Authors Viesw On Sin
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Trent C. Smith
Ms. A. Watkins
English III enriched: first hour
20 January 2009
Author’s view on sin
In the past, several authors had a variety of ideas about sin. Most of their views of sin were nothing alike, but they each gave good details as to why they believe what they do. Cotton Mather, Edward Taylor, and Jonathan Edwards gave their views of sin through their works. These authors talk about sin in their work to keep readers interested in what it is that they are reading. Whether it is how sin effects people, or even how everyday people commit these different sins, these authors give real life situations to show that no sin can be just or right.
Cotton Mather came up with a huge variety of different views of sin in his writing. For example, In The Wonders of the Invisible World, he proved that Martha Carrier was falsely accused of witchcraft, but she was in fact not the sinner; all of the people that turned against her, and accused her were the sinners (p.3). He wrote this to show that it is not possible for humans to keep from sinning, simply because
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of power. The more people you can get to believe what you want, the more powerful you are. In addition, people commit sins to “get revenge” at someone, “Benjamin Abbot gave his testimony, and said that Martha was angry with him because he had laid land next to her husbands. “Soon after, he was getting swells around his body and pains in his side” (p. 3). The only reason he sis this to her was to get revenge at her for being angry. This proves that people want everything all to themselves, and they do not have the decency to share with others.
Edward Taylor, another author who had several beliefs on sin, showed his beliefs in the form of poetry. In Fact, in his poem entitled “Huswifery”, he said, “Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning wheel complete” (p. 2). In this line, he is asking God to forgive him of his sins. Much like all...
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