“ since one man cannot be a principle of merit to another, although he can be to another a principle of knowledge. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | merit principles |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/17611/pg17611-images.html |
Context
“But as regards supernatural knowledge, he would also have advanced as regards the number of things known, by further revelation; as the angels advance by further enlightenment. Moreover there is no comparison between advance in knowledge and advance in merit; since one man cannot be a principle of merit to another, although he can be to another a principle of knowledge. _______________________
FOURTH ARTICLE [I, Q. 94, Art. 4]
Whether Man in His First State Could Be Deceived?
Objection 1: It would seem that man in his primitive state could have been deceived. For the Apostle says”
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