning his tone is criticizing, in the middle his tone is sympathetic and at the end his tone is despairing. At first he's criticizing because he wants the sinners to know they're going to hell because of their sins, in the middle he's sympathetic because he gives them hope for an escape but at the end he's despairing because he knows there's no hope for those that don't chose God. His tone shift helps him convince his audience to choose God, he scares then gives them hope.
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Quotes: "You're wickedness makes you heavy as lead...creation groans with you"
"Christ has thrown the door wide open, and stands in calling and crying to poor sinners...in the same miserable condition that you are in"
"Haste and escape for your lives, look not behind you, escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed"
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12. What are the examples of metaphors and similes used in this sermon? What effect is the author hoping to accomplish with the use of metaphors and similes?
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Examples: "Your wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead"
"The wrath of God is like the great waters that are dammed for the present"
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Answer: Similes and metaphors helps the reader imagine and understand what the writer is trying to convey. For example when he compares the sinners to lead it gives us a better idea of how he sees them, a great weight of evil.
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13. Edwards makes many calls to his audience. Where does he do so and why does he do so?
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Answer: Edwards makes several calls to his audience not only for them to be observant but to persuade them to accept Christ and be ‘born again ‘. As stated in paragraph 11.By doing this he is not only giving everyone a chance to realize what they need to do in
order to be saved but to also make his point for the sermon.
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Quote: "And Now you have an extraordinary opportunity,a day wherein Christ has thrown the door of mercy wide open, and stands in calling and crying with a loud voice to poor sinners; a day wherein many are flocking to him and pressing into the kingdom of God"
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14. What is the purpose? Who is his audience? What is his tone? What are formal elements used to present his purpose to the audience?
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Answer:The purpose of this sermon is to awaken and convert his audience which are natural, unconverted men. Edwards overall tone is enrage. Also he used conceit and personification to get his purpose across.
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Quote: "Natural men are held in the Hand of God"
"The use of this awful subject may be for awakening unconverted persons in this congregation"
"Or some loathsome insect over the fire abhor you ...worth of nothing else, but to be cast in the fire"
"...there is hell's wide gaping mouth"
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15. What are the images and figures of speech that Edwards used in order for his audience to feel peril of their sinful condition?
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Answer: Images makes the reader feel that he/she is in a serious condition & metaphor helps the reader have a mental image.
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Quote: "The wrath of god is like great waters that are damned for the present, they increase more and more, rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given."
"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.
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