From what point of view is Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" written? And what's the overall effect?

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written by , a Puritan minister who wrote this sermon in 1741. He believed in reawakening
Puritans to devotion and warning them that hell awaited those who sinned or those who thought
simply living a good life could prevent their damnation.

Edwards was part of
the first Great Awakening, a religious movement that swept New England and other areas in the
1730s and 1740s. The Puritans sensed a decline in people's religiosity, and the Great Awakening
was an attempt to reawaken people's belief in the potential of God to decide their fate. Much of
the preaching during the time period was fiery sermons designed to awaken
listener's...

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