There is something that looks like faith, and is not. True faith is grounded upon knowledge. Knowledge carries the torch before faith. There is a knowledge of Christ's radiant excellencies, Phil. He is made up of all love and beauty.
True faith is a judicious intelligent grace, it knows whom it believes, and why it believes.
Faith is seated as well in the understanding as in the will. It has an eye to see Christ, as well as a wing to fly to him. Such therefore as are veiled in ignorance, or have only an implicit faith to believe as the church believes, have no true and genuine faith. Faith lives in a broken heart. He cried out with tears, Lord, I believe.