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The Puritan belief of predestination is indicated within the text "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" through the use of foreshadowing. The sermon uses foreshadowing as a way to scare the audience about their predetermined fate of burning in hell, unless of course they have been saved by God. The author, Jonathan Edwards, begins with, "that natural men are held in the hand of God over the pit of hell; ... and are already sentenced to it." This statement clearly foreshadows the fate of nearly all men in the congregation. The sermon continues demonstrating the strong belief puritans hold regarding this concept of predestination.

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Throughout the text of William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation" the Puritan's simplistic and logical lifestyle is expressed through the author's word choice. Even when describing dire situations, such as the Starving Period, his descriptions are straight forward and to the point, with little extra fluff added. When nearly half of the population of the colony died, he simply described it as a "sad and lamentable" period of time. The lack of passion makes the situation seem much less severe than it was.

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The repetitive description of a God angry with nearly all unworthy humans shows the Puritan belief of the Original Sin in the text "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". Throughout the text, God is described as angry, and loathsome with the humans, who are naturally bad. The repetitiveness emphasizes the belief that the evilness born within all humans angers their creator, and once they die, he intends to let almost all of them go to hell. The text describes a God who abhors each person as he holds them over the fire of hell. His wrath is provoked and incensed against sinful humans, and there is, "nothing you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment." The descriptions depicting a God angry with a sinful human race, are found in one paragraph, demonstrating the repetitive nature of the text reiterating the belief in the Original Sin.

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In the text, "Of Plymouth Plantation", the Puritan belief of saints who are directly saved by God is expressed through the plain descriptions used by the author. During 'The Starving Period' there were only six community members who did not get infected or ill. They then took care of the rest of the colony who were extremely sick. The author blandly describes these people. No magic, crazy luck, or any more remarkable description was attributed to the six who were saved. Instead, the author proclaimed the obvious, explaining simply that, "the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity there were not at all infected either with sickness or lameness," expressing the belief that they were the six chosen saints, and there could be no other explnation.

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Metaphors and comparisons are used in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" to demonstrate the Puritan belief in God's supreme power over human destiny. People have no influence over their fate, as the author, Jonathan Edwards describes using metaphors and comparisons such as "all your righteousness, would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell than a spider web would have to stop a falling rock." He illustrates human helplessness equating it to an angry God holding humans above hell, about to release them just as person would hold a helpless insect over a fire to get rid of it.

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Puritans in general were plain and simple-minded; they believed their way of life was correct.

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Religious Belief: Perseverance of the “Saints”

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Religious Belief: Perseverance of the “Saints”

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People who are selected by God at birth to go to heaven and not hell, have the right to determine Gods will, and live uprightly.

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Humans are naturally inclined to sin, because of the original sin by Adam and Eve.

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The final fate of a person (heaven or hell) is predetermined at birth, and nothing they do on Earth can change that destiny.

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God will intervene whenever and wherever he sees fit in the lives of humans.

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Puritan beliefs are directly expressed in Puritan literature, through context and use of various styles of language and literary elements. This is demonstrated through multiple examples within the texts, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", and "Of Plymouth Plantation".

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Puritan beliefs are directly expressed in Puritan literature, through context and use of various styles of language and literary elements. This is demonstrated through multiple examples within the texts, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", and "Of Plymouth Plantation".