...ourselves, as rational, free and accountable creatures. We are taught from the lips of the Savior, "that if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of his doctrine;" he shall have a practical and saving conviction of Christian truth. This promise of...

...doctrine of Scripture being more 6f the nature of an assurance than a demonstration ; for if any one will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, if it be of God* ; and no man, assuredly, has a right to find fault with his brother, for showing his...

...ordereth his conversation aright, will I show the salvation of God." " If any man," saith our Saviour, " do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God." If we have not a sincere desire to know and to do the will of God, we shall have little...

...perversity : for, says the Saviour — and the converse of his affirmation is strongly implied — " If dny man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrines whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." Such, we apprehend, is a specimen of...

...our studies should be pursued, will apply to all subjects. " If any man will do" (Gr. is disposed to do) " the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God." If the study of nature were pursued with the purpose of obtaining the beatifying knowledge...

...Isa. xlii. 25. T Joh. vii. 17. Psvl.xxv. 9. 11. Rom. xii. 2. Matth.xi. 25. stand the Scriptures'. " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God. — The meek will he teach his way, and reveal his secrets to them that fear him, to...

...degree in which interest and prejudice have affected the question. The language of this religion is, " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or of man" — a position as reasonable as it is pious ; but, among all the sceptics,...

...Then shall ye know, if ye follow on to know the Lord : his going forth is prepared as the morning." " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." " 1 will bring the blind by a way that they knew not;...

...mind, it will be accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not."b " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether Jesus spake of himself."0 a 2 Tim. iii. 15. b 2 Cor. viii. 12. c John vii....

...governed by its rule ; in this endeavour taking the comfort of Christ's free and gracious assurance, "If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine." When sinners are thus teachable, and yielding to the Lord, they give evidence of sincerity : and in...