On the truth of the Catholic faith = Summa contra gentiles. Book three: Providence, part 2

282 Pages·1956·3.53 MB·English

by  Thomas Aquinas

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Sain1th oma.Asq uinas
ON THE TRUTHO F
THE CATHOLICF AITH
SUMMA CONTRAG ENTILES
BOOK THREE:P ROVIDENCE
PART II
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Contents
PART II
CHAPTER PAGE
84T.h atth cee lebsotdimiaaelks ne o i mpsrieosn
ono uirn tellects
13
85T.h atth cee lebsotidaailren eso tth cea uosfe s
ouarc otfws i alnlcd h oice 18
86T.h atthc eo rpeoffreeicanttli hs n hgesrb ee low
don onte cesrseasrifullrtyo tmh cee lestial
bodies 25
87T.h atth meo tioonfa c elebsotdiiynsa ol tt h e
cauosfoe u arc otfsc hobiyct ehp eo woefir t s
soul muosasv, si onmsgea y 30
88T.h aste parcarteeas tuebds tcaanncnbeoedst i ­
rectthlceya uosfoe u arc otfsc hoaincwdei ll,
buotn lGyo d
3 3
89T.h athte m ovementhtwie ll oi fsc ausbeyd
Goda nndo otn ltyhp eo woeftr h wilel 5
3
90T.h ahtu maanco tfcs h oaincodefwi lalr seu b-
jetcodt i vpirnoev idence 37
91. hHuomwa env enmtasyb et racbeadct ko
higchaeurs es 40
92H.o wa p ersiofsna vobryfe odr tuannehd o w
mania ss sibsyht iegdch aeurs es .4 2
9·3O nf atweh:e tahnewdrh aitit s 49
94O·n t hcee rtoafi ntdpyir voivnied ence5 0
95T·h atth iem mutaboifld iityv ipnreo vidence
doensos tu pptrhevesa slo ufpe r ayer 58
96T.h asto mper ayareenr osgt r antbeyGd o d 6o
97H.o wt hdei spoosfip trioovnih daeasnr cae-
tiopnlaaln 66
6 CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
98H.o wG od accaatnp afrrtot mho er doefHr i s
proviadnehdno cnweo ,t 73
99T·h aGto dc awno rakp afrrtot mh oer diem­r
planitnte hdi ngpsr,o dbueycff ienwcgit tsh out
proximate causes 75
100Th.a tth iwnhgisGc ohdd o aepsa frrtot mho er -
deorfn ataurrneeo cto rnattroyn ature 79
10.1O nm iracles 81
10211.1 Gaotda lownoerm kisr acles 83
10H3o.w s pirsiutbusatlda ocn ecretwsao innd erful
thiwnhgishc ohw,e arveen ro,t mtriurlayc l8e6s
104Th.a thtew orokfms a gicairnaeon stso ldeuley
tot hien fluoefcn eclee bsotdiiaels 89
10W5h.e rep etrhfeo romfta hnmeca egsi cgieatn s
theeiffirc acy 94
106Th.a tthi en telsluebcsttwuahanilpcc reho vides
theeffi cafcomyra gwiocr iknsso mto ragloloyd9 7
107T.ha tthi en telsluebcsttawunhacolhes e elt phe
arotmfsa gici su esnveoii tnil to swn n atur1e0 0
108Ar.g umwehnetrsie stbe ye tmos p breo tvheadt
thecrabene n os iinnd emons 104
109Th.a stic nao nc ciundr e moannsid,nw hawta y1 07
101.A nswteotr h per evairoguusm ents 112
11T1h.a rta ticorneaalat ruseru ebsj teodc itv ine
proviidnaes npceewc aiya l 114
11T2h.a rta ticorneaalat rugero evse frnoetdrh eir
owsna kwehsio,lt eh aergreos v eirnsn uebdo rdi-
nattioot nh em 151
131·T hatthr ea ticorneaailtds ui rreeb cyt eGtdoo d
hiasc tinoonotsn lbyya no rdeorfith neg
specbiueatsl ,asc oc ortdowi hnabgte fitthse
invdiidual 102
