Bonaventure

## Commentarius in Distinctionem XXXVII.

Pars II.

De immutabilitate Dei quantum ad locum.

Cumque divina natura veraciter et substantialiter.

Textum Magistri vide supra pag. 638.

Divisio textus.

The numbered footnotes below correspond to markers in both the Latin body above and the English translation that follows. Each note is given first in Latin (`La.`), then in literal English (`En.`).

Supra ostendit Magister, qualiter Deus sit in locis et rebus omnibus; et quoniam ad existentiam in loco sequitur circumscriptibilitas et localitas¹ in creatura locata, ideo intendit hic a Deo has conditiones removere. Et dividitur haec pars in duas. In prima ostendit Deum incircumscriptibilem et immutabilem. In secunda vero concludit et per auctoritates confirmat, ibi: Fateamur itaque, divinam naturam etc.

Prima pars habet tres partes². In prima ostendit, quod immutabilitas et incircumscriptibilitas convenit Deo. In secunda hoc removet a natura angelica et creata, ibi: Spiritus vero creatus quodam modo etc. In tertia suam conclusionem infert, quod solus Spiritus increatus est incircumscriptus, ibi: Sunt ergo spiritus creati etc.

Fateamur itaque etc. Haec est secunda pars, in qua suam resumit conclusionem, ut addat, et habet haec pars tres partes. In prima concludit praedeterminata et auctoritatibus confirmat. In secunda vero movet dubitationem et solvit illam, ibi: Ad hoc autem solet opponi. In tertia breviter epilogat praedeterminata et ostendit rationem situs praesentis capituli, ibi: Iam sufficienter demonstratum est.

Tractatio quaestionum.

Ad intelligentiam huius partis duo principaliter quaeruntur.

Primo quaeritur de incircumscriptibilitate sive illocalitate Dei.

Secundo, de mutatione spiritus angelici per locum; haec enim duo prosequitur in littera.

Quantum ad primum articulum quaeruntur tria.

Primo quaeritur, utrum Deus sit localis intra locum.

Secundo, utrum sit mutabilis de loco ad locum.

Tertio, utrum sit separabilis a loco sive sit extra omnem locum.

Articulus II. De mutabilitate Angelorum per locum.

Consequenter de secundo articulo quaeritur, scilicet de mutatione Angeli, et circa hoc quaeruntur tria.

Primo quaeritur, utrum Angelus possit moveri localiter sine corpore.

Secundo quaeritur, utrum moveatur per medium, vel non.

Tertio, utrum pertranseat medium motu subito, vel successivo.

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## Commentary on Distinction XXXVII.

Part II.

On the immutability of God with respect to place.

"And since the divine nature truly and substantially."

See the text of the Master above on page 638.

Division of the text.

Above the Master has shown how God is in all places and things; and since upon existence in a place there follows circumscriptibility and locality¹ in a located creature, he therefore here intends to remove these conditions from God. And this part is divided into two. In the first he shows God to be incircumscriptible and immutable. In the second he concludes and confirms by authorities, there: "Let us therefore confess, [that] the divine nature etc."

The first part has three parts². In the first he shows that immutability and incircumscriptibility belong to God. In the second he removes this from the angelic and created nature, there: "But the created spirit, in a certain manner etc." In the third he draws his conclusion, that only the uncreated Spirit is incircumscript, there: "Therefore created spirits etc."

"Let us therefore confess etc." This is the second part, in which he resumes his conclusion, so as to add [further], and this part has three parts. In the first he concludes the things determined beforehand and confirms them by authorities. In the second he raises a doubt and resolves it, there: "To this, however, it is wont to be objected." In the third he briefly recapitulates the things determined beforehand and shows the reason for the position of the present chapter, there: "It has now been sufficiently demonstrated."

Treatment of the questions.

For the understanding of this part two [matters] are principally asked.

First it is asked concerning the incircumscriptibility or illocality of God.

Second, concerning the change of the angelic spirit through place; for these two [matters] he pursues in the letter [of the text].

With regard to the first article, three [questions] are asked.

First it is asked, whether God is local within a place.

Second, whether he is changeable from place to place.

Third, whether he is separable from place, or is outside every place.

Article II. On the changeability of the Angels through place.

Consequently concerning the second article it is asked, namely concerning the change of the Angel, and concerning this three [questions] are asked.

First it is asked, whether an Angel can be moved locally without a body.

Second it is asked, whether he is moved through the medium, or not.

Third, whether he passes through the medium by an instantaneous or by a successive motion.

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