Jonathan Edwards

In Jonathan Edwards personal narrative, he uses style to convey a contrite location towards his own spiritual condition. The imagery of hellhole as seen by Edwards creates a penalisation in the lowest place in hell. He feels like he is the actually worst of all mankind. In the simile, as bad as the devil himself, his chase make him feel as though his wickedness and vileness are greater. This portrays his remorseful attitude.By utilizing the simile, like an innumerous deluge or mountains over my head, Edwards depicts the severity of his wrongdoing as being of such magnitude that it is swallowing up all thought and imagination. The use of repeating in unbounded upon infinite Infinite upon infinite supports Edwards view of his wickedness as an abyss infinitely deeper than hell. This expresses his internal trouble and anguish. Edwards proceeds to use the phrase, nauseous and dreadful to me, to describe his sense of self-loathing.He feels as if he does not morally deserve to be exalted and raised up to the infinite height of all the fullness and resplendence of the great Jehovah. Throughout the narrative, Edwards is vividly describing his article of faith that if it were not for the sovereign grace of his Lord, that the worldly concern would simply not bear him or all humanity for a oneness moment because as far as he is concerned, we are all maculate individuals- creatures even, that spend our lives in the service of deitys enemies. It is through all the same that he illustrates his remorseful sentiment in his personal narrative.