2 Go Sincere Obedience the befi Preparation. SERm. that doth his will, (hall know of a dodrine X. faid to be of God, whether it be really fo. ``' I shall only add, that doing the will of God, the condition mentioned in the text, muff be underflood in a fenfe accommodated to the imperfect Rate of human nature. Whatever difpenfation men are under, whe- ther without law, or under a law, as the apoftle fpeaks; that is, a pofitive written law;. it is the fincerity of their hearts, and the in- tegrity of their lives in the general tenor of them, that will qualify them for knowing the do trines which are of God : not a finlefs perfeâion, for that is what no man can at- tain to in any (late while he is in this world. God will communicate all neceffary light to an honeft mind heartily difpofed to under - ftand the truth, and to pratife what is good as far as it is at prefent known, making gra- cious allowances for unavoidable infirmity. I come, in the fecond place, to confider what our Saviour pronounces concerning the perfon qualified, as already explained, that he íhall not fail of making a right judgment of Chriftianity, or of any other divine revela- tion,, or pretended revelation. He flail know' of the doölrine whether it be of God, or whe- tber I (peak of my/é : If a doctrine falfely lays
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