"we must be knit together in this work as one man, we must entertain each other in brotherly affection, we must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities for the supply of others' necessities. we must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekness, gentleness, patience and liberality. we must delight in each other, make others' conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, our community as members of the same body." john winthrop, a model of christian charity, 1630 the views expressed in the excerpt are best seen as evidence of which of the following in new england society? a) the extension of partial church membership through the halfway covenant b) a tradition of democratic self-government in the american colonies c) the end of strict enforcement of the navigation acts d) the emancipation of enslaved people in new england