"The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and might is its course, when once it is let loose. 'Tis true, that judgment against your evil work has not been executed hitherto; the floods of God's vengeance have been withheld; but your guilt in the meantime is constantly increasing, and you are every day treasuring up more wrath; the waters are continually rising, and waxing more and more might; and there is nothing but the mere pleasure of God that holds the waters back, that are unwilling to be stopped, and press hard to go forward.."
- Jonathan Edward's sermon
Two sentences written so completely complex and verbose gives out a tone pertaining to that of turgidity. Jonathan Edward's completely writes, comparing one thought to another, never completely stopping. His thoughts runs over and over like: " they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher, till an outlet is given." As verbose as he writes, the vocabulary chosen seems quite childish for he states, "runs over and over." The repetition may have been used for emphasis but by the use of the repetition it reminds anybody of a child attempting to state that one appears to be greater than the next. However, he writes in much complexity as he emphasizes greatly, "you" should do this, "you" should do that.