So that thus it is, that natural men are held in the hand of god, over the pit of hell; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it; and god is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them as to those that are actually suffering the executions of the fierceness of his wrath in hell; and they have done nothing in the least to appease or abate that anger. in this excerpt, "natural" is used to describe people who are not tempted by wealth or power. have not been touched by the spirit of god. live on farms or in the wilderness outside of cities. practice conservation and avoid destroying the beauty of nature.