But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
As - even as: marking the measure existing between their approval God to preach and their actual performance of the commission (Ellicott).
Allowed, х dedokimasmetha (G1381)] - 'we have been approved after trial.' This corresponds to 'God which trieth our hearts.' Approval as to sincerity depends solely on the grace of God (Acts 9:15; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Timothy 1:11-12). We are not self-constituted teachers.
Not as pleasing - not as aiming at pleasing men: characteristic of false teachers (Galatians 1:10).