at weight and pressure towards Hell.” Edwards implies that no matter how righteous or healthy a man is, wickedness counts for more in the eyes of an angry God. Each transgression adds weight to the sinner’s shoulders, and when God releases the man to Hell’s fiery depths, his good qualities weaken under the burden of the sins and can no longer hold him out of the pits of Hell. Edwards compares the fragility of a man’s righteousness and the weight of his sins to a spider’s web trying to hold up a heavy rock. Both are futile attempts that will only end in the rock’s fast descent to the earth. Whatever the situation, no man wants to suffer the wrath of God. According to Edwards, “the wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present,” rising higher and higher until they are released and flow slowly over. As the water continues to flow, it becomes stronger and more powerful to the point where it overcomes the lives of men. However, until evil and wickedness surface in Puritan society, His vengeance remains trapped behind His hand, rising and gathering, much like the guilt of sinners. If God decides to rel

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