Many differences lie among each and every religion. In Anne Bradstreet 's poem titled, “Upon the Burning of Our House” and Jonathan Edwards’ sermon titled, “ Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God” exemplify Puritanism; however they still have different ideas and interpretations. Many people with a faith based religion, such as Puritanism, have different ideas concerning eternal life, their relationship with God, and morality.
We have all heard the phrase, “ when we all get to Heaven…” but not everybody is going to reach that destination. According to Edwards’ sermon he metaphorically describe the proximity of the Puritans afterlife by stating, “ there is nothing between you and Hell but thin air” (108). However, Bradstreet emphasizes her home in heaven by saying, “ thou hast a home on high erect./ framed by the mighty architect./ with glory richly furnished.” (43-45). Based off of the
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We are taught, from a very young age, to have like minds. Sadly, that is not always the case during the Puritan era. Bradstreet chooses to look to the brighter side of her rough situation by declaring, “ The world no longer let me love. / My hope and treasures lies above”(53-54). She has such a strong relationship with God that she knows that she will receive her possessions back when she reaches Heaven. In comparison, Edwards’ sermon implies that humans are nothing and do not even know what their beliefs are by simply stating, “ He looks as you as worthy of nothing” (109). We clearly see that there is a distinct difference even though they both have the same religious background.
The idea of religion varies based on whom you ask, but every faith-based religion has some sort of eternal life, relationship with God, and human morality. Everyone’s ideas and interpretations are different: God made everyone different. God made each individual different, so that everything can be open to interpretations and subject to free