The document is a 1630 sermon by John Winthrop titled "A Modell of Christian Charity" where he lays out a spiritual blueprint for the Puritan settlers, urging them to form a tight-knit "community" and uphold values of justice, mercy, and mutual aid so that their city on a hill will shine as an example to the world. Winthrop wanted the new community to live as the light of the world by coming together as one united body under God's sovereignty and delighting in each other through hard and good times alike.

1. A Modell of Christian Charity John Winthrop, 1630

2. Dates, Relevant Information Written/performed in 1630 Published in 1838 Sermon, spiritual blueprint Plea for a real “community”

3. Major Themes Puritan Themes – Self-examination - Justice and Mercy Genre – History - Sermon Puritan Themes – God’s Sovereignty -- Citty upon a Hill: Winthrop wanted the new community to live as the light of the world. “A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid” - Law of the Gospell

4. Important Quotations “These [Justice and Mercy] are allwayes distinguished in theire Act and in theire object, yet may they both concurre in the same Subject in each respect; as sometimes there may be an occasion of shewing mercy to a rich man, in some sudden danger of distrersse and allsoedoeing of meer Justice to a poor man in regard of some perticuler contract etc.” pg. 335

5. Important Quotations “For this end, wee must be knitt together in this worke as one man, wee must entertaine each other in brotherly Affecccion, wee must be willing to abridge our selves of our superfluities, for the supply of others necessities, wee must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meekenes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, wee must delight in eache other, make others Condicions our owne, rejoyce together, mourne together, labour, and suffer together, allwayes having before our eyes our Comission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us[…]for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill…” pg. 341

6. Important Quotations Therefore lett us choose life, that wee, and our Seede, may live; by obeyeing his voyce, and cleaving to him, for hee is our life, and our prosperity. pg. 342

7. Related Texts Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford “The Relation of 1647,” Father Jerome Lalemant Selected Poems, Anne Bradstreet