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Apr 16, 2024 · John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the chief figure among the Puritan founders of New England. Winthrop famously composed a lay sermon in which he pictured the Massachusetts colonists in covenant with God and with each other, divinely ordained to build a city upon a hill.
John Winthrop’s “City upon a Hill,” 1630. Now the onely way to avoyde this shipwracke, and to provide for our posterity, is to followe the counsell of Micah, to doe justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. For this end, wee must be knitt together, in this worke, as one man.
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John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill, 1630. John Winthrop delivered the following sermon before he and his fellow settlers reached New England. The sermon is famous largely for its use of the phrase “a city on a hill,” used to describe the expectation that the Massachusetts Bay colony would shine like an example to the world.
Jun 28, 2010 · thehistoricpresent 17th century America, Puritans June 28, 2010September 25, 20207 Minutes. The “City upon a Hill” section of the essay called “A Model of Christian Charity” was written in 1630 by the Puritan leader John Winthrop while the first group of Puritan emigrants was still onboard their ship, the Arbella, waiting to disembark ...
Jan 21, 2021 · Learn about the Puritan leader John Winthrop's famous sermon in 1630 CE, in which he compared the Massachusetts Bay Colony to a 'city on a hill' in the Bible. Explore how his vision influenced the colony's governance, religion, and American exceptionalism.
Aug 31, 2018 · By. Esther Lombardi. Updated on August 31, 2018. John Winthrop used the phrase "City upon a Hill" to describe the new settlement, with "the eies of all people" upon them. And with those words, he laid a foundation for a new world. These new settlers certainly represented a new destiny for this land.
