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Paine's view of god compare to those presented by Edwards because they both thought that you can't go to heaven without god and that he is the creator of everything so how can you do things without the power of him. (Doc 1.12)"The deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?"

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Pain believes that god is loving and kind, unlike Edwards who believes god was strict and mean. Pain states "when we see his care and goodness extend all over his peoples".

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Edwards views everyone as heathens and they are all going to hell and god is very unforgiving while Paine believes that

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Thomas Paine
Paine's views on God compare to those presented by Edwards because they both say they believe in God. They also believe that he created the world.
"The deist needs none of those tricks and shows called miracles to confirm his faith, for what can be a greater miracle than the creation itself, and his own existence?"

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Pain's view of God is similar to Edward's because, in their sermons they both depicted God as an angry and vengeful God. Furthermore, they were focused on highlighting the fact that sinners are in great danger under God's wrath and we only live  by the means of his grace

"The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God...
"(doc 1.12)

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Katie Edwards-  Benjamin Franklin on George Whitefeild

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Katie Edwards-  Benjamin Franklin on George Whitefeild

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Benjamin Franklin believed Whitefield's preaching was clever and well understood. "...his words and sentences so perfectly, that he might be heard and understood at a great distances

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thomas paine viewed god as being a almighty power that should be praised/recognized and edwards thought the same. paine said that "god has not given us reason for the purpose of confounding us, but we should use it for our own happiness and his glory".

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Edwards viewed God as an angry God, who always avenges those who sin, showing no grace or mercy. But Paine believed that God was real being that he was a deist, and believed that God was a caring and good God. "When we see His care and goodness extended over all His creatures..." (Doc 2).

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God made us to live happily with each other, and not worry about sin as Edwards says.
"When we see His care and goodness extended over all his creatures, it teaches us our duty toward each other, while it calls forth our gratitude to him"

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Paine's view of God is similar to that of Edwards in that they both believe that if you do not have faith in God you can not be happy
In doc 1.12 "It is by forgetting God in His work...that man has wandered from the straight path of duty and happiness"
In Doc 1.11 "But who, notwithstanding all God's wonderful works toward them, remained...void of counsel"

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Paine's views of God compared to those presented by Edwards is that "what can be greater miracle than the creation itself" and "notwithstanding all God's wonderful works towards them".

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Thomas Paine- He and Edwards both had the same views that you can't go to heaven according to your own will or good behavior. You have to believe in God and that he is capable in bringing you to heaven and guiding you through life. Which also goes along with what Edwards said.
Evidence;" Only true word of God,and this the followers of each profess to believe from the habit of education,and each believes"

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Paine believed that reading books and thinking is what makes people stray away from God and God made it so that we could all live happily together and Edwards believes that if you don't believe in God or convert, to hell you go. Evidence-  "But when the divine gift of reason begins to expand itself in the mind and calls man to reflection, he then reads and contemplates God and his work, and not in the books pretending to be revelation. the creation of the Bible of the true believer in God."
"He that believeth not it condemned already."

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Since Franklin was a Deist (a believer in a super being) he responds with acceptance Whitefield's preaching and that they were well understood. In the document it says "he had a loud and and clear voice."

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Benjamin Franklin views on George Whitefield took an impressed approach when he said, "The extraordinary influence of his oratory...". This explains how Franklin believes that Whitefield has a incredible impact on the colonist and he captures the image of an inspirational and powerful speaker.

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Thomas Paine view of god doesn't punish and Edward believe that god shows no mercy." but when the divine gift of reason begins to expand itself  in the mind and calls man to reflection, he then reads and contemplates God and his works...

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Paine's view shows a God that doesn't punish whereas Edwards gives us a vengeful idea of God and what he will do to man on Earth.
" happiness in Deism , when rightly understood , that is not to be found in any other system of religion."

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Franklin doubts Whitefield because they way he preaches is different from his views as a Deist. He sees Whitefield indifferently but explains a lot about his sermons.
"...the latter was so improv'd by frequent...so perfectly well turn'd and well plac'd..."

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B'younce Watson- Benjamin Franklin on George Whitefield.

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B'younce Watson- Benjamin Franklin on George Whitefield.

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Franklin believed that Whitefield was impressive and-although he was a Diest- preaching was clever, fluent and improved since the last time he heard him preach.
"Had a loud and clear voice... articulated his words and sentence so perfectly... (could be)... understood at a great distance..."