He instructs us that there is a kind of trinity discernible in man, who is the image of God, viz. the mind, and the knowledge by which the mind knows itself, an
Passages · 12
Book IX
- On the Holy Trinity IX.1 — In What Way We Must Inquire Concerning the Trinity. 1. We certainly seek a trinity,—not any trinity, but that Trinity which is God, and the true and supreme and only God. Let my hearers then wait, for we are still…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.2 — The Three Things Which are Found in Love Must Be Considered. 2. And this being so, let us direct our attention to those three things which we fancy we have found. We are not yet speaking of heavenly things, nor yet…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.3 — The Image of the Trinity in the Mind of Man Who Knows Himself and Loves Himself. The Mind Knows Itself Through Itself. Chapter 3.—The Image of the Trinity in the Mind of Man Who Knows Himself and Loves Himself. The…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.4 — Chapter 4.—The Three are One, and Also Equal, Viz The Mind Itself, and the Love, and the Knowledge of It. That the Same Three Exist Substantially, and are Predicated Relatively. That the Same Three are Inseparable.…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.5 — That These Three are Several in Themselves, and Mutually All in All. 8. But in these three, when the mind knows itself and loves itself, there remains a trinity: mind, love, knowledge; and this trinity is not…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.6 — Chapter 6.—There is One Knowledge of the Thing in the Thing Itself, and Another in Eternal Truth Itself. That Corporeal Things, Too, are to Be Judged the Rules of Eternal Truth. 9. But when the human mind knows…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.7 — Chapter 7.—We Conceive and Beget the Word Within, from the Things We Have Beheld in the Eternal Truth. The Word, Whether of the Creature or of the Creator, is Conceived by Love. 12. We behold, then, by the sight of…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.8 — In What Desire and Love Differ. [Conceived] therefore, either by desire or by love: not that the creature ought not to be loved; but if that love [of the creature] is referred to the Creator, then it will not be…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.9 — In the Love of Spiritual Things the Word Born is the Same as the Word Conceived. It is Otherwise in the Love of Carnal Things. Chapter 9.—In the Love of Spiritual Things the Word Born is the Same as the Word…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.10 — Whether Only Knowledge that is Loved is the Word of the Mind. 15. It is rightly asked then, whether all knowledge is a word, or only knowledge that is loved. For we also know the things which we hate; but what we do…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.11 — That the Image or Begotten Word of the Mind that Knows Itself is Equal to the Mind Itself. Chapter 11.—That the Image or Begotten Word of the Mind that Knows Itself is Equal to the Mind Itself. 16. But all knowledge…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity IX.12 — Chapter 12.—Why Love is Not the Offspring of the Mind, as Knowledge is So. The Solution of the Question. The Mind with the Knowledge of Itself and the Love of Itself is the Image of the Trinity. 17. What then is…vatican.va
Scripture cited · 21 verses
Psalm 7:14 · Psalm 69:32 · Psalm 105:4 · Sirach 18:7 · Matthew 7:21 · Matthew 11:28 · Matthew 12:37 · Matthew 24:19 · John 4:13 · John 14:10 · John 14:11 · 1 Corinthians 8:2 · 1 Corinthians 12:3 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · Galatians 4:9 · Philippians 3:6 · Philippians 3:13 · Philippians 3:14 · Philippians 3:15 · James 1:15 · 1 John 4:16