Summa Theologiae: Volume 32, Consequences of Faith: 2a2ae. 8-16

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by  Thomas Aquinas, Ceslaus Velecky

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Churcha,n d ail sa ndmaorfkm edievwaels tetrhno ughIttp. r ovidtehse
frameworfokr Catholsitcu diienss y stematthieco loagnydfo r ac lassical
Christipahni losoapnhdyi ,sr egulacrolnys ulbtyes dc haorlosf a lfali ths and
nonea,c roasr sa ngoefa cademdiics ciplThiinsep sa.p erback roefti hses ue
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undertakienrn e spontsore e gulraerq uefrsotsm r eadearnsdl ibrarairaonusn d
thew orlfodr t hee ntirsee rioef6s 1 v olumteosb em adea vailaabglaeiTh ne.
origitneaxlit s unchanged,fo rt ehxecc eoprtr ectoifao snm all numobfe r
typograpehrircoarls .
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make thistr easuorfte h eC hristiiannt ellehcetruiatalav gaei ltabothl eeo logians
andp hilosopohfae lrblsa ckgrouinndcsl,u dtihnogs weh o,w ithocuaiminlt g
tob eb elievtehresm selavpepsr,e ciarteel iga iionutse grwihtiyce hm bodies
hardbittreanti onalainsdm wrheoc ogniisnThe o masA quinaam sa steorfth at
perennpihaill osowphhiyc fohr mst heb edroocfkE uropecainv ilisation.
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not otnhlyep rofessiotnhaelo logbiuatan l,s o gtehnee rraela dewirt ahn
interients hte' reasionnC 'h ristiaTnheip tayr.a llel EanngdLal tiisnth e xts
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ina daptintgh eEinrg livsehr sifoorn m odernr eadeErasc.hv olumceo ntains
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ST THOMAS AQUINAS
SUMMA
THEOLOGI.lE
Latitne xantd English translation,
IntrocdtuioNnost,e sA,p pendices
andG lossaries
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thDeo minEidciatnao nrds c tohmeb iPnuebdhl eirossft he
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PIR. MBMORIR.
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JOANNSI honotuotr h Deo miniOcradnea rnt,dh Peu blisahnedr si,s
tob ec onsidereddo uwabistgt rheoaucttoln yt ritbou ting
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DICATUM
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SUMMA THEOLOGI.lB
VOLUME
32
CONSEQUENCEOSF FAITH
(2a82-re1.6 )
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NoteGsl ossary
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CONTENTS
xiE ditorNioatle s
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TheE dinburBguhi ldiCnagm,b ridCgBe2 2 RU,U K 3 ArticIl.e i su nderstandGiinfgot f t ah eH olyG host?
7 Artic2l.e can itc o-exwiisttfah i th?
Publisihnet dh eU niteSdt atoefsA mericbyaC ambridUgnei versityN ePwrY eosrsk,
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Informatoinot nh itsi twlwew:. cambridge.org/9780521393799 II Artic4l.e h avael iln a staotfeg racteh eG ifotf U nderstanding?
I5 Artic5l.e i st heG iftto b efo undi nt hoswei thogurta ce?
© TheD ominicCaonu ncaislT rustfoeret heE ngliPsrho vinocfte h eO rdeorfP reach1e9r7s5
[ExceptLiantgit ne xotf' DED ONISC ORRESPONDENTIBFUISD EiD,E VITUS I7 Artic6.l eh owd oeist r elattote h eo theGri fts?
OPPOSITIEST,D E PR.IECEPTIPSE RTINENTIB'U]S 2I Artic7l.e w hicahm ongt heB eatitucdoersr esptooni dts?
23 Artic8l.ea ndw hicahm ong tFhreu itosf t heS pirit?
Thipsu blicaitsii noc no pyriSguhbtj. etcost t atuteoxrcye ption
andt ot hep rovisioofrn esl evcaonltl ecltiicveen saignrge ements,
QUESITON9 .T HEG IFT OSFCI ENCE
nor eproducotfai noynp armta yt akpel acwei thout
thewr ittpeenr missoifCo anm bridUgnei versPirteys s. 27 ArticIl.e i ss cienac Gei ft?
