Hello,
I think I finally got this down. So on to the assignment...

-Winthrop looks at the Puritans as starting over, England was behind them and they should focus on forming a solidly biblical and Godly society can see this when he says "What so ever we did, or ought to have done, when we lived in England, the same must we do, and more also, where we go." (top pg.8) From this statement we see that he believed that they should be held to a higher standard "Putting off the old man" so to speak.
-Winthrop referenced scripture quite generously, this would lead us to believe that he knew his audience was somewhat well versed in the Bible, explaining why he doesn't quote all of the references he gives.
-One thing that struck me was that Winthrop's speech is mainly economical. He is telling the people what to do in practical matters such as lending. It reminded me of some of the things pastor Olivetti has said to the church plant. "What you're doing is okay, but here's how you can do it better and be more like God." What we can gather about the audience from this is that they were good Christians but, like all of us, they needed someone to say to them "Here's what the scripture says, and here's how you need to apply it."
-Since they were starting a new country Winthrop knew that this was a good time to try to draw closer to God and follow Him more completely.

Sam

PS. Daniel and I will be sharing this profile for this class and will try to remember to sign our names at the end of our posts.