Question 103. Whether she knew Physics and Medicine?

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QUAESTIO CIII. Utrum sciverit Physicam et Medicinam?

Post haec quaeritur de physica et medicina.

1. Philosophus dicit, quod cognitio animae ad omnia valet, maxime ad scientiam naturalem: sed beatissima Virgo perfectissimam cognitionem animae habuit: perfectissime enim cognovit se.

2. Item, Per diversas proprietates lapidum, specierum lignorum, et animalium, et caeterorum naturalium, diversa figurantur mysteria in sacra Scriptura: ergo sine notitia rerum, non est perfecta notitia Scripturarum sacrarum: sed beatissima Virgo perfecte sacram Scripturam scivit: ergo scivit naturas rerum.

QUESTION 103. Whether she knew Physics and Medicine?

After this inquiry is made about physics and medicine.

1. The Philosopher says that knowledge of the soul is useful for all things, especially for natural science. But the most blessed Virgin had the most perfect knowledge of the soul; for she knew herself most perfectly.

2. Likewise, through the diverse properties of stones, of kinds of trees, and of animals, and of the other natural things, diverse mysteries are represented in sacred Scripture. Therefore without knowledge of things there is not perfect knowledge of the sacred Scriptures. But the most blessed Virgin perfectly knew sacred Scripture. Therefore she knew the natures of things.

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3. Item, Nullus morbus eucratici adeo incurabilis quin sciret et posset eum curare: ergo habuit in summo scientiam medicinae.

4. Item, Ipsa scivit curare solo verbo: ergo scivit medicinam in summo.

5. Item, Ipsa scivit curare corpus et animam: ergo scivit perfecte medicinam.

6. Item, Ipsa scivit sanare ad immortalitatem: ergo in summo habuit medicinam ¹.

3. Likewise, there was no disease of a well-tempered person so incurable that she would not know and be able to cure it. Therefore she had knowledge of medicine in the highest degree.

4. Likewise, she herself knew how to cure by a word alone. Therefore she knew medicine in the highest degree.

5. Likewise, she herself knew how to cure body and soul. Therefore she knew medicine perfectly.

6. Likewise, she herself knew how to heal unto immortality. Therefore she had medicine in the highest degree ¹.

Notes

For the solution of the objections, see below after Question CXI. (Pro solutione objectorum, vide infra post Quaest. CXI.) ↩