... Puritans. Many view the Puritans as people who hide behind their religion, which is a notable observation. A man who had a great impact on the strict lives of the Puritans was Jonathan Edwards. A highly intelligent man who was a firm believer of his views about the way life should be lived. He gave startling sermons at his church in which he was the pastor ... . One of his most famous sermons was on called From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. When Edwards calmly read this sermon the Puritans were horrified and left dumfounded. Some were so shaken by the sermon that they walked out ...

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... , you'd sure better redeem yourself quickly before they find out! Similar fear tactics are also used in religious sermons. One extreme example of such sermons are those presented by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), like Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, in which he says, for example, that sinners "deserve to be cast into hell; so that divine justice never ... ...

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... , you'd sure better redeem yourself quickly before they find out! Similar fear tactics are also used in religious sermons. One extreme example of such sermons are those presented by Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), like Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, in which he says, for example, that sinners "deserve to be cast into hell; so that divine justice never ... ...

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