It's interesting that Edwards refers to some of the congregation as "children". I don't think he is referring to the actual children in the audience, but rather calling people who are unconverted childish, and belittling them. In the Bible though, Jesus calls Christians to to have "childlike faith", as in Matthew 18:3-4, " And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." So, when Edwards says this he is almost going against Jesus' word, and preaching false teachings.

I think this is the most positive statement Edward has made throughout the entire sermon, He is actually giving his congregation hope, and telling them that they do have an opportunity to be saved from hell. Maybe this is a turning point in the sermon?

This is a very cryptic statement Edward makes, and, among other things, makes me wonder what his true intentions are with this sermon. I don't think any seminary would teach their pastors to make their congregation "wonder if they are in hell already." This statement just instills more fear in the congregation. I think this sermon is a really good example of how the Church used to operate, and it's interesting to compare to sermons now, that teach about God's love and forgiveness.

I think that Edwards is calling the congregation to be baptized, as the phrase "born again" is often used to describe someone who has been baptized. He is telling the people that no matter how moral they are, or how well they follow the rules, they will not be saved unless they are born again.

In this second paragraph, I am interpreting that the speaker really does think that these people who he's speaking to have done very bad things, and that they deserve to go to hell for them. The only thing keeping them from being in hell already is God, he is their saving grace. Without God though, they would automatically fall into hell.

This opening paragraph makes me wonder what the speaker is talking about. Is he referring to a certain situation that is currently happening, or is he talking about hell in the literal sense? Maybe the people he is speaking to have done something very bad, and he is insinuating that their actions were horrendous enough to be condemned to hell.