29 Artic2l.e i si ta boudti vine things?
Thidsi gitparlilnyt fierdsp ta perbavcekr si2o0n0 6
33 Artic3l.e i si tc ontemplaotrpi rvaec tical?
A catarleocgfouoretrd h p iusb liicasav taiioflnra otbmhlB eer iLtiibsrha ry 35 Artic4l.e w hicbhe atitcuodrer esptoonid ?ts
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ISBN::.ro0 -521-029p4a0p-e6t oacIk 45 Artic3l.e i si tt hew orsotfs ins?
49 Artic4l.e i se verayc otf i nfidelass in?
: �'/ · 5I Artic5l.e o nt hek indosfu nbelief
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;:'i 55 Artic6.l eo nt heciorm parison
l·' •'4-/ t9,".: I�') (,J 57 Artic7l.e s houwlded ebawtiet ihn fidels?
6I Artic8l.es houltdh ebye c ompeltloebd e lieve?
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65 Artic9l.e s houlwdec ommunicwaitteth h em?
67 ArticIlOe.s houltdh eryu loev etrh eCh ristifaani thful?
73 ArticIIl .es houltdh eriirt beest olerated?
75 ArticIl2e.s houltdh eicrh ildrbeen b aptizweidt hout parental
consent?
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QUESTIOIIN .H ERESY EDITORIALN OTES
8I ArtiIc.l iehs e reaks iyno dfu nbelief?
85 Arti2c.lw eh aitis t fise ld?
TEXT AND TRANSLATION
89 Arti3c.la erh ee rettobi ect so lerated?
9I Arti4.c lseh outlhdor seet urfrnoimhn egr ebsery e ceived? INP REPARINtGh tee xtthP ei aannadt h Lee onvienres hiaovnbese en
consutlhtreodu gahnodiu ntt h,me a itnh lea thtaebsre efonl lowaeldl;
butt hmeo sttr ivviaarli ahtaivobene sen no teTdh.et ranslation has
QUESTIOIN2 .A POSATSY preerfrteod saacner aiisfidyci eto ocm l osetnote hosers i gainnpdae lr,h aps,
97 ArtiIc. ldeo easp osbtealsoytn oig nfi delity? imta yb ef aerehda,rs i stkhesedp iforrit thl ee tTtheeur s.oe fa fi rdsrtta f
IOIA rti2c.al ers eu btjsfre ecefrdo mt hdeo minoifo naa pno state byt hVee ry URrebvaVdno lOl.,P S..,T .oMfS. t,J o sePprho'vsii nnc e
ruler? Ameriicgsar t,ae fulaclokynw ledged.
QUESTIOIN3 B.L ASPEHMY IN GENERAL FOOTNOTES
I05A rtiIc. liebs l aspohpepmoyts ote hdpe r ofesosffai iotnh ? Thossieg nbiyfia es du penruimobrae rrue s uatlhrleey fe regnicvebesyn
Io7 Arti2c.il eisa t l waamy osr tsailn ? StT homaansdt racdkoewdbn y t hLee oniCnoem misswiiotnh, the
III Arti3c.l et ahnmedo sgtr ieovfo ussi ns excepotfni oo1.tn o e acahr twihcilrceeh ef rtsop aratlelxietnhls i wsr it­
II3A rti4c.il ebs l aspihnet mhdyea mned? in.gT shoess ignified aalrpeehd aibteroteerifriceaanllc leeysx palnadn atory
remarks.
QUESTIO1N·4 B LASPMHYE AGAINSTTH EH OLYG HOST
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II7 ArtiIc.li esi t th sea maess innfrionmsg e ttwliecdk edness?
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GreeFka thePrLs,L; a tFiant rhseW)h.e nt hEen gltiisthal rewese ll
I25A rti3c.li eis ut n ofrgivable?
knowrne,fe enrcteots h weo rokfSs t T homaansAd r isatroietnE l neg lish.
