...Founder of our religion most distinctly taught, and on it he grounded his remarkable declaration, " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God;"* and also his accusation * John vii. 17. of the unbelieving Jews, "Ye love not the truth."...

...truth, like your daily bread, is placed within your reach. "It is nigh unto thee, even in thy mouth." " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine." He who asks to gratify his vanity shall have nothing ; he who asks what is needful to his salvation...

...person will thus obtain the fulfilment of that promise of our Master, " If any man is willing to do [will do] the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God." (John vn. 17.) Observe then, that this last is a kind of evidence which all Christians...

...equal evidences of his mission. It is to be noticed loo, that (John vii. 17,) he expressly says, that if any man will do the will of God he shall know the dnctrine. We repeat, that by the coming of Christ the thoughts of many hearts were to be revealed,...

...creed come's, in many cases, as much from the heart as the head ; and that our Saviour has said, ' If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God ; ' and let me add another text : ' It has pleased God to hide these things from the wise...

...he will do better — such an individual will do better, infinitely better, to call to mind, that " if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine j" — to reflect, that by continuing to submit himself to a form of spiritual authority which is as...

...sense, than merely as pointing the way to true speculative views and well-devised systems of doctrine. " If any man will do the will of God, he shall know ;" and he shall know things which concern him far more than the construction of a code of ethics. He...

...of God's Spirit and our spirit, proving us to be the children of God. This exemplifies the promise, If any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, John vii. 17. If now we ask, what are the analogical evidences of the truth of revelation...

...by that still more comprehensive principle of discovery which our Saviour announced, when he said, " 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." * We do, indeed, find the apostle Paul enjoining excommunication,...

...he makes no limitation to the learned and ingenious, and no exclusion of the uneducated and simple,) if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God V And again, in speaking of the miracles of the Gospel — •" They might, (I deny the...