Dist. 15, Divisio Textus
Book II: On the Creation of Things · Distinction 15
## COMMENTARIUS IN DISTINCTIONEM XV.
De productione mixtorum et sensibilium sive animalium.
Dixit etiam Deus: Producant aquae reptile etc.
DIVISIO TEXTUS.
Supra egit Magister de productione rerum insensibilium1, in hac parte agit de productione mixtorum et sensibilium, ut animalium. Et quoniam ad animalium productionem facta est universitatis completio, et ad completionem sequitur ab opere cessatio; ideo ista pars habet tres partes. In prima agit de sensibilium productione; in secunda vero de divinorum operum perfectione, ibi: Omnibus autem his creatis atque dispositis etc. In tertia agit de septimae diei requietione, ibi: Iam de septimae diei requie aliquid loqui oportet etc.
Prima pars habet duas. In prima determinat de productione animalium ex aquis; in secunda de productione animalium ex terra, ibi: Sequitur: Dixit Deus: Producat terra etc. In qua parte primo determinat veritatem, deinde solvit dubitationem2. Similiter secunda pars, in qua determinat de operum divinorum consummatione, habet duas. In prima ostendit, qualiter in productione hominis facta est et consummata distinctio rerum. In secunda vero circa eandem distinctionem explicat diversas sententias catholicorum tractatorum, ibi: In hac enim rerum distinctione catholici tractatores etc. Similiter tertia pars habet duas. In prima veritatem explicat; in secunda quaestionem movet et determinat, ibi: Sed quaeritur, quomodo septimo die dicatur Deus etc.
TRACTATIO QUAESTIONUM.
Ad intelligentiam huius partis incidit hic quaestio circa duo.
Et primo quaeritur, utrum sensibilia sive animalia facta sint.
Secundo quaeritur, quo ordine facta sint.
Circa primum quaeruntur tria.
Primo quaeritur, utrum sensibilia quantum ad animam sint producta ex aliquo, vel ex nihilo.
Secundo quaeritur quantum ad corpora, utrum producta sint ex quatuor elementis, an ex uno.
Tertio quaeritur, utrum in eorum compositione activa praedominentur passivis, an e contrario.
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## COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XV.
On the production of mixed things and of sensible things, that is, animals.
God also said: Let the waters bring forth the creeping creature etc.
DIVISION OF THE TEXT.
Above the Master treated of the production of insensible things1; in this part he treats of the production of mixed and sensible things, that is, of animals. And since by the production of animals the completion of the universe was accomplished, and upon completion there follows rest from work, this part therefore has three parts. In the first he treats of the production of sensible things; in the second, of the perfection of the divine works, there: But when all these had been created and arranged etc. In the third he treats of the rest of the seventh day, there: Now concerning the rest of the seventh day something must be said etc.
The first part has two [subdivisions]. In the first he determines about the production of animals from the waters; in the second, about the production of animals from the earth, there: There follows: God said: Let the earth bring forth etc. In which part he first determines the truth, then resolves a doubt2. Likewise the second part, in which he determines about the consummation of the divine works, has two. In the first he shows in what way, in the production of man, the distinction of things was accomplished and consummated. In the second, however, concerning that same distinction he sets forth the various opinions of the Catholic commentators, there: For in this distinction of things the Catholic commentators etc. Likewise the third part has two. In the first he sets forth the truth; in the second he raises and determines a question, there: But it is asked, in what way on the seventh day God is said etc.
TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.
For the understanding of this part a question falls here concerning two matters.
And first it is asked, whether sensible things, that is, animals, have been made.
Second it is asked, in what order they have been made.
Concerning the first, three [questions] are asked.
First it is asked, whether sensible things, with respect to the soul, have been produced from something, or from nothing.
Second it is asked, with respect to the body, whether they have been produced from the four elements, or from one.
Third it is asked, whether in their composition the active [qualities] predominate over the passive, or the contrary.
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- Vat. simplicium et insensibilium.The Vatican edition reads of simple and insensible things.
- Vat. dubitationes duas. Unam, ibi: Quaeri solet de venenosis. Aliam, ibi: De quibusdam etiam minutis.The Vatican edition reads two doubts. The one, there: It is wont to be asked concerning venomous animals. The other, there: Concerning certain minute animals also. ---