"Hellfire" preacher's sermon is all about making you feel guilty and giving you the impression that God is not loving and is more focused on rules. As for someone who is devoted to their studies gives you the impression that God is a loving creator. Yes God does have rules called The Ten Commandments, but He is interested in our everyday life. However, God is not present in sin, He is not part of sin, and He will not condemn sinners. In Edward's reading, we can clearly see that he was a "hellfire" preacher. He believed that everyone should follow the ten destructions and punishments that the Lord would condemn on those who refused to follow. For instance, the first line of the third paragraph "the God that holds you over the pit of hell, ...
