Yet he was raised up by the Spirit. The same power is put forth by the Spirit of God in working faith. The Spirit irradiates the mind, and subdues the will. As gold among the metals, so is faith among the graces. Clement of Alexandria calls the other graces the daughters of faith.
Love takes possession of glory, but faith gives a title to it.
If faith did not feed the lamp of hope with oil, it would soon die. Believing the mercy and merit of Christ causes a flame of love to ascend. Faith believes the glorious rewards given to suffering. This makes the soul patient in suffering. Thus faith is the master-wheel, it sets all the other graces running.