Two Found American Writers

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor were cardinal deeply religious American writers of variant backgrounds. They wrote with assentfulness to their Christian faith. These two Puritans showed dedication to their families and to their create verbally. An analysis of Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylors poetry revealed two noticeable differences the audience and their views of death. Bradstreet and Taylor wrote with the same purpose. Both accepted gods will even if it was not to their advantage. They praised idol by means of sickness and in health.In To My erotic love Children Bradstreet writes, Not to set forth myself, but the exuberate of deity (235). She wants everyone to know that she is a goodish writer but that she writes to invigorate God. In the same poem she writes how even finished illness she, communed with my embrace and made my supplications to the most High who set me free from affliction (235). She makes it blow over that she did not blame God for her illness bu t continued to praise him through with(predicate) her affliction. Bradstreet was often sick through her life date and probably through child birth.In To My Dear and Loving Husband she praises the vault of heaven for her husband, The heavens reward thee manifold (226). She was thankful for everything God had given to her, especi all(prenominal)y for the esteem of her husband. Unlike Bradstreet, Taylor did not suffer from illness, but a few of his children died at infancy. He praised God for taking his children from the suffering they were experiencing. In Upon Wedlock, and Death of Children, Taylor wrote In Prayer to Christ perfumed it did ascend (303).He was not raging that his children had died and accepted it as Gods will. He wrote as private worship. These two writers wrote to preserve the teachings of God but their audiences were different. Bradstreet wrote to her family and children, reaching out to them through her writings. She wanted her children to learn from her mista kes and to be grateful to God just as she was. In Contemplations she write how thankful she is for Gods creations, Admired, adored for ever, be that Majesty (216).In Before the Birth of One of Her Children Bradstreet writes, No ties so strong, no friends so dear and sweet, making it known to her children that they should be good to God and not worry about pleasing other multitude but themselves. Through her writing she writes to teach her children her own Christian faith and beliefs to guide them through their own personal developments. She empathizes the sizeableness of understand the importance of doing Gods will. Edwards writes to prepare himself for meditation.He writes for his own receipts and to better understand his purpose in life in the route it will please God. Taylor sees himself as an instrument of God. In Upon a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant chilled with Cold Taylor compares himself with a wasp saying, Lord, tripping my misted sight that I may hence view Thy Divini ty (305). In other words, Taylor asked that God clear his sight so that he can do Gods will. Taylor writes for his own benefit so that he can build a closer relationship with God. Bradstreet and Edward had different views when it came to the way they perceived death through their writings.When Bradstreet wrote about death it was about separation and it caused her a great plenty of sorrow. Through her writing she tries to prepare her family for death. In Contemplation she writes about while being the enemy on earth and that, Heres uncomp allowe honor, wealth, nor safety Only above is found all with security (222). In Before the Birth of One of Her Children she writes that death is part of life, irrevocable (225). advance she tells her unborn children to remember her and to protect her other children from a stepmother if she is to die.In To My Dear Children Bradstreet writes, if I perish, I perish but I know all the Powers of Hell shall never prevail against it (238). Bradstreet p repares herself for death, she is not afraid, but wants to prepare her children for when the time comes. Taylors purpose is to build a closer bond with God. He wants to reach out to God and create a unity good of him. He doesnt write to ask that his family follow his footsteps, but he writes to God directly. In The Souls Groan to Christ for second written by Taylor is a good example of him writing to God to forgive his soul because he has been inclined to sin.He writes to God to let him know that the dog or sin is causing him to, from Thy Pasture be adrift (299). He wants God to help him keep the sin away so that he can find Grace, preparing for the afterlife. In upon Wedlock, and Death of Children when Taylor loses one of his children he says, At that unlooked for, dolesome, darksome hour. In Prayer to Christ. Taylor knows that during a time of mourning most people would be angry, but he is not and instead he prays.Taylor takes the negativity of death and use is it to reach pea ce within him by praying to Christ. He saw death as a necessity to the dedicate of life. Bradstreet and Taylor both show love for their spouses and families. They were truly devoted Puritans who through their writing expressed differently their righteousness and sovereignty of God. Although, both choose different audiences and had different views of death they had a common purpose to accept Gods will through any difficulties in their lives and praise God always through sickness and in health.