for knowing the Truth. 267 men. For example, in very corrupt ages SERM. and parts of the church when the generality X. of Chriftians have not the fcriptures in their"v' hands, nor any means of knowing revealed religion but as it is delivered to them by their teachers, who deliver forne doftrines plainly enough, others they entirely pervert and mif- reprefent : In fuch cafes it is ordinarily im- poffible that the generality of Chriftians(hould clearly underftand thefe latter doärines. But here may be juftly applied what our Saviour teaches in the text, that fuch as do the will of God, (hall know the dotrine which is of him. That is, they (hall know whatever is abfolutely neapry to be known. They (hall not only be able to judge con - cerning a divine revelation, but alfo to difcern and to underftand all its effential articles. Without that they cannot be faid to know it at all. And indeed if we fuppofe that a man by the honefty of his heart and the goodnefs of his life is qualified to know a do ±rive propofed to him whether it be of God, we may well conclude that when it is gradually communicated, fuch perfons, by conforming to it fo far as it is underftood, will be qualified to know what is farther ne çeffary, The
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