Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, one of the most famous of all fire and brimstone sermons, was first preached by Jonathan Edwards, a prominent Puritan minister, in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1741. Deuteronomy 32:35 says "Their foot shall slide in due time", which was the main focus of the introduction of the sermon. As was customary in 18th century New England, the sermon was printed and copies were distributed to a wide audience. It was the first and most enduring expression of the uncompromising Calvinist theology of the Great Awakening.

After its initial presentation, the audience was

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The wrath of God burns against them, their damnation does not slumber; the pit is prepared, the fire is made ready, the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow.

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