John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity [Love]
This is a lay sermon delivered by its author, John Winthrop, to the Puritans sailing under his leadership to America aboard the ship Arbella.
What is Winthrop’s vision of society? What is the starting point of his analysis? What would he think of the proposition “All men are created equal”?
How does Winthop’s description of society reflect life in 17th-century Britain?
How should rich and poor act towards one another?
What “objections” are raised? How are they “answered”?
“Love is a ligament.” Explain.
What opportunity does America afford to apply this analysis?
What will God do to those who break the covenant? What will he do for those who respect and fulfill it?
What does Winthrop mean when he says “we shall be as a City upon a Hill”?
