John Winthrop's “A Model of
Christian Charity” Speech1
(Cover Note)2
Written
On Board the Arbella,
On the Atlantic Ocean.
By the Honorable John Winthrop Esquire.
In His passage, (with the great Company of Religious people, of which
Christian Tribes he was the Brave Leader and famous Governor;) from
the Island of Great Britain, to New-England in the North America.
Anno 1630.
(Contemporaneous Transcription)
CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
[1] God Almighty in his most holy and wise providence hath so disposed of the condition of mankind, as in all times some must be rich some poor, some high and eminent in power and dignity, others mean and in subjection.3
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Publication information:
Book title: Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln.
Contributors: Matthew S. Holland - Author.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press.
Place of publication: Washington, DC.
Publication year: 2007.
Page number: 254.
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