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Fourthly, If Christ have put a Why? and Wherefore? upon the Discouragements of the weak, then they have no true reason to be discouraged, in regard of their weakness. Now if ye look into Matth. 8.26. ye shall find, that our Saviour says to his Disciples, Why are ye doubtful, O ye of little faith? Ye read in verse 24. that there arose a great tempest, insomuch that the Ship was covered with Water; was not here cause of fear? yet sai•s Christ, Why are ye fearful? yea, it is said, that their Help was asleep; Christ was their only help in the storm, & ver. 24. He was asleep: had they not then cause to fear? yet says Christ, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? The like ye have in Matth. 16.8. Jesus said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye amongst your selves, because ye have brought no Bread? Here is another Why? put upon their Discouragement. So again, Matth. 14.31. when Peter began to sink, he cried out, and Christ said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Here is another Why? or Wherefore? put upon the discouragement of a weak Faith. Now why doth our Saviour speak after this manner to them? Why do ye doubt? and why are ye fearful? Not only to reprove their doubting and discouragement; but to show that there was no reason for it: Though their outward discouragements were great, and their Faith was but small, yet he tells them, that they had no reason for to be discouraged, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little Faith? It seems then, by these Why's, and Wherefore's, that though a mans Faith be small, and his outward discouragements great, yet he hath no just and true reason for to be discouraged.

Fourthly, If Christ have put a Why? and Wherefore? upon the Discouragements of the weak, then they have no true reason to be discouraged, in regard of their weakness. Now if ye look into Matth. 8.26. ye shal find, that our Savior saies to his Disciples, Why are ye doubtful, O ye of little faith? Ye read in verse 24. that there arose a great tempest, insomuch that the Ship was covered with Water; was not here cause of fear? yet sai•s Christ, Why are ye feaful? yea, it is said, that their Help was asleep; Christ was their only help in the storm, & ver. 24. He was asleep: had they not then cause to fear? yet saies Christ, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? The like ye have in