vvith you, so you shall be faithfull to make good all the promises and cove∣nant with me. The Spouse of Christ is such a one as the Spirit of Christ can confide in. It is said of the vertuous woman, Pro. 31. 11. Her husband trusteth in her. Let him be abroad or at home, in what company soever, yet his heart trusteth in her, he can leave all his businesse, his writing, or any thing that concerns him with such a wife: VVhere there is want of this trusting of the heart of the husband in the wife, there is want of comfort in their lives; thus God saith of his people, Esay 63. 8. They are children that will not lye; I can confide in them, I can turne them unto any businesse as I will, for they are children who will not lye.They are faithfull to God first in the great Covenant, in the surrendring themselves to God, as they doe at their first closing with Christ. In the first act of beleeving▪ every gracious soul enters into solemn covenant with God, & it will be faithfull in that covenant. And they will be faithfull likewise in all their under promises & vowes that they make to God, in days of fasting, and thansgiving, and at other times. As Gods promises are Gods gifts un∣to us, so should our promises be as gifts unto God. 2 Tim. 1. 9. According to his purpose and grace, which was given unto us in Christ Iesus before the world began; not onely promised, but given unto us in Christ Jesus. Gods eternall purpose is called Gods gift, so our purposes and our promises ought to be as sure as gifts unto God.So in thy conversation thou must be faithfull to Christ, not prostitute thy selfe unto another, but keep thy selfe for Christ. Indeed the spouse of Christ may be ravished by open violence, but she will not prostitute her self to any other, she keepes her self onely for Christ. Thus the Saints are described, Ephe. 1. 1. faithfull in Christ Jesus. There is a kinde of natural faithfulnes as I may so speak, as in that place Esay 8. 2. I took unto me faithfull witnes∣ses, Calvin saith it is meant of Vrijah, that base temporizing Vrijah, who made the Altar according to the patterne that Ahaz sent from Damascus, he is said to be faithfull, that is, he was a faire, honest dealing man, his word was as good as his bond; so many civill men will be faithfull of their words; But mark here in the Ephesians it is faithfull in Christ Jesus, it is nnt onely faithfulnesse between man and man, for many Heathens were so, they would rather dye then cozen and cheate one another, but this is a higher degree of faithfulness; it is a faithfulnesse in Christ Jesus, so the Saints must be faith∣full, faithfull to Christ Jesus, and faithfull in Christ Jesus. They who are thus faithfull, are fit for the service of Christ, Christ hath a great deale of work to do, they are only fit for it, Rev. 17. 14. The Lamb shal overcome, why? for they that are with him, are chosen, and called, and faithfull, not called faithfull, but called and faithfull, and therefore the Lambe shall over∣come. It were happy that all that are in this publicke service in the kingdom that are with the Lambe, with Christ in this cause, were called and faithfull, the work would soon be at an end; It is faithfulness we shall be hereafter re∣rded for, Well done good & faithfull servant; not well done good and 0