I now come to the third head of the tryals of spirituall _health_ and _strength_, and that respects our _conversation_ with men, in which [Sidenote: Christ and Christians worke to glorify God in doing good.] First I argue, that it is a strong _argument_ of a strong _constitution_ and _spirituall health_, when we can make it our _worke_ and _trade_, to aime at _glorifying_ our _Maker_ in doing good to men. Thus our great example _Christ Jesus_ made it his _worke_ and _trade_, to goe about to doe _good_, which he did abundantly and constantly to the _souls_ and _bodies_ of men. _Obj._ _Christ Jesus_ and his _Apostles_ and _messengers_ were endued with _power_ from on high, not only to preach the _Word_ for _conversion_ but also with _power_ of calling out _Devils_, and healing bodily _diseases_. [Sidenote: Holy women great helps in the Gospel of _Christ Jesus_] _I answer_, as an _holy witnesse_ of _Christ Jesus_ (a _Woman_) once answered a Bishop, _I am a member of Christ Jesus_ as wel as _Peter_ himselfe. The least _Believer_ and _Follower_ of _Jesus_ pertakes of the _nature_ and _spirit_ of him their holy _head_ and _husband_, as well as the _strongest_ and _holiest_ that ever did or suffered for his holy _name_. Therefore it is that we read not only of the _service_ of those great _master-builders_ and _work-men_ of _Christ Jesus_, the _Apostles_, but also the _service_ and helpe of _Christian_ women, for instance (_Rom. 16_.) _Phebe_, _Priscilla_, _Mary_, _Persis_ were eminently noted for helping forward the work of _Christ Jesus_, to wit, the glorifying of _God_ in the saving of the poor sons of men. _Object._ But is it not possible for _Gods_ children to be slack in this _work_ and _trade_ of doing good to the _souls_ and _bodies_ of others, and yet be strong in _grace_ and _healthfull_? _I answer_, Doubtlesse _Gods Children_ may be _strong_ one way, and _weak_ in another, _strong_ in one _grace_ and _weak_ in another, _strong_ in one _tryal_ and _weak_ in another: But it is their _weaknesse_ and _sicknesse_, when they are slow and negligent of so _glorious_ and heavenly a _worke_. Thus _Paul_ complains of the Saints of _Asia_, that he found none that stuck close to him but _Timothie_. Thus was it in _Barucks weaknesse_ and _sicknesse_ to seek great and earthly things, and _Jeremie_ (strong in spirituall _health_ and _life_) chides and reproves him for it, _Jer. 45._ [Sidenote: _Secondly._] Secondly, It argues _strength_ of spirituall _life_, when we bear a strong _affection_ to the _seed_ of the _woman_, _Christs seed, Gods children_. To doe good to all men is a _Christians trade_, but especially to the _houshold_ of _faith_. [Sidenote: Gods children cannot but naturally love one another.]