The Works of Jonathan Edwards Volume 9A History of the Work of Redemption In 1739 Jonathan Edwards preached a series of thirty sermons in his church at Northampton, Massachusettssermons based on one scriptural passage, Isaiah 51: 8. Apparently Edwards later intended to develop this discourse into a major treatise construing Gods redemption of the world as the most basic doctrine of theology. Unfortunately, he died before he could undertake this project. The sermon series, however, was