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Quotation from A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop
“GOD ALMIGHTY in his most holy and wise providence, hath soe disposed of the condition of mankind, as in all times some must be rich, some poore, some high and eminent in power and dignitie; others mean and in submission.”
A Model of Christian Charity, Opening proposition (Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1838)
The thesis with which the discourse begins, which the rest of the first part explains and qualifies.
Citation: "GOD ALMIGHTY in his most holy and wise providence, hath soe disposed of the condition of mankind, as in all times some must be rich, some poore, some high and eminent in power and dignitie; others mean and in submission." — John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity, Opening proposition (Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1838). (id a-model-of-christian-charity-q1)
Portrait: A Modell of Christian Charity, 1838 printing by the Massachusetts Historical Society, Unknown author, Public domain.
