Monthly Archives: June 2007

Cotton Mather’s sermons from Pillars of Salt

Posted on June 4, 2007 by aaust6yp

1. sermon– in this text, the sermon serves as a warning rather than just a delivery of God’s word. It is a public display of something done wrong, for example, in “the wicked man’s portion.” it served as a way … Continue reading →

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owen syllavan

Posted on June 4, 2007 by chard3ah

Guilt- Owen in no way denies that he is guilty of counterfeiting money, but seems to make a different conception of guilt than Esther or Patience.  Although he seems himself as guilty in the sense that he did it, he … Continue reading →

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william fly

Posted on June 4, 2007 by chard3ah

  Bravery- The captain, William fly, in an attempt to go out heroically, refuses to appear in public on the Lord’s day, or to forgive his executioner or make any sort of repentance: “he seem’d all along ambitious to have … Continue reading →

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patience boston

Posted on June 4, 2007 by chard3ah

Wickedness- Patience, when recalling her early life, seems to have a concept of herself an innately wicked: despite the good efforts of her parents, she would “play on the Sabbath, tell lies, and do other Wickedness” (120).  Although her mistress … Continue reading →

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esther rodgers

Posted on June 3, 2007 by chard3ah

Believing- Esther Rogers is told before her execution that if she believes in Jesus, she will be saved, which interestingly removes her from the whole dilemma of crime and punishment and places her problem in the larger realm of religion. … Continue reading →

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