Read this excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."

The bow of God's wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the
string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the
bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of an
angry God, without any promise or obligation at all, that keeps the
arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.
What effect did Edwards hope to accomplish with the
figurative language in this sentence?
A. Listeners would be frightened by his version of God
and want to convert.
B. Listeners would be angered by his version of God and
refuse to convert.
C. Listeners would be confused by his version of God
and seek more guidance.
D. Listeners would be inspired by his version of God and
try to improve themselves.