DOCTOR SERAPHICUS ST. BONAVENTURE CARDINAL BISHOP OF ALBANO COMMENTARIES ON THE FIRST BOOK OF SENTENCES OF MASTER PETER LOMBARD ARCHBISHOP OF PARIS OPERA OMNIA: TOME I ON THE ONE AND TRIUNE GOD A Replica Translation, in English, of the Critical Latin Edition, by the Quaracchi Fathers, of 1882 A. D.. BY A FRANCISCAN BROTHER With All accompanying Original Prolegomena , Tabulae , Scholia and Footnotes, Furnished with translations of All the Variant Readings cited in the Original & Enriched with frequent citation of Scholastic terms in the Latin tongue THE FRANCISCAN ARCHIVE MANSFIELD , M ASSACHUSETTS , USA MMXIV INDEX OF QUESTIONS FOR ST. BONAVENTURE’S COMMENTARIES ON THE FIRST BOOK OF SENTENCES OF MASTER PETER LOMBARD The General Preface . I-XXXVIII The Table of Codices and Editions The Bull of Pope Sixtus IV . XXXIX for St. Bonaventure’s Commentaries . LXXXVII The Bull of Pope Sixtus V . XLV The Tabula of Codices and Editions for Prolegomena to Book I of the Commentary . LV Lombard’s First Book of Sentences . LXXXVIII Authors and Books cited by St. Bonaventure . LXXXIV THE FIRST BOOK OF SENTENCES ON THE ONE AND TRIUNE GOD FOREWORD (Proœmium) . 1 Question 2: Whether one is to enjoy God or Questions on the Foreword . 6 the uncreated Good alone? . 39 Question I: What is the matter or subject DOUBTS I-XVI on the text of Master Peter . 42 of this Book or of theology? . 6 Question II: What is the formal cause or manner of DISTINCTION II proceeding in this Book or of theology? . 9 Question III: Whether this book or theology is for The Text of Master Peter . 46 the sake of contemplation, or that we Division of the Text . 49 become good, or whether it is a speculative or practical science? . 12 ARTICLE I: On the Unity of the Divine Essence Question IV: What is the efficient cause and the plurality of the Persons or author of this book? . 14 Question 1: Whether there is only one God? . 50 MASTER PETER ’S PROLOGUE . 16 Question 2: Whether in God there is to be posited The List of Chapters to Master Peter’s First Book . 17 a plurality of persons? . 53 Doubts I-IX on Lombard’s Prologue . 17 Question 3: Whether the number of divine Persons is infinite? . 54 DISTINCTION I Question 4: Whether there are only three divine Persons? . 56 The Text of Master Peter . 26 DOUBTS I-X on the text of Master Peter . 59 Division of the Text . 29 DISTINCTION III ARTICLE I: What is it ‘to use’, and on the usable? The Text of Master Peter . 62 Question 1: Whether ‘to use’ is an act of the will, or PART I of the reason, and/or of every power? . 30 Division of the Text . 66 Question 2: Whether one is to use every creature? . 32 Question 3: Whether one is to use only ARTICLE I: On the Cognizability of God the created good? . 34 Question 1: Whether God is cognizable by a creature? . 67 ARTICLE II: What is it ‘to enjoy’? Question 2: Whether God is cognizable through creatures? . 71 Question 1: Whether ‘to enjoy’ is an act of the will, or Question 3: Whether man in every state cognizes of the other powers? . 35 God through creatures? . 74 Question 4: Whether a trinity of persons with a unity ARTICLE III: On the enjoyable of essence can be naturally cognized through creatures? . 75 Question 1: Whether one is to enjoy God? . 38 DOUBTS I-IV on the text of Master Peter . 77 864 ON THE FIRST BOOK OF SENTENCES PART II ARTICLE SOLE : On the generation of the Son according to its conditions ARTICLE I: On the first impression of the image Question 1: Whether the generation of the Son is Question 1: Whether the reckoning of the image is attained according to a reckoning of necessity? . 125 in the memory, intelligence and will? . 80 Question 2: Whether the generation of the Son is Question 2: Whether the image is attained in these powers according to a reckoning of will? . 127 through their comparison to God? . 82 Question 3: Whether the generation of the Son Question 3: Whether memory, intelligence and will are the is according to a reckoning same in essence with the soul? . 84 of exemplarity? . 129 DOUBTS I-V on the text of Master Peter . 130 ARTICLE II: On the second impression of the image Question 1: Whether the image is attained in mind, DISTINCTION VII knowledge and love as in the powers, or in the habits, or in both simultaneously, The Text of Master Peter . 132 or according to substance and habit? . 88 Division of the Text . 133 Question 2: Whether mind, knowledge and love have ARTICLE SOLE : On the Power of Generating order, equality and consubstantiality? . 91 Question 1: Whether the power of generating means Question 3: Whether the trinity of image, which consists something absolute, and/or relative? . 134 in mind, knowledge and love, necessarily Question 2: Whether the power of generating leads unto cognition of the Three Divine is in the Son? . 138 Persons? . 92 Question 3: Whether the power of generating and the DOUBTS I-VI on the text of Master Peter . 93 power of creating are a unique power? . 141 Question 4: Whether “to be able to be generated” and “to be DISTINCTION IV able to be created” are a univocal “to be able”? . 142 DOUBTS I-VIII on the text of Master Peter . 144 The Text of Master Peter . 95 Division of the Text . 96 DISTINCTION VIII ARTICLE I: On the comparison of the name “God” to generation The Text of Master Peter . 146 and of its consignification and supposition PART I Question 1: Whether this saying: “God begot God”, Division of the Text . 149 must be conceded? . 97 ARTICLE I: On the truth of God Question 2: Whether this saying can be admitted: Question 1: Whether truth is a property of the Divine “to be”? . 150 “God generates another God”? . 99 Question 2: Whether the Divine “to be” is true Question 3: Whether congruously in accord with the to such an extent, that it cannot be rules of grammar it can be said: thought not to be? . 153 “there are more gods”? . 101 ARTICLE II: On the immutability of God Question 4: Whether this name “God” substitutes Question 1: Whether God is immutable? . 156 for a person, and/or for a nature? . 102 Question 2: Whether God alone is immutable? . 158 DOUBTS I-IX on the text of Master Peter . 104 DOUBTS I-X on the text of Master Peter . 162 PART II DISTINCTION V Division of the Text . 164 ARTICLE SOLE : On the Simplicity of God The Text of Master Peter . 107 Question 1: Whether God is most highly simple? . 165 Division of the Text . 110 Question 2: Whether a most high simplicity befits God alone? . 167 ARTICLE I: On the comparison of generation to the substance Question 3: Whether the rational soul is whole in the whole or essence in the reckoning of a principle body, and whole in any part of it? . 170 Question 1: Whether the