Puritanism in John Winthrop "A model of Christian Charity"
In his sermon A modell of Christian charity, reliance to the Bible is the key element which
reveals in the interpretation of God itself and morals of the Bible. He begins by offering
explanation to the inequality of the human kind and why God wants such inequality to exist at
all. Simple reciprocity is indicated by collating the rich and the poor as it follows: „soe that
the riche and mighty should not eate upp the poore nor the poore and dispised rise upp against
and shake off theire yoake” (Winthrop, 1996). These differences give humans the opportunity
to manifest the work of the Spirit within them. The poor are recommended be loyal and
honest in their worship to their betters and to authorities. The rich and powerful should
honestly and loyally share justice and mercy to the poor. Because of that God’s ignition is to
have these different types of people come together as one religious community that serves
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