268 Sincere Obedience the bell Preparation. SERM. The plain confequence is, that a fincere X. Chriftian cannot err in a fundamental doftrine ' of religion. For that is a diref contradiétion to the text, implying that he who will do the will of God, may not know the dottrine which is of God, not knowing what is of its very effence. They may be ignorant of fome things contained in a divine revelation, for they are not infallible : but not of any thing which is abfolutely necefary to the end of it, that is, to their falvation and acceptance with God. As they who were taught of God the truths of natural religion, fincerely obeying them in practice, were thereby difpofed for receiving Chriftianity, or coming to Chri ; fo his true fheep, his faithful difciples, can diftinguifh between his voice and the voice of 'hangers, that is, true doarines agreeable to the foundation he has laid, and the erroneous inventions of felffh and corrupt men, which have a contrary tendency. And therefore, let no fincere perlon whole heart witneffes to his diligence and impartiality in inquiring, and his readinefs to receive whatever he can dif- cover to be the will of God, be in a panic about his belief, apprehending he does err or may err fundamentally, or fo as to come íhort of the hope of the gofpel by 3 1
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