How can texts about increase be reconciled with the account of fixed foundational assent?
Increase and Decrease of Faith: Assent, Conviction, and Detailed Belief
- Treat increase of the essence as the sole interpretation, excluding all others
- Restrict every increase-text to details and deny any possible debate about strength
- Automatically equate works with essence and ignore definitional differences
- Distinguish essence, objects, accompanying qualities, and effects