Dist. 17, Part 2, Divisio Textus
Book I: On the Mystery of the Trinity · Distinction 17
COMMENTARIUS IN DISTINCTIONEM XVII.
Pars II.
Magister ponit opinionis suae defensionem.
Hic quaeritur, si caritas Spiritus sanctus est, cum ipsa augeatur.
HUIUS PARTIS TEXTUM VIDE SUPRA P. 289.
DIVISIO TEXTUS.
Supra egit Magister de missione Spiritus sancti invisibili secundum suam opinionem. Hic secundo ponit opinionis suae defensionem, et hoc facit respondendo obiectionibus, quae possent1 suam opinionem improbare. Et quoniam sua positio improbari potest et ratione et auctoritate et utroque modo, ideo habet haec pars tres partes.
In prima parte impugnat et improbat hoc quod dixerat, quod Spiritus sanctus est caritas, qua diligimus Deum et proximum.
Secundo vero, per auctoritatem, ibi: Supra dictum est, quod Spiritus sanctus.
Tertio, per auctoritates et rationes, ibi: Alias quoque inducunt etc. — Prima ratio contra Magistrum sumta est ex hoc, quod caritas augetur2; secunda ratio contra ipsum sumta est ex hoc, quod caritas est a Spiritu sancto, sicut dicit Augustinus; tertia ratio sumta est ab hoc, quod caritas est animi affectio, et hoc quidem rationi et auctoritati consonat. In qualibet autem istarum partium Magister primo opponit et secundo determinat; et partes manifestae sunt.
TRACTATIO QUAESTIONUM.
Ad intelligentiam huius partis est hic3 quaestio de augmento caritatis, et circa hoc quaeruntur quatuor.
Primo quaeritur, utrum caritas possit augeri secundum substantiam.
Secundo quaeritur de modo augmenti ipsius caritatis.
Tertio quaeritur de opposito augmenti ipsius, scilicet de diminutione, utrum caritas possit diminui.
Quarto de augmento caritatis quantum ad terminum sive4 statum.
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COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XVII.
Part II.
The Master sets out the defense of his opinion.
It is asked here, whether charity is the Holy Spirit, since it itself is augmented.
FOR THE TEXT OF THIS PART, SEE ABOVE P. 289.
DIVISION OF THE TEXT.
Above the Master treated of the invisible mission of the Holy Spirit according to his own opinion. Here, secondly, he sets out the defense of his opinion, and this he does by responding to the objections which could1 disprove his opinion. And since his position can be disproved by reason and by authority and by both modes together, therefore this part has three parts.
In the first part he attacks and disproves what he had said, namely that the Holy Spirit is the charity by which we love God and neighbor.
Secondly, however, [he attacks his position] by authority, at: It has been said above, that the Holy Spirit.
Thirdly, by authorities and reasons, at: They also adduce other things etc. — The first reason against the Master is taken from this, that charity is augmented2; the second reason against him is taken from this, that charity is from the Holy Spirit, as Augustine says; the third reason is taken from this, that charity is an affection of the soul, and this indeed is consonant both with reason and with authority. In each of these parts, however, the Master first raises the objection and then determines; and the parts are manifest.
TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.
For the understanding of this part there is here3 a question concerning the augmentation of charity, and concerning this four things are asked.
First it is asked whether charity can be augmented according to substance.
Secondly it is asked concerning the mode of the augmentation of charity itself.
Thirdly it is asked concerning the opposite of its augmentation, namely concerning diminution, whether charity can be diminished.
Fourthly, concerning the augmentation of charity with respect to its term or4 state.
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- Plurimis codd. cum ed. 1 reluctantibus, Vat. possunt.Against the resistance of most codices and edition 1, the Vatican edition reads possunt.
- Vat. contra mss. et ed. 1 augeatur.The Vatican edition, against the manuscripts and edition 1, reads augeatur.
- Plurimis mss. et ed. 1 consentientibus, supplevimus hic.With the agreement of most manuscripts and edition 1, we have supplied hic.
- Vat. cum cod. cc repetit ad.The Vatican edition, with codex cc, repeats ad.