He speaks of the true wisdom of man, viz. that by which he remembers, understands, and loves God; and shows that it is in this very thing that the mind of man i
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Book XIV
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.1 — Chapter 1.—What the Wisdom is of Which We are Here to Treat. Whence the Name of Philosopher Arose. What Has Been Already Said Concerning the Distinction of Knowledge and Wisdom. 1. We must now discourse concerning…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.2 — Chapter 2.—There is a Kind of Trinity in the Holding, Contemplating, and Loving of Faith Temporal, But One that Does Not Yet Attain to Being Properly an Image of God. 4. Wherefore since, as it is written, “While we…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.3 — A Difficulty Removed, Which Lies in the Way of What Has Just Been Said. But far be it from us to think, that while the nature of the soul is immortal, and from the first beginning of its creation thenceforth never…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.4 — The Image of God is to Be Sought in the Immortality of the Rational Soul. How a Trinity is Demonstrated in the Mind. Chapter 4.—The Image of God is to Be Sought in the Immortality of the Rational Soul. How a Trinity…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.5 — Whether the Mind of Infants Knows Itself. What, then, is to be said of the mind of an infant, which is still so small, and buried in such profound ignorance of things, that the mind of a man which knows anything…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.6 — How a Kind of Trinity Exists in the Mind Thinking of Itself. What is the Part of Thought in This Trinity. Chapter 6.—How a Kind of Trinity Exists in the Mind Thinking of Itself. What is the Part of Thought in This…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.7 — The Thing is Made Plain by an Example. In What Way the Matter is Handled in Order to Help the Reader. Chapter 7.—The Thing is Made Plain by an Example. In What Way the Matter is Handled in Order to Help the Reader.…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.8 — The Trinity Which is the Image of God is Now to Be Sought in the Noblest Part of the Mind. Chapter 8.—The Trinity Which is the Image of God is Now to Be Sought in the Noblest Part of the Mind. 11. But we have come…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.9 — Whether Justice and the Other Virtues Cease to Exist in the Future Life. 12. There is, however, some question raised, whether the virtues likewise by which one lives well in this present mortality, seeing that they…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.10 — How a Trinity is Produced by the Mind Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Itself. Chapter 10.—How a Trinity is Produced by the Mind Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Itself. 13. In the knowledge of all these…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.11 — Whether Memory is Also of Things Present. 14. But some one will say, That is not memory by which the mind, which is ever present to itself, is affirmed to remember itself; for memory is of things past, not of things…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.12 — The Trinity in the Mind is the Image of God, in that It Remembers, Understands, and Loves God, Which to Do is Wisdom. Chapter 12.—The Trinity in the Mind is the Image of God, in that It Remembers, Understands, and…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.13 — How Any One Can Forget and Remember God. 17. Let us take an instance for the purpose from visible things. Somebody whom you do not recognize, says to you, You know me; and in order to remind you, tells you where,…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.14 — Chapter 14.—The Mind Loves God in Rightly Loving Itself; And If It Love Not God, It Must Be Said to Hate Itself. Even a Weak and Erring Mind is Always Strong in Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Itself. Let It…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.15 — Chapter 15.—Although the Soul Hopes for Blessedness, Yet It Does Not Remember Lost Blessedness, But Remembers God and the Rules of Righteousness. The Unchangeable Rules of Right Living are Known Even to the Ungodly.…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.16 — How the Image of God is Formed Anew in Man. 22. But those who, by being reminded, are turned to the Lord from that deformity whereby they were through worldly lusts conformed to this world, are formed anew from the…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.17 — How the Image of God in the Mind is Renewed Until the Likeness of God is Perfected in It in Blessedness. Chapter 17.—How the Image of God in the Mind is Renewed Until the Likeness of God is Perfected in It in…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.18 — Whether the Sentence of John is to Be Understood of Our Future Likeness with the Son of God in the Immortality Itself Also of the Body. Chapter 18.—Whether the Sentence of John is to Be Understood of Our Future…vatican.va
- On the Holy Trinity XIV.19 — John is Rather to Be Understood of Our Perfect Likeness with the Trinity in Life Eternal. Wisdom is Perfected in Happiness. Chapter 19.—John is Rather to Be Understood of Our Perfect Likeness with the Trinity in Life…vatican.va
Scripture cited · 65 verses
Genesis 1:26 · Genesis 1:27 · Genesis 7:22 · Deuteronomy 6:5 · Job 28:28 · Psalm 9:17 · Psalm 11:5 · Psalm 22:27 · Psalm 31:20 · Psalm 34:5 · Psalm 38:10 · Psalm 39:6 · Psalm 39:7 · Psalm 59:9 · Psalm 73:23 · Psalm 94:8 · Psalm 94:9 · Psalm 103:3 · Psalm 103:5 · Psalm 148:8 · Proverbs 9:8 · Ecclesiastes 3:21 · Wisdom 9:14 · Sirach 24:5 · Isaiah 26:10 · Matthew 25:34 · Matthew 25:46 · Luke 12:20 · John 1:14 · John 3:2 · John 4:24 · John 15:5 · John 17:3 · John 19:30 · Acts 17:27 · Acts 17:28 · Romans 1:17 · Romans 6:3 · Romans 6:4 · Romans 8:29 · Romans 10:3 · Romans 11:36 · Romans 12:2 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 3:19 · 1 Corinthians 4:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:17 · 1 Corinthians 13:12 · 1 Corinthians 14:14 · 1 Corinthians 15:43 · 1 Corinthians 15:49 · 1 Corinthians 15:52 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 2 Corinthians 4:16 · 2 Corinthians 5:6 · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · Ephesians 4:23 · Ephesians 4:24 · Colossians 1:18 · Colossians 2:11 · Colossians 3:9 · Colossians 3:10 · Hebrews 12:7 · Hebrews 12:11 · 1 John 3:2