Stairway to Heaven Callie and Courtney http://www.alltop10list.com/top-10-list-of-most-famous-songs/

Anne Bradstreet Jonathan Edwards http://www.jonathan-edwards.org/ t http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/anne-bradstreet http://www.jonathan-edwards.org/ t

Eternal Life: Bradstreet http://www.amazon.com/Works-Anne-Bradstreet-Harvard-Library/dp/0674050274 http://www.layoutsparks.com/pictures/heaven-0

"Thou hast an house on high erect, framed by that mighty Architect, with glory richly furnished, stands permanent through this be fled. It's purchased and paid for too by Him who hath enough to do." (Bradstreet "Upon the Burning of Our House" 43-48) In her poem, "Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th 1666," Bradstreet had the belief that God had a heavenly home prepared for her. Unlike Edwards, she did not tell a specific way to get to heaven. She just had the faith and belief that God would always be there, and supply her every need.

Eternal Life: Edwards http://www.jonathan-edwards.org/ http://www.mugglespace.com/group/darkness-rising-a-heaven-and-hell-war

"The God that holds you over the pit of Hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked." (Edwards 50-51) Edwards believed that God was an angry God. In his sermon, his tactic was to frighten and terrorize the audience into being born again. Edwards says this is the only way to be able to go to heaven. Even being strict, moral, religious, and performing good deeds would not get you into the gates of heaven, according to Edwards.

God's Relation to People: Bradstreet

"A price so vast as is unknown yet by His gift is made thine on; There's wealth enough, I need no more, farewell, my pelf, farewell my store. The world no longer let me love, my hope and treasure lies above. (Bradstreet "Upon the Burning of Our House" 49-54) Bradstreet believed that God provided everyone with their every need. She realized that she did not need to focus on materialistic things, but instead the bigger picture, which was her relationship with God. Bradstreet viewed God differently than Edwards did. She did not necessarily view God as an angry God, but instead in more of a positive light.

God's Relation to People: Edwards

"We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell..." (Edwards 1-3) Edwards viewed God as an angry God. According to Edwards, God was angry with His people because they did not serve Him like He wanted. God expected people to go out and spread His Word about being born again. To express his view of God's relation to people, Edwards used vivid, horrifying details of the terrifying thoughts of hell. One of the examples he uses is the "bottomless pit, full of the fire of wrath." (line 67)

Religious Beliefs: Bradstreet

"In silence ever shalt thou lie; Adieu, Adieu, all's vanity "In silence ever shalt thou lie; Adieu, Adieu, all's vanity." (Bradstreet "Upon the Burning of Our House" 35-36) Bradstreet believed in a loving, caring, and providing God. She believed strongly that God would provide her with her every need. She seemed to always view Him in a positive manner. Bradstreet never seemed to doubt the love of God. Even in her poem, "Upon the Burning of Our House," after the catastrophe that struck her, Bradstreet held strong to her belief that God would be her provider and stick with her through it all.

Religious Beliefs: Edwards

"Thus all you that never passed under a great change of heart, by the mighty power of the Spirit of God upon your souls; all you that were never born again, and made new creatures, and raised from being dead in sin, to a state of new, and before altogether unexperienced light and life, are in the hands of an angry God." (Edwards 42-46) Edwards had a strong belief on being saved. Without being saved, you were doomed to hell. Edwards seemed to be strong in his faith because in his whole poem he was trying to get the audience to be born again. He did this by frightening them with his horrific details. You can tell that Edwards was a bold author because he was not afraid to hold anything back about his religious beliefs.

Human Frailty: Bradstreet

"Then straight I 'gin my heart to chide, and did thy wealth on earth abide? Didst fix thy hope on mold'ring dust? The arm of flesh didst make thy trust? Raise up thy thoughts above the sky that dunghill mists away may fly." (Bradstreet "Upon the Burning of Our House" 37-42) Bradstreet believed that humans could not be satisfied by only things of the world, but instead should focus and be satisfied with a relationship with God. This quote from her poem is telling the audience to raise their thoughts from materialistic things and turn their head toward God. The materialistic things of this world will only fade away with unimportance, just like "mold'ring dust."

Human Frailty: Edwards

"Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth; yea, doubtless, with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those who are now in the flames of hell." (Edwards 8-11) The human frailty Edwards expresses is that no human is perfect, and that God is angry with His people for their ignorance. Because no one is perfect, Edwards stresses the importance of being born again. Being born again just shows that you know you have weaknesses and shortcomings, and that you know you need a higher power to save you from your sins, which would be God.

Cotton Mather http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather

Cotton Mather: Biography Cotton Mather was born on February 12, 1663 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was educated at Harvard, and received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Glasgow University. After school, he became assistant pastor at Boston's original North Church. In his time, Cotton wrote over 450 pamphlets and books, including Magnalia Christi Americana. This type of work was very influential to the society due to the theme he showed which was illustrating the mighty works of Christ. He died on February 13, 1728.

Cotton Mather Excerpt of Work: "The Devil, exhibiting himself ordinarily as a small black man, has decoyed a fearful knot of proud, forward, ignorant, envious, and malicious creatures to lift themselves in his horrid service by entering their names in a book by him tendered unto them. These witches have met in hellish rendezvouses, wherein the confessors do day they have had their diabolical sacraments, imitating the baptism and supper of our Lord. In these hellish meetings, these monsters have associated themselves to do no less a thing than destroy the kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ in these parts of the world." (Mather "The Wonders of the Invisible World" In this example of Mather's work, he is expressing how he believes in Jesus Christ, but also in witchcraft. He is trying to get across to the audience how the Devil and "witches" are trying to destroy the kingdom of the Lord.

Whose version of God would he prefer and why? Mather would probably prefer both Edwards' and Bradstreet's version of God because he can relate to both. He can relate with Bradstreet in that they both believe in heaven and the power of God. They both believed that God is the only important thing they need to focus on, and that materialistic things will fade away. Mather can relate with Edwards in that they both believe strongly that Hell does exist.

Michael Wigglesworth . http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18784172

Michael Wigglesworth: Biography Michael Wigglesworth was born on October 18, 1631. in England. In 1651, he graduated from Harvard University where he then became a tutor. In 1656, he was ordained as a minister. Wigglesworth married three times and had eight children. He is most famous for his works of poetry. Also, his diaries were very influential. His long ballad "The Day of Doom" is one of his most famous works. He died in Malden on May 27, 1705.

Michael Wigglesworth Excerpt of Work: "Life as of old, when Men grow bold Gods' threatening to condemn Who stopt their Ear, and would not hear, when Mercy warned them: But took their course, without remorse till God began to powre Destruction the World upon in a tempestuous showre." (Lines 17-24 "The Day of Doom") This stanza from Wigglesworth's ballad is saying that God tried to warn people of their wickedness, but instead they chose not to listen. God then got their attention by causing destruction on the earth.

Whose version of God would he prefer and why? Wigglesworth would prefer Edwards version of God because in his works he also portrayed God as an angry God. They both depict the people as sinners in need of God. They use threatening and frightening details to try to get them to be born again, and to turn from their wicked ways so they will not face the horrific things of Hell.

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