jan 1, 1630 - John Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity"

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"A Model of Christian Charity" is a sermon delivered by Puritan leader John Winthrop in 1630, aboard the ship Arbella, en route to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In his sermon, Winthrop emphasized communal responsibility and moral righteousness, famously describing the new colony as a "city upon a hill" whose example would be observed by the world, setting a foundational tone for the social and religious ethos of New England.

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