Question

What does Edwards mean when he says that sinners “hang by a slender thread”?

Answer 1

I would say that it's the second option. There is little that protects sinners from God's fury I infer this because one of Edward's sermons mention something of being in the hands of an "Angry God".

Answer 2

There is little that protects sinners from God's fury is the answer


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