I think that if people are well educated they tend to know better about the process, laws. Etc. Also, they can't be fooled very easily. Something along those lines.
Answer:
Introduction paragraphs always introduce the main idea, as well as provide some sort of context for what you are writing about.
Follow this patterns
Hook, make your reader want to read your paper, can also be a general statement. i.g <em>Childhood is usually the most beloved time in most people's lives.</em>
Context, do you agree with the hook? Make it more personal,
theme statement, what will you be talking about, i.g <em>Unlike the majority of people my favorite time in life were my teenage years because X,Y,Z. </em>
Explanation:
Hope that helps!
His audience was mostly puritan as was the case in the 18th century. His audience was probably scared mindless because his sermons usually included scary and vivid description of suffering, hell, sins, the devil, which was all supposed to scare you into being a better christian.