▁also ▁important ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁certain ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁" mot iv ated ness " ▁of ▁ill ness ▁since ▁there ▁always ▁is ▁a ▁factor ▁of ▁un cons cious ▁motiv ation ▁in ▁the ▁th era pe ut ic ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁sick ▁role . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁of ▁broken ▁c oven ant ▁theory ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁B ella h ▁published ▁The ▁Bro ken ▁C oven ant . ▁B ella h ▁referred ▁was ▁the ▁ser mon ▁delivered ▁by ▁John ▁Win th rop ▁( 1 5 8 7 – 1 6 4 9 ) ▁to ▁his ▁f lock ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁Ar b ella ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁the ▁landing ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 . ▁Win th rop ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁Pur itan ▁colon ists ' ▁em igration ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁World ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁c oven ant , ▁a ▁special ▁p act ▁with ▁God , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁holy ▁community ▁and ▁noted : ▁" For ▁we ▁must ▁consider ▁that ▁we ▁shall ▁be ▁a ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁hill . ▁The ▁eyes ▁of ▁all ▁people ▁are ▁upon ▁us ." ▁Par s ons ▁disag re ed ▁strongly ▁with ▁B ella h ' s ▁analysis ▁and ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁c oven ant ▁was ▁not ▁broken . ▁Par s ons ▁later ▁used ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁influ ential ▁article , ▁" L aw ▁as ▁an ▁Intel lect ual ▁Step child ", ▁to ▁discuss ▁B ella h ' s ▁position . ▁ ▁Par s ons ▁thought ▁that ▁B ella h