The link below will access John Winthrop’s speech.
“A Model of Christian Charity” 1630
Answer the questions below.
1. Does Winthrop appear to believe that a person of poor or modest means can be an authority in the colony? Which passages from “A Model of Christian Charity” indicate this legal training?
2. What would be the key features of the “city upon a hill” that Winthrop envisioned?
3. What does this source maybe say about Winthrop’s ambitions for the Puritans in the New World?