I29A rti4c. lceao nn set awritti hbt e focroem mitottihsneigrn s?
TitolfeS stT homawso'rsak rsae b brevaisfoa ltleodw s:
SummTah egoilawoi,t hout tqiutelseta.ir otPnira,cer lpteel,,.y Ig;a. 7.0 ,
QUESTIOI5N .BL INDNEOSFS M INDA NDD ULLNESOSF I ad2 .2 a22re5.4, a d3 .
SENSE
SummCao ntGrean tCiGl.Beo so,ck h,a pet.eCrgG;.I ,I1 4·
135A rtiIc.l eb liisn donfme isnsads i?n
ScripitnIu VmL ibrSeatnse ntiarSuemn,Bt o.o dki,s tinqcuteisotni,o n,
137A rti2c.li eds u llonfse essna sneo tahneddri stsiinnc?t
artiscolleu,to irqo una,s ti,ru enpcelu.ylIg;aI . tS1.e5 n1,, iai1d ,3 .
I4IA rti3c.ld eot hevsieca ersifr soems ionfst hfel esh?
CopmendTihuemgo ilaCoo,pm entdh.e ol.
Scripctoumrmaeln t(altreuicreesapx ,o sitriopenoerst,aJ toabI),nJ: ob ;
QUESTIOIN6 .C OMMANDMENTRSE LATINGT O FAITH PsalImnPs s,a ;Il s.aiIanIh s,aJ .e;r emIinJaerhe,.m S;t M atthIenw ,
145A rtiIc. lteh ose faaibtohu t MattS.tJ; o hInnJ, o nan;E. pisotfl ePSsat u el.,Ig n.1 C arC.h apter,
I49A rti2c.l e thosUen daebrosutaatnn Sddc iinegn ce verlsceet,ai sro e quired.
Philosocpohmimceanlt AarriisetsPo:et rHliermenee , iaIsn,P eri.h;er m
I5 4G lossary PosteArniaolry ItniP cosstA,.n a;lP .hyiscIsn,P hys;.D eC aleot
I5I9n dex Mund,Io nd eG ee;lD. eG eneraettCio orrpnutei oInndee G,e ne.tC o rr.;
De AnimAan,i ;mIM ane tdaep hIynsM ieacts.N,;i chomaEcthheiacns ,
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EDITORINAOLT ES
InE th.iP;co litIicnPs ,o lBo.o kc,h aptlecre,t aisor e quiraelds;foo r INTRODUCTION
referetnocD eiso nysiDuesD ,i viNnoismi niIbnud seD, i vN.orn .Re fer­
encetsoA ristoitnlcel utdheeB ekkenru mbering.
Quastqiuoondetlst£iQ ,bu eodl. THIVSO LUMEc,o ntatihness econadn dc oncludpianrgot f t hetr eatiosne
fai1tw hh,i cohp entsh ed etaitrleeadtm enotn t heC hristivainr tuients h e
Fullteirt laersge i vefonr othewro rks.
SecuSnedcau nIdtd t£i.sc usfirsste,s t,h et woG iftso ft heS pirniatm,e ly
UnderstanadnidSn cgi enwchei,c thr aditfrioomnS ,tA ugustiensep,e cially
relattoet sh ev irtoufefa iths,e contdh,es i ndsi recatglayi nistat,n dt hird,
theO ldT estamecnommant dmentasb ouitt A. worko fS tT homas's
maturiwtryi,t tienn1 27-12,w henh ew asi nh isl atfoer tiedsu,r inhgi s
secontde romf o fficea sp rofesosfto hre olaotgty h eU niversoifPt ayr itso,
whichhe h adb eenre calfrloemd t heP apal Cotoufa rcte t heA v erroist
crisiistm, a rkhso wh ist hougchotn tintuoep dr ogreesvse,dn u rintgh e
writionftg h eS ummfoar:i nstantcheeG, i ftso fW isdomU,n derstanding,
andS cienacreer e -interipnrt eetremods ft hed istincbtieotnw edeinvi ne
andc reaturreeallyin toytt, h abte tweceonn templaantdip vrea ctkincoawl­
ledgweh,i chhe h ada doptae yde aorr s oe arliinet rh ePr imSaec uncL:e2.
