"The old serpent is gaping for them; hell opens its mouth wide to receive them; and if God should permit it, they would be hastily swallowed up and lost." (Edwards)
This picture gives an an example of imagery and personification. It uses imagery by giving picturing details to help paint a picture for the one who didn't believe. It uses personification by describing the portal to Hell as an mouth opening wide.
Libisema: 2
This quote from the sermon represents the metaphor literary device, simply because it is comparing God's presence and significance (the white heart) to a bow and arrow without using "like" or "as."
Libisema: 3
"The bow of God's wrath is bent...arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow" (Edwards)
"The devils watch them.. they stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry lions that see their prey.." (Edwards)
This quote from the sermon uses the simile literary device, simply because it uses "like" to compare the devils waiting for the one who haven't repented as lions who see prey.