Think about colonial Americans' religious beliefs.
Think about these terms: sinners, angry God, no refuge, arbitrary will, incensed God.
What do you think Edwards hopes his audience (sinners) feel and understand about themselves?
From sinners in the hands of an angry god by Jonathan Edwards:
What does Edwards hope that his audience both feels AND realizes about themselves when he concludes his argument on page 4 by stating that they “have no refuge, nothing to take hold of, aol that preserves them every moment is the mere arbitrary will, and uncovenanted unobliged forbearance of an incensed God”?
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