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194 FAITH. because he thought the man could master the dog, and he could rely on his word. But I said there was something else be- side feeling. He did not only feel confi- dence, but he went on, and was not this doing or acting as if he believed? Now this feeling and doing were the effect of his faith, and a proof that it was not dead but alive. Let me ask, do you believe in God? That is, do you believe what God has told us in the Bible? Do you ask how you are to know whether you believe or not? I reply by seeing what effect your faith has. Now what do I mean by effect? I Digitized by Google
