Use of Rhetoric in Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry G

On July 8th 1741, Jonathan Edwards preached the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God in Enfield, Connecticut. Edwards states to his listeners that God does not lack in power, and that people have hitherto not fallen to destruction because his mercy. God is so forgiving that he gives his people an opportunity to repent and change their ways before it was alike late. Edwards urges that the possibility of damnation is immanent. Also that it urgently requires the considerations of the sinner before sentence runs out. He does not only preach about the ways that gather God so omnipotent, but the ways that he is more victor to us. In his sermon, Edwards uses strong, powerful, and influential words to clearly point out his sum that we must amend our ways or else destruction invincible. Edwards appeals to the spectators though the different usages of rhetorical devices. This includes diction, imagery, language/tone and syntax. Through the use of these rhetoric devices, Edwardss purpose is to remind the speculators that life is given by God and so they must live according to him. This include...