Question

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell.

What is the denotation of the word “cast” in this excerpt?
drop casually
throw with force
toss lightly
release into the air

Answer 1

throw with force

The context ("cast his enemies down to hell") implies violently throwing or hurling them downward, not casually dropping or releasing into the air.