Thed iscussoinio nfindse liitngy e neraanldo, n h ereswyh,i cihsa s pecioef s
infidelittoyg,e ther waistsho ctihtaeot peidoc fsa postaasnydb lasphemy,
arec onductientd h em oodo fh ish istorpiecrailom do,r efo rthriagnhdt
lessd elictahtaeon u risn i twso rking applaincdpa etrihoanlpses sa sm big­
uouisn i ttsh eoriyeesth, i sp rinciapnldem sa inc onclussitoinslstl a nd.
Thefi naQlu esticoonm eass a corollaanrdyc,,o ntinuhisi ntgh ougohnt
thet ransformaotfit ohneO ldL aw inttoh eN ew,3s ervteosr elegate
legaltiosi mtp sr opearn ds econdary place.
1FiprasrtVt o,l3 .1o ft hisse r(i2eas2 1a:-.7 e)d,T. . C .O 'Brien
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SUMMAT HEOLOG.1£I,2 a2re8.,I THEG IFTO FU NDERSTANDNIG
DEINDCEO NSIDERANEDSUTdM e d onion telleetcs tcuise nqtuia:rer ,e spondent NEXTT OB ED ISUCSSEaDr et he GiftosfU nderstanadnidon fgS cien(c9,e)
virtuti fidei. whicmha tcthh ev irtoufef aiat h.
Qurest8i.od ed onoi ntellectus Questi8o.tn h eG ift ofU nderstanding
Etc irdcoan umi ntellqeucretruusn toucrt o: Heret heraer ee ighpto inotfsi nquiry:
I.u trumi ntellseicdtto unsu mS piriStaunsc ti; I.i su nderstandGiinfogtf t ah eH olyG host?
2.u trump osssiitm uels siene odecmu mfi de; 2.c ani tc o-exwiisthtf aith?
3.utr umi ntleelctquusie, s dto numS piriStaunsc tsiis,tp ecu- 3.is U nderstanwdhiincgih,s a Gifotf t heH olyG hos,tj uts
latitvaunst uvme elt iapmr acticus; contemiplvaoetr p ractaicswa ell l
4.u truomm neqsu is unitn g rathiaab eadnotn umi ntellectus; 4.h avael iln a staotfeg racteh eG ifto fU nderstanding?
5.u truhmo cd onumi nveniiantau lri quiabbussq uger atia; 5.i st heg ifttob efo undi nt hose wigtrhaocuet?
6.q uom odos eh abedaotn umi ntellaedca tluidsao na; 6.h owd oetsh eG ifto fU nderstanbdeiaonrng tohteh eGri fts?
7.d ee oq uodr esponhdueitdc o noi nb eatitudinibus; 7.w hicahm ongt heB eatitucdoersr esptooni dts?
8.d eeo quodr esponediei rnfr uctibus. 8.a nd which among otfht eh eS pFirruiitt?s
articI.uu ltursui mn telsliedtco tnuuSsmpi riStanucst i artiI.ci lsue n dtearnsdaiGi ngf to ft hHeo yl Spi"rit?
AD PRIMUMs icp roceditIu.Vr i:d1e tquuro di ntellencotnsu isdt o num THEF IRSPTO IN1T I:. I ts eemnso tF.o rg ifotfsg racaer ed istifrnocmt
SpiriStaunsc tDio.n ae nimg ratudiitsat inguuan dtounrin sa turalibus; thosoefn atuarse being graanntdae db ovotevh eermN .o wu ndersdtiagnn,
superadduenntiumer i sS.e di ntelleecsttqu usi dahma bitnuast urailni s asi sc lear froEm tthsh2i,ei c s a n inbqourna liotfmy i ndw hicrhe cnoigezs
anima, cqougon oscupnrtiunrc inpaitau ralniotteaur,t p atetE tinh2 i c. thefi rsptr inciopfln east urraela soAnn.d s oi ts houlndo tb ec ounedta s
Ergnoo nd ebepto ndio numS piriStaunsc ti. a Gifotf t heH olyS pirit.