141.T halta wasrd ei vignievtleoymn a n 122
11.T5 hatth dei vilnaepw ri cnipaolrldyme arns
towaGrodd 142
CONTENTS 7
CHATPER PAGE
11.6T hatt hee ndo fd ivilnaewi st hel ovoefG od 125
117Th.a tw ea reo rderbeydd ivilnaew t ot hel ove
ofn eighbor 127
11T8h.a tt hroudgihv ilnaew maernbe o untdo t he
righfati th 129
191.Th ato urm indi sd irecttoeG do db yc ertain
sensoeb jects 13 1
102.Th att hec ulptr opteor! atriista ob eo fferetdo
Goda lone 1
3 3
112.Th atd ivilnaewo rdemrasn a ccordtionr ge ason
inr egatrodc orporaenadsl e nsitbhlien gs 141
122Th.er easwohny s implfeo rnicatiiosan s ina c­
corditnogd ivilnaew a,n dt hamta trimonyi s
natural 124
12T3h.at m atrimonsyh oulbdei ndivisible 147
142.Th atm atrimosnhyo ulbdeb etweeonn em an
and onew oman 15 0
12T5h.a tm atrimosnhyo unlodt t akpel acbee tween
closree latives 135
126Th.a tn ota lsle xuianlt ercoiussr isnef ul 155
172.Th att heu seo ff ooids n ota siin ni tself 165
128Ho.w m ani so rderbeytd h el awo fG odi nr egard
toh inse ighbor 159
129Th.a ts omeh umana ctasr er ighatc cordtion g
naturaen d nmoetr elbye cautshee ya rep re-
scribbeyld a w 126
130On. t hec ounstehlasart e giveinn d ivilnaew 156
113.On thee rroofrt hea ttackoefvr osl untpaorvy-
erty 176
123.On thew ayosf l ifoeft hosweh op ractviocleu n-
196
taryp overty
133·I n w hatw ayp overitsgy o od 177
13 4An·s werst o thea rgumenbtrso ughfto rward
abovaeg ainpsotv erty 197
8 CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
1 53.A nswteotr h oeb jecatgiaoitnenhsd s itff erent
wayosfl ioffet howsheoe mbrvaocnletu ary
poverty 182.
163.O nt heer rooftr h owsheoa ttpaecrkp etual
continence 190
173.A notheerrroc ro nceprenripnecgto unatli n1e59n ce
183.A gaitnhsowtsh eao t tvaocwks 196
193·T hante itmheeririo tauocsrnt ossr i anrsee q ua1l9 9
140T.ha at maanc'atsrsp e u niosrrh eewda bryd ed
G� W4
141On.t he diavnoedrr dsoeifprt u yn ishme2.n0t7s
142.T.h antoa tlr le waarnpddus n ishamreeeqn uta2.sl1 0
14·3O nt hpeu nishdmuteeonm to rtaanvlde nial
siinnr elattoti houenl timeantde 2.12.
144·T habtym orstianlm aani est erndaelplriyv ed
ofh iusl timeantde 2.14
14T5h.a stia nrspe u niaslhbseytod h eex peroife nce
sometphaiinngf ul 218
146Th.a itt l aiwsff oujrlu dtgoei sn flpiucnti sh-
ments 219
147T·h amta nn eeddisv hientlepoa t thaaipnp i2n2e3ss
148Th.a btyt hhee lopfd ivgirnaemc aeni nso t
fortcoewdav ridr tue 226
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149T·ha mta nc anmneortdi itv hienlienp adv2a2.n8c e
105.T hatth aef odrd eisvahiienliepcs a lglreadc e,
anwdh asta nctgirfayicisen g 23 0
115T.h asta nctgirfaycciaenu tgsh eleso vofeG od
in us 233
1pT.h adti vgirnaecc aeu fsaeiistn uh s 235
135.T hadti vgirnaceca euh soepisenu s 273
145.O nt he ogfgi frtast ugirtaoicunesc, l ua ding
coindseroaftt hideoi nv inoafdt eimoonnss 2 3 9
15 5T.h amta nn eetdhshe e lopfg ratcope e rsevere
int hgeo od 25 0