How Did the Europeans Affect the Native Americans? Essay

Anne Bradstreet Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet were both famous Puritan writers of their time. Each of their works, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Upon the Burning of Our tolerate convey to their audiences the strong religious beliefs prevalent during that time period. Edwards writes to persuade his audience. On the other hand, Bradstreet writes to inform her audience. Edwards mainly talks about hell and damnation in his writings, however Bradstreet talks about heaven and hope.Although both Edwards and Bradstreet get down similar outlooks and understandings of religious beliefs and attitudes and beliefs about human life, there are overly distinctions that allow the referee to better understand each authors purpose. Bradstreet believes that one should look to God and pray during times of hardship. On the other hand Edwards believes that one should forever and a day look God, but not in times of hardship, he thinks people must let God come to them. Bradstreet expr esses her needing of help from God after her home fire down when she said, Raise up thy thoughts above the sky(Bradstreet41).Referring to this quote Bradstreet looks up to God for help while she is in the middle of a crisis or hardship. Edwards suggests that people should let God come to them when he said, And now you have an extraordinary opportunity, a day where in Christ has thrown the door of compassion wide Motahari 2 open, and stands in the door calling and crying with a loud voice to poor sinners(Edwards129). According to this quote Edwards is saying that God has in the long run come to the sinners in their time of need. Not only are Bradstreets and Edwardss religious beliefs different, but they also have different attitudes and beliefs.Bradstreet is a supreme woman who believes that everyone is going to heaven, on the other hand Edwards is a negative man who believes that everyone is going to hell. Bradstreet expresses her positivity and belief for heaven after her hous e burns down while saying, The world no longer let me love, my hope and treasure lies above(Bradstreet119). This reveals that that she will always believe something good will happen. tied(p) though her house and all of her things burned to ash, she still is happy that she has another home that lies above heaven.Edwards show his negativity towards people when he said, In short, they have no refuge, nothing to take hold of(Edwards126). Referring to this quote Edwards is trying to say that people do not have any escape from hell and damnation, also that there is nothing worth living for. Bradstreet and Edwards do not have the same views in the categories of religious beliefs and attitudes and beliefs of human life. Through her writings, Bradstreet explains that God is a amiable loving person who is always there for us. However Edwards portrays God as a mean and angry person through his writings. I think that Bradstreet has a better view of God.