Reasoning proves nothing but the justness of a consequence. Truth of facts in not its domain. I do not believe mathematics—the evidence is demonstrative of relations of quantities, of number or form. I may believe (otiosely) an adequate evidence, as many did in the Lord's miracles; John 3. They were right, it was a judgment formed, as to a fact, on adequate evidence. It had the certainty to their minds of a moral demonstration. No man can do "unless"; but it was otiose, and hence raised no question—men call this "certain" sometimes. It is only that from no disposition in the soul, no interest in the question—there is no question raised. So the disciples at the tomb—they saw and believed and went home, "for as yet they knew not the Scriptures that he must rise again from the dead."
Dislike or desire may hinder faith, or desire may disposequod volumus. It is too good news. Mary stood at the sepulcher weeping—she loved too much to take it for granted easily. If I say, "Baron so and so has an estate beyond Moscow," you believe me and say, "I dare say." If I say, "You have," you say, "No! I have no relatives, no connections in Russia." Now mathematical truth is the showing equality or inequality of quantities, when form or expression is different, by relations they bear to some common known quantity—save by an abuse of the term it is not faith or belief.