Religious_Influence_of_Puritan_Literature_

Religious Influence of Puritan Literature: Religion affected the Puritans during every day life in many ways. In fact Puritan religion dominated their lives (at its strongest point) in every aspect. This domination includes there clothing, jobs, homes, education, and also their literature. In one hostile and frightening writing, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, an author scripts, The devil is waiting for them, and hell is gaping for them. Edwards, the author, is trying to convey the idea that while all people sin, and think that no one is paying attention, the devil is watching. The devil is waiting to drag them all to hell for eternity. If the religion of the Puritans was not so strict and pessimistic, the message that “you must take strides to avoid the devil” may have been conveyed in a more gentle and encouraging way. Another quote from the same piece, O sinner, consider what danger you are in. Says clearly that trouble is around every corner at all times. Edwards is attempting to tell the people not to be ignorant to every, religion, hell, god, devil, sinner, puritans, over, one, edwards, danger, writing, waiting, thing, strict, puritan, people, influence, hope, going, fiery, believes, because, author, while, ways, way, watching, trying, truth, trouble, times, think, therefore, them, edwards, tell, take, strongest, strides, sins, sinners, sin, simply, sets, sermon, scripts, save, same, repercussions