In reply to the argument alleged against the equality of the Son from the apostle’s words, saying that Christ is the ‘power of God and the wisdom of God,’ he pr
Passages · 10
Book VI
- On the Holy Trinity VI.1 — Chapter 1.—The Son, According to the Apostle, is the Power and Wisdom of the Father. Hence the Reasoning of the Catholics Against the Earlier Arians. A Difficulty is Raised, Whether the Father is Not Wisdom Himself,…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.2 — What is Said of the Father and Son Together, and What Not. 3. But if nothing is spoken of the Father as such, except that which is spoken of Him in relation to the Son, that is, that He is His father, or begetter, or…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.3 — Chapter 3.—That the Unity of the Essence of the Father and the Son is to Be Gathered from the Words, “We are One.” The Son is Equal to the Father Both in Wisdom and in All Other Things. 4. And I know not whether the…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.4 — The Same Argument Continued. 6. For in like manner the virtues which are in the human mind, although each has its own several and different meaning, yet are in no way mutually separable; so that, for instance,…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.5 — The Holy Spirit Also is Equal to the Father and the Son in All Things. 7. Wherefore also the Holy Spirit consists in the same unity of substance, and in the same equality. For whether He is the unity of both, or the…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.6 — How God is a Substance Both Simple and Manifold. 8. But if it is asked how that substance is both simple and manifold: consider, first, why the creature is manifold, but in no way really simple. And first, all that…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.7 — God is a Trinity, But Not Triple (Triplex). But God is truly called in manifold ways, great, good, wise, blessed, true, and whatsoever other thing seems to be said of Him not unworthily: but His greatness is the same…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.8 — No Addition Can Be Made to the Nature of God. Since, therefore, the Father alone, or the Son alone, or the Holy Spirit alone, is as great as is the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit together, in no manner is He…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.9 — Whether One or the Three Persons Together are Called the Only God. 10. And since we are showing how we can say the Father alone, because there is no Father in the Godhead except Himself, we must consider also the…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity VI.10 — Of the Attributes Assigned by Hilary to Each Person. The Trinity is Represented in Things that are Made. Chapter 10.—Of the Attributes Assigned by Hilary to Each Person. The Trinity is Represented in Things that are…vatican.va
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Matthew 22:37 · Matthew 22:38 · Matthew 22:39 · Matthew 22:40 · John 1:1 · John 1:18 · John 10:30 · John 14:28 · John 17:3 · John 17:11 · Romans 1:20 · Romans 11:36 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 3:8 · 1 Corinthians 3:22 · 1 Corinthians 3:23 · 1 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Corinthians 6:17 · 1 Corinthians 11:3 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Ephesians 4:3 · Philippians 2:6 · 1 Timothy 2:5 · 1 John 4:16