Read the excerpt from "sinners in the hands of an angry god." 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.

In this excerpt, "natural" is used to describe people who have not been touched by the spirit of God.

Jonathan Edwards refers in this paragraph from 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' to the people who are deserving of Hell as they never did anything to pacify or conciliate with God and remained unrepentant.

The correct answer option is: 'have not been touched by the spirit of God'.

Explanation:

The excerpt talks about how everyone as they are born are in their natural state and have not been touched by the spirit of God.

The sinners are addressed here who did nothing good to please their God so now their fate has been decided and nothing can be undone. Moreover, such people must spiritually reborn or else God is not going to take any pity or show mercy on them.