Question

Explain in your own words the purpose of Puritan ministers preaching sermons called 'jeremiads' that vehemently denounced sinners? (100 words)

Answer 1

In the sense of religion, jeremiads are sermons that describe, in detail, the tortures of being sent to Hell for not repenting for your sins. These sermons were primarily used by Puritan priests and ministers in order to scare the populace into submission, filling them with the fear of burning in Hell should they ever decide not to follow the Puritan belief system anymore. If they could scare as many people into following the Puritan religion as they possibly could, then it would be easier for them to control the people and create rules and laws based on their own personal beliefs rather than any orders from God.

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Answer 2

Their purpose was to scare people into submission. The sermons would usually be about burning in hell for sins and describing the torture in detail and people would be scared of this and remain puritan in their belief and remain faithful to the church and to god. The most famous one is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards that is still read by many today.