Faith is ???an act of choice, an act of the whole man ??? which is by no means a mere act of the intellect.??? (I.iii.3) Ames is willing to admit that there is such a thing as saving knowledge, but only if it ???follows this act of the will and depends upon it.??? (I.iii.4) Faith is basically a decision made by the heart, and only afterwards does it become knowledge held in the mind.