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HISTORY:EDWARDSINTHEPULPITYouwouldneverguessfromlookingattheintimidatingcoverofthiscon－temporaryreprintthatEdwardspreachedthis“fireandbrimstone”sermoninaspeakingstylethatwasquietandrestrained.Accordingtooneaccount,hereadthesix-hoursermonina.levelvoice,staringovertheheadsofhiscongregationatthebellropethathunga－gainstthebackwall“asifhewouldstareitintwo.”Inspiteofhiscalmdemeanor,hislistenersaresaidtohavegroanedandscreamedinterror.Edwardsreportedlyhadtostopseveraltimesandaskforsilence.Withoutonceresortingtodramatictechniques,hewasabletobuildre－ligiousemotiontoafeverpitchthrougheffectiveuseofvividimageryandrepetitionofhismainpoints.  [返]