Author Question: How is the ash unusual? What will be an ideal response? ... (Read 49 times)

EAugust · **on:** Jul 20, 2018

How is the ash unusual?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In this allegory, what equivalents does Herbert give each of these terms: tenant, Lord, not thriving, suit, new lease, old lease, manor, land, dearly bought, take possession, his great birth?

What will be an ideal response?

alexanderhamilton · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The ash falls from the sky like snow, and appears to consist of human remains.

Answer to Question 2

The tenant is the soul; the Lord is the Lord God or more specifically in this context, Jesus Christ; not thriving signifies that the soul is not saved; the suit is the souls acceptance of Christ as Savior, through baptism; the new lease is the New Testament, which replaces the old lease, the Old Testament; the manor is Gods throne in heaven, and the land is the earth, which has been dearly bought by the sacrifice of Christs passion and death; Christ has gone to take possession of the landthat is, redeem it from the original sin of Adam and Evethrough his great birth in the form of his incarnation.