The Works of President Edwards (10 vols.)

by Jonathan Edwards

Publishers:

Isaiah Thomas, Jun.; S. Converse

, 1808–1830

Overview

Widely regarded as America’s best theologian, Jonathan Edwards’ influence on evangelical Christianity has endured for more than 250 years. The last of the great Puritan tradition, Edwards’ rigorous study produced a literary body on par with Christianity’s greatest theologians, including Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and John Owen. Today, Edwards’ work is a primary focus of study in the academy and the church.

This collection, one of the earliest attempts to gather together a large library of Edwards’ writings, features some of his most famous treatises, including Freedom of the Will, Religious Affections, and The Last End of God in Creating the World. It also includes his famous biography The Life of David Brainard, his exegetical notes Notes on the Bible, and his multiple volumes—both historical and theoretical—on revival. Finally, this enormous collection also includes two large volumes of Edwards’ most poignant sermons on salient theological topics, featuring all the rigorous logic, sound exegesis, and theological acumen expected of a Puritan scholar.

Product Details

• Title: The Works of President Edwards
• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Volumes: 10
• Pages: 5,282
• Christian Group: Reformed
• Resource Type: Collected Works
• Topic: Reformed Theology

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 1

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 536

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Contents

• Memoirs of Mr. Edwards’ Life
• Farewell Sermon
• Result of a Council at Northampton
• Treatise on Qualifications for Full Communion
• Reply to Rev. S. Williams

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 2

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 508

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Contents

• Work of Redemption
• Dissertation on the Nature of Virtue
• Observations Concerning the Nature of Scripture

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 3

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 562

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Contents

• A Narrative of Many Surprising Conversions
• Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England
• A Humble Attempt to Promote Explicit Agreement in Prayer

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 4

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 512

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Contents

• A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
• Observations Concerning Faith
• Reasons Against Dr. Watt’s Notion of the Preexistence of Christ’s Human Soul

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 5

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 520

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Contents

• Inquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of Freedom of the Will
• Miscellaneous Observations Concerning the Divine Decrees In General and Election in Particular
• Concerning Efficacious Grace

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 6

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1809
• Pages: 522

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Contents

• Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World
• Doctrine of Original Sin Defended
• Observations upon Particular Passages of Scripture
• Theological Questions

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 7

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editor: Samuel Austin
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1809
• Pages: 516

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Contents

• Justification by Faith Alone: Romans 4:5
• Joseph’s Great Temptation and Gracious Deliverance: Genesis 39:12
• Men Naturally God’s Enemies: Romans 5:10
• The True Christian’s Life, a Journey Towards Heaven Hebrews: 11:13-14
• True Grace Distinguished from the Experience of Devils: James 2:19
• The Excellency of Christ: Revelation 5:5-6
• Ruth’s Resolution: Ruth 1:16
• The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners: Romans 3:19
• The Future Punishment of the Wicked Unavoidable and Intolerable: Ezekiel 22:14
• The Eternity of Hell Torments: Matthew 25:46
• The Unreasonableness of Indetermination in Religion: 1 Kings 18:21
• Unbelievers Condemn the Glory and Excellency of Christ: Acts 4:11
• The Folly in Looking Back in Fleeing out of Sodom: Luke 17:32
• God Glorified in Man’s Dependence: 1 Corinthians 1:29-31
• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: Deuteronomy 32:35

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 8

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: Isaiah Thomas
• Publication Date: 1808
• Pages: 538

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Contents

• The Importance and Advantage of a Thorough Knowledge of Divine Truth: Hebrews 5:12
• God, the Portion of the Christian: Psalm 73:25
• The Most High, A Prayer Hearing God: Psalm 65:2
• Great Care Necessary, Lest We Live in Some Way of Sin: Psalm 139: 23-24
• The Vain Self Flatters only the Sinner: Psalm 36:2
• Wicked Men Useful in their Destruction Only: Ezekiel: 15:2-4
• The Fearfulness which Will Hearafter Surprise the Sinner in Zion: Isaiah 33:14
• The Sin and Folly of Depending on Future Time: Proverbs 17:1
• Hypocrites Defecient in the Duty of Prayer: Job: 27:10
• The Peace which Christ Gives his True Followers: John 14:27
• The Perpetuity and Change of the Sabbath: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2
• A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God, Shown to be Both a Scriptural and Rational Doctrine: Matthew 16:17
• The Church’s Marriage to Her Sons, and to Her God Isaiah 62:4-5
• The True Excellency of a Gospel Minister: John 5:35
• Christ the Example of Ministers: John 13:15-16
• The Sorrows of the Bereaved Spread Before Jesus: Matthew 14:12
• True Saints, When Absent from the Body, are Present with the Lord: 2 Corinthians 5:8
• God’s Awful Judgment in the Breaking and Withering of the Strong Rods of Community: Ezekiel 19:12
• The Nature and End of Excommunication1 Corinthians 5:11
• The Sin of Theft and of Injustice: Exodus 20:15

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 9

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editors: Edward Williams and Edward Parsons
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: S. Converse
• Publication Date: 1830
• Pages: 575

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Contents

• Types of the Messiah
• Notes on the Bible

The Works of President Edwards, vol. 10

• Author: Jonathan Edwards
• Editors: Edward Williams and Edward Parsons
• Series: The Works of President Edwards
• Publisher: S. Converse
• Publication Date: 1829
• Pages: 493

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Contents

• Memoirs of the Rev. David Brainerd

About Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) is considered one of America’s greatest theologians. While attending Yale College, he encountered the same Calvinism that had influenced his own Puritan upbringing.

Three years after Edwards was ordained as a minister, the First Great Awakening began in his church, which prompted Edwards to study conversion and revival within the context of Calvinism. During the revival, Edwards preached his most famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” and penned many of his most popular works, including Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, and Life and Diary of the Rev. David Brainerd.

In 1757, Edwards reluctantly became president of the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), where he hoped to complete two major works—an expansion of his treatise on the history of redemption and a study of the harmony of the Old and New Testaments. The Works of Jonathan Edwards (26 vols.) is a massive collection containing five decades’ worth of study and scholarship on and from Edwards.