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Volume 37 · pp. 126–127
Question 70. In what way the beatitudes were in the blessed Virgin
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QUAESTIO LXX.
Qualiter beatitudines fuerunt in B. Virgine?
Post haec quaeritur de beatitudinibus, qualiter fuerunt in beatissima Virgine?
Et videtur, quod excellentius omni viatore.
1. Sicut se habet beatitudo patriae ad beatitudinem patriae, ita beatitudo viae ad beatitudinem viae: sed beata Virgo in beatitudine patriae excellit omnes comprehensores: ergo et in beatitudinibus viae excellit omnes viatores.
2. Item, Omnis arbor ex fructu suo cognoscitur: ergo si fructus fructum excellit improportionabiliter, et arbor arborem excellit: sed fructus quem est adepta beata Virgo ex beatitudine viae, excellit omnem fructum patriae purae creaturae: ergo et beatitudo viae excellit omnem beatitudinem viae purae creaturae.
3. Item, Omnis perfectio spiritualis gratuita est a charitate: ergo cum beatissima Virgo excellat omnes puras creaturas charitate, ita omnes excellet qualibet spirituali perfectione.
QUESTION 70.
In what way the beatitudes were in the blessed Virgin.
After these things inquiry is made concerning the beatitudes, in what way they were in the most blessed Virgin.
And it seems that they were more excellently than in every wayfarer.
1. As the beatitude of the homeland is related to beatitude of the homeland, so the beatitude of the way is related to beatitude of the way. But the blessed Virgin in the beatitude of the homeland surpasses all comprehensors; therefore also in the beatitudes of the way she surpasses all wayfarers.
2. Likewise, every tree is known from its fruit. Therefore if fruit surpasses fruit disproportionately, tree also surpasses tree. But the fruit that the blessed Virgin attained from the beatitude of the way surpasses every fruit of the homeland of a pure creature; therefore also her beatitude of the way surpasses every beatitude of the way of a pure creature.
3. Likewise, every gratuitous spiritual perfection is from charity; therefore since the most blessed Virgin surpasses all pure creatures in charity, so also she will surpass all in any spiritual perfection.
4. Item, Seraphim est supremus ordo quem excellit charitate: ergo et excellit omnibus aliis donis.
5. Item, Sicut se habet substantia ad substantiam, et potentia ad potentiam, et habitus ad habitum, ita et proprietas ad proprietatem: ergo si substantia superat substantiam, et proprietas superat proprietatem, et potentia superat potentiam: sed substantia sive persona beatissimae Virginis post Deum altissima est et dignissima excellens omnem creaturam: ergo et ejus potentiae habitus et proprietates erunt excellentes omnem creaturam 1.
4. Likewise, the Seraphim is the highest order, which she surpasses in charity; therefore she surpasses it also in all other gifts.
5. Likewise, as substance is related to substance, power to power, habit to habit, so also property to property. Therefore if substance surpasses substance, and property surpasses property, and power surpasses power; but the substance or person of the most blessed Virgin after God is highest and most worthy, surpassing every creature; therefore also her powers, habits, and properties will be surpassing every creature 1.
Notes
- For the solution of the objections, see below after Question 81. (Pro solutione objectorum, vide infra post Quaest. LXXXI.) ↩
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