Winthrop’s statement says that God, being the controler of all power and wisdom, planned mankind to have the segregation between the high ranking, rich, and powerful people and the lesser, meager subjects. There is a counteraction where you cannot have the rich without there also being the poor.
The first reason that Winthrop suggests is that god wanted diversity and variety, to show off the glory of his wisdom, power, and greatness. He thought difference would benefit the greater good and prove how truly magnificent he was. The second reason is he wanted there to be equilibrium so that the rich would not neglect the poor, nor should the poor try to break away from their superiors and rise up. Thirdly, God believe that every man should be there…show more content… John Winthrop says that “ the end is to improve our lives to do more service to the Lord,” which proves they believe God wanted them to move to the New World so that they could live betters lives and honor the Lord. God is always watching over them and when he gives a command, he expects it to be sought out, or else he will break out in wrath.
I think that Winthrop’s main goal was to unite the people and get them thinking the same way. It knitted together a brotherly bond of love and got them to understand that “all true Christians are of one body in Christ”. This would make for a more civil and sectarian community. Working and thinking together as one means “ if one member suffers, all suffer with it, and if one be in honor, all rejoice with it”. A tool that Winthrop uses is repetition. He likes to state a main point and then back it up with multiple reasons by using a numerical sequence, which he repeats numerous times throughout his sermon. Another tool used is direct quotations from the bible, which he does several times. A third tool is the length of Winthrop's sermon. Talking for nine hours makes a very big, lasting statement and uses it as a tool to get his point
