II.  Again,  charity  "  belicveth  all  things:"  Here
love  is  connected  with  faith.  God  Himself  has
joined  the  one  with  the  other.  Therefore  they
are  inseparable.  Certainly,  we  must  believe  in
God,  or  have  faith  towards  Him,  as  our  Benefactor,
before  we  can  love  Him.  But  when  once  the
fruits  of  the  Spirit  (among  which  is  love)  are  tasted
and  enjoyed,  then  faith  and  love  mutually  act
one  on  the  other.  Then  we  can  "  believe  all  things"
of  God, — that  is,  all  good  things.  We  can  believe
in  Him  as  our  Father.  We  can  believe  in  Him

e  i  Sam.  i.  16.          f  2  Sam.  xvi.  c; — ro.          S  Rev.  ii.  2,  3.
h  Heb.  xii.  3.  i  Is.  1.  6.
