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In 1739 Jonathan Edwards preached a series of thirty sermons in his church at Northampton, Massachusetts—sermons based on one scriptural passage: Isaiah 51:8. Apparently Edwards later intended to develop this discourse into a major treatise construing God’s redemption of the world as the most basic doctrine of theology. Unfortunately, he died before he could undertake this project. The sermon...

[to generation].”8 Indeed the fruits of God’s salvation shall remain after this as appears by the sixth verse: [“my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished”]. But the work of salvation itself towards the church shall continue to be wrought till then, till the end of the world. God would go on to accomplish deliverance and salvation for the church from all her enemies, for this is what the prophet is here speaking of, till the end of the world, till her enemies cease
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