This is an excerpt from a speech given by John Winthrop in 1630. We are entered into covenant with Him for this work The Lord hath given us leave
to draw our own articles
The Lord will be our God, and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and
will command a blessing upon us in all our ways We shall find that the God of
Israel is among us...for we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The
eyes of all people are upon us.
The ideas in this excerpt contributed to the founding of what colony