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Jonathan Edwards Rhetorical Analysis

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From the article by ENotes “Jonathan Edwards, a descendant of four generations of Puritan ministers and the most renowned and influential of Puritan leaders, became active when Puritanism was already on the wane“ (“Jonathan Edwards Biography”). The preacher that Edwards was that,“The Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) relies heavily on the use of repetition in order to impress upon his audience the urgency of redemption from sin. Two of the most prominent uses of repetition within the sermon are the words “wrath” and “restrain(s) /restraint.” (“Jonathan Edwards Biography”). Edwards is trying to convey the emotion of what happens to those sinners as seen in this quote “The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow” (“Jonathan Edwards Biography”). …show more content…

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