Sinners in the Hands...

What does Edwards mean when he says, "men are held in the hands of God."

• all humans can fit in the palm of God's hand

• God is a kind father

• the fate of humans is determined by God

• God will eventually save everyone

In his sermon, Edwards mainly taps into the audience's fear of?

• the minister's wrath

• burning forever in a fiery pit

• associating with other sinners

• floods and other natural disasters

Edwards presents God as a deity who

• wants humans to suffer

• continually redefines the universe

• easily forgives sinners who repent

• is often angry and vengeful

Edwards builds a sense of urgency and peril by suggesting that

• death and damnation may occur at any moment

• the church is being persecuted by unholy forces

• minsters alone can determine who is to be saved

• the end of the world is coming soon

What does the following quote from the sermon mean?

"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string."

• God is violent

• God's wrath is misdirected

• God is prepared to demonstrate his anger

• God's anger will cause the people to break from the church

Edward's main purpose in delivering this sermon is to

• frighten his listeners so much they never return to the church

• give such a memorable speech that is congregation will never forget him

• dominate his congregation and maintain his position in the church

• jolt the congregation into mending their ways and seeking salvation

Edwards makes all of the following comparisons in his sermon EXCEPT?

• wickedness to the weight of lead

• forgiveness to a lightened load

• the wrath of God to damned waters

• unsaved people to spiders

"The bow of God's wrath is bent and the arrow made ready on the string" is an example of which term?

• alliteration

• irony

• metaphor

• simile

"...it would immediately fly open, and the fiery floods of the fierceness..." is an example of which term?

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

"Hell's wide mouth gaping open" is an example of which term?

• personification

• alliteration

• irony

• foreshadowing