the Lord is the only person that can spare your life from the pits of hell. This quote gives it a positive image because it shows that God has courtesy. Johnson as well shows positive images. In "Death", he writes, "Heart-broken husband- weep no more; ...she's only gone home..." (Pg. 737) Here Sister Caroline is allowed go back to her "home". In other words, heaven is her "new" home, where she will certainly be able to live a peace and comfortable just as she did when she was alive.
             Not only is death seen through their images it can be seen through the use of their figures of speech. Both authors use simile in their works. In Edwards's "Sinners", he writes, "...your wickedness makes you as heavy as lead..." (Pg. 80) Here Edwards is comparing someone who has a lot sins that it just keeps getting heavier and heavier therefore the weight is being compared to that of lead. In Johnson's "Death", he writes, "...that tall, bright angel cried in a voice that broke like a clap of thunder..." (Pg. 737) When we think of an angel we think of a person who is pleasant therefore making their voice soft. But Johnson compares this angel's voice to
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