What does Edwards mean when he says that sinners “hang by a slender thread”? Sinners must climb that thread if they hope to reach heaven.

There is little that protects sinners from God’s fury.

Prayer is the thread that connects the devout to God.

God’s fury is like a sharp, pointed needle.

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went