Why does edwards claim that nonbelievers are akin to spiders in "sinners in the hands of an angry god"? ". . and your own care and prudence, and best contrivance, and all your righteousness, would have no more influence to uphold you and keep you out of hell, than a spider's web would have to stop a falling rock." i. spiders are considered to be errors of god’s creation. ii. spiders are powerless should a rock fall on them. iii. spiders are considered the lowest form of life and thus expendable. i ii iii i and ii i and iii