In "sinners in the hands of an angry god," edwards uses the image of a spider dangling on a thread over fire to describe

a person's ability to avoid dam.nation.

Explanation:

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a sermon by Jonathan Edwards. This sermon tries to persuade people to repent by arguing that all of us are sinners. Edwards also argues that the judgement will indeed come, and that this will be much more horrible and painful than they can even imagine. In this speech, he also emphasizes that the judgement will be unexpected and sudden, and that each day is in fact only a display of God's mercy.

a compare and contrast essay is a piece of formal writing in which the author focus on the similarities between two ideas, objects, places, etc., and the differences between them. there are some aspects that the author should take into account when he/she is crafting the essay. first, the author has a clear idea of the effect that he/she wants to produce on the audience (a purpose). his/her main idea should be presented in the thesis statement in a simple but effective way which gives the audience a clear idea of the content and the direction of the essay. in addition, it is also important to focus to the similarities and differences that not only are interesting and relevant to the reader but also provide a new, impressive point of view or deeper understanding of a topic.