2.P rreterdeoan,a d ivinpaa rticipaa cnrteuart usreicsu nduema rum 2.A gaiDni,o nysihuoslbdt sh actr eatusrheasri end ivine agcicdfoitrgns
proportieotnme omd um,u tp atepte rD ionysi3uS me.dm odush umanre tot heoiwrn p roportainodmn a nner3.Y eti ti sn oti nt hmea nnero fh uman
natureres tu tn ons implicivteerri tactoegmn os(cqatu opde rtinaedt natutroek nowtr uthb ys implien sigwhhti,c ihs t hefu nctioofnu ndre­
rationienmt ell)e,sc etddu iss cur(sq iuvoede sptr opriruamti on)i,us tp atet standingb,u tb yt hedi scurpsriovcee psrso pteorr easoningD:i ontyishuiss
perD ionysiumE.r4g•oc ognidtiivoi nqau,a: h ominibduast urm,a gis alssoh ow4sH .e ncteh ed iviknneo wledggiev etnom ens houbledc aeldla
debedti cdio numr atioqnuiasmi ntellectus. gifotfr easroant htehra onf u nderstanding.
•1cfAI rIIiS setnE3ott5t.h2,l iV,2 Iec, 6,,i s . I Io4b3S1t.T homalse,c5 t . prreosppaoennrdps ritibhnitecil hcapiouatuslygiea :hs,en t cds h oio sbet ydhS eheiaffrke ecwsthp,i'e cFiahosrlr eifttu,bena rdebi onivghnsesum o anem
43oDciDpeti 7 v.Pi NGno3 im,8si 6 n9Si4.tTb. P hus Go 3 m,7a l2se0S,c.2t Tt h.o malse,c1 t6. boDaittshscaa utrsn eoso nistt oth naeespe prCreymodbp.eGr'lii IVifta,n-3t et.e th eer imsc apitawlhizeeindtb ea�r.ss
"ThGei fotfts h Heo lGyh osstt,u deixpe rdo fiensl sao26 re8.V, o l2.4o fth isse ries, specainatdle chnsiecnasle- aarpep entdote hdSe u mmtar eaotnei asceth h eoogcalil
edE.. D .O 'Connmoaryb, e t akaesnt hceo unteripnat rhoter doefrg ratcoet he andca rdivnailr twuiet,h etxhcee potifto enm peraanntdc hei s foortn hlmeye toh­
movemeonfgt e niiunts h oer doefnr a tutrowe h,i Acrhi stotlient hrEudemieea fne rs dicraela stohnaa tlt lh aec cepsteevdGe inf htasv ael rebaedeyfon u nadn icihnte h e
plan.
cEotmhpiVIIic,ls 1a t4tiah noLedni M ,bagd eneBra Mo onFraoa rlItIi,u8aw n. hTa ih,chie nssfleeu cetnmiwceoeednrdijse eo wviraniilentai d e Ln tra hste iinr bDionyTshieua su.t hoofar b odoyf t heolowgriictaiwlnh gisca,hi metdoa chviee
treatmoefnr te spotnost ehsde i vibnietlyoa wn db eyotnhdle e voefdl e liberation as ynthbeestiwseC ehnr isatniNdae no -Pladtoocntirasintned xe e rciasp erdou fond
andr atiovniarltt uhea,it s o,f h umaann dm oraalc tivpirtoyp esrolca yl led influencoen m edietvhaelo lboogtyih n t heW esatn di nt hEea sAtt.o net iem
(a12rel., elv)e,an sc hargweidtd hi vignrea cTeh.em odoef o peraotfit ohne se identwifiietdth h Aer eopaogfAi ctte1s 7 3,4 b,u tp robaab lSyy rianc .500m o.n k,
respoinsss uepse rhuomrna ontt,o b er esolivnetadoc tiovfiw thyi cman h ist he Lattirna nslbayJt oihoSnnc otEursu igena.
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