52. It follows as a conclusion from this that no one has in him a grain of truth more than the goodness in him, thus not a grain of faith more than the life he lives. Thought that something is so may exist in the intellect, but it is without the acknowledgment that constitutes faith unless it is consented to in the will. Thus faith and life go together at every step.

It is now apparent from this that insofar as someone refrains from evils as being sins, so far he has faith and is spiritual.