Question

ead the excerpt from the sermon “A Model of Christian Charity” by John Winthrop. “For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the world.” Based on this excerpt, what was John Winthrop’s goal?

Answer 1

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 />