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The text has selections of Bradford’s work from Of Plymouth Plantation. Bradford believed that with sin, came punishment. This belief is reflected in his writing. He felt that men who focus on pride and ambition were sinners. These people would be punished by God in some form or another. He says that “Satan took occasion and advantage thereby to foist in a number of vile ceremonies” (166). By this he means that Satan will punish every sinner in some ‘vile’ way.
Bradford writes of a young seaman, who was proud and profane, with a lusty and able body. The seaman seemed nice, but had intentions of throwing the crew overboard and stealing their poss
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Edwards opens his sermon by quoting Deuteronomy 32.
Edwards never comes out and specifically says what he feels constitutes a sin. Edwards concentrates on the consequences of sin, which appear to be incredibly severe according to him. “God will not hold them up in these slippery places any longer, but will let them go; and then, at that very instant, they shall fall into destruction” (329). We can come to realize that this is his evaluation when we read further into his sermon. Edwards makes it clear that he has no compassion for sinners. The theory being that God will send you directly into destruction or hell if you are committing sins.
Edwards basically follows this same theory throughout his entire sermon.
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