“ For since man signifies a substance, to be made man is to be made simply. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
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| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19950/pg19950-images.html |
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“and hence what belongs to the human nature can nowise be predicated of the Divine Nature. _______________________
SIXTH ARTICLE [III, Q. 16, Art. 6]
Whether This Is True: "God Was Made Man"?
Objection 1: It would seem that this is false: "God was made man." For since man signifies a substance, to be made man is to be made simply. But this is false: "God was made simply." Therefore this is false: "God was made man."
Obj. 2: Further, to be made man is to be changed. But God cannot be the subject of change, according to Malachi 3:6:”
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