AE 785b - faith, charity, good works & the church

AE 785b [5]
... the twelve disciples of the Lord represented the church in respect to all things of faith and charity in the complex; and of them, Peter, James, and John represented faith, charity and good works in their order, Peter faith, James charity, and John good works.... Because John represented the church in respect to good works, he reclined at the Lord's breast. That the church is with those who do good works is also signified by the Lord's words from the cross to John:

Jesus saw His mother, and spoke to the disciple whom He loved, who was standing by; and He said to His mother, Woman, behold thy son; and He said to that disciple, Behold thy mother: and from that hour that disciple took her unto himself. (John 16: 26,27)

This signifies that where good works are, there the church will be, for in the Word "woman," like as "mother," signifies the church.