1. Jonathan Edwards intends to persuade the congregation to repent.
2.People that believe in God, but will still sin. The Puritan congregation is the audience.
3.Abate would mean to relieve, according to the context.
4.He emphasizes his point that says that people are so close to Hell & damnation.
5.To elaborate and illustrate the “world of misery”. Other appositives are used in the sermon.
6.Makes audience feel powerless because they can’t keep themselves out of hell with just their effort.
7. I think Edwards uses semicolons so he remembered to pause between each phrase when he spoke that part. He repeats “not willingly” to emphasise his point.
8. Jonathan Edwards develops the simile by repeating the conjunction “and”, adding more and more detail to the simile. The imagery in this sermon is used to employ fear in the audience by putting it into ways that they can understand, such as the bow and arrow reference.
9. He is making the point that God is angry with people for their sin and that inevitably they are going to hell for their sins.
10. Edwards appeals the foundation of Christianity: the Bible, which is considered to be a figure of authority as it was written by followers of God. This is evident from his reference to Genesis 19:17.
11. For the most part, Edwards has a tone that seems to try to show the anger that he says God feels towards humanity. The sentence “There are black clouds of God’s wrath now hanging directly over your heads… and were it not for the restraining hand of God, it would immediately burst forth upon you.” shows this.
12. Spoken texts like this address a person or group of people. “This is the case of every one of you that are out of Christ…”
Edwards is talking to a congregation whereas written texts don’t address a specific reader. They tell the story of the main character.
13. His sermon uses the fear of hell and the wrath of God to persuade the audience to convert their hearts. A persuasive text will normally explain why the author is trying to persuade you and then give you reasons as to why you should agree with them.
14. The 5th paragraph may have evoked such a response. The vivid comparison of the fury of God’s wrath to a bow and arrow would’ve certainly given the audience a clear picture of what His wrath is like.
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I agree with all of the answers that you posted. I really like your use of specific places where you found your answers in the text.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your answers as well. I particularly agree with numbers 11 and 13. I felt that he was also trying to persuade the audience by using far tactics. He used a lot of intimidating and scary images in order to achieve this goal. In number 14, I agree that the comparison provides the audience with a clear picture of God and his mighty wrath. Overall, I liked your response and I agreed with all of your answers. Good job!
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