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Quotation from A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop
“For wee must consider that wee shall be as a citty upon a hill. The eies of all people are uppon us.”
A Model of Christian Charity, Application, p. 47 (1838 printing) (Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1838)
The echo of Matthew 5:14 that made the discourse famous, introducing a warning about the shame failure would bring.
Citation: "For wee must consider that wee shall be as a citty upon a hill. The eies of all people are uppon us." — John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity, Application, p. 47 (1838 printing) (Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1838). (id a-model-of-christian-charity-q7)
Portrait: A Modell of Christian Charity, 1838 printing by the Massachusetts Historical Society, Unknown author, Public domain.
