Increase can be described under two familiar aspects:
Numerical increase: more distinct objects are known and affirmed, such as additional particular commands.
Qualitative increase: one affirmation is accompanied by deeper reassurance, stability, or strength.
Some investigators explain much of the disagreement as verbal, arising from which aspect is meant. Others regard the difference among degrees of conviction as a substantive issue.
The question is best resolved only after specifying the object, quantity, and quality concerned, rather than assuming one usage of “faith” excludes every other one.