You will know certainly that you must wear out long ages, millions of millions of ages, in wrestling and
conflicting with this almighty merciless vengeance; and then when you have so done, when so many ages
have actually been spent by you in this manner, you will know that all is but a point to what remains. So that
your punishment will indeed be infinite. Oh who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances
is!
Edwards uses the phrase "Oh who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is!" in order to
A. show what might happen if the reader disobeys Edwards.
B. describe what endless suffering looks and feels like.
C. illustrate that this type of suffering is unimaginable.
D. prove that very few people have survived limitless suffering.
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In the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses the phrase "Oh who can express what the state of a soul in such circumstances is!" in order to
C. illustrate that this type of suffering is unimaginable.
This phrase emphasizes the overwhelming nature of the suffering being described, suggesting that it is beyond human comprehension or expression.
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