Based on the excerpt given above, the goal of John Winthrop is to MAKE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY AN EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN LIVING.
John is talking about the need for Christians to be role models in their societies and to be the standard by which others measure themselves.<span />
basically when a government official uses unorthodox tactics to prevent a law we like or to force one upon us,
and to describe scandals during the legislative process
