How to do good to many, or, The public good is the Christians life…How to do good to many, or, The publick good is the Christians life…

Where 1. Doing Good is the substance of the duty: 2. Men are the objects: 3. To all men is the extent: 4, Especially to them of the Household of Faith, is the direction for precedency: 5. And while we have opportunity is the season, including a Motive to make haste. So large and excellent a Theme would require more; than my allotted time to handle it fully: Therefore I shall now confine my self to the duty Extended; Do Good to All men.

Where 1. Doing Good is the substance of the duty: 2. Men are the objects: 3. To all men is the extent: 4, Especially to them of the Houshold of Faith, is the direction for precedency: 5. And while we have opportunity is the season, including a Motive to make haste. So large and excellent a Theme would require more; than my allotted time to handle it fully: Therefore I shall now confine my self to the duty Extended; Do Good to All men.

Doct. To do Good to all men is all mens duty, to which every Christian especially must apply himself.

All men should do it: True Christians can do it, through Grace, and must do it, and will do it. A Good man is a common good: Christs Spirit in them is not a dead or idle Principle. It makes them in there several measures the Salt of the Earth, and the Lights of the World: They are fruitful branches in the true Vine. Every Grace tendeth to well doing, and to the Good of the whole Body, for which each single Member is made. Even Hypocrites, as Wooden Legs, are serviceable to the body, but every living Member much more, except some diseased ones, who may be more troublesome, and dangerous than the Wooden Leg. It's a sign he is a branch Cut off and withered, who careth little for any but himself. The malignant Diabolist hateth the true and Spiritual Good: The ignorant know not Good from Evil: ⟨p. 3⟩