is the attribution of
human qualities or traits to something that is not human. Edwards actually uses a great deal of
figurative language to compel his audience to heed his warnings about accepting Christ before it
is too late; he argues that people must be prepared, for at God's appointed time all us sinners
could fall down into hell.
He insists, of course, that we are powerless to
resist God's will and judgment, as:
What are we that we
should think to stand before [God], at whose rebuke the earth trembles...?
In this line, Edwards gives the earth the ability to tremble in
fear as a human being might. If even the mighty earth can only tremble in the face of God's
wrath, then what possible power could one tiny individual possess to bear up or protect
themselves when God's time comes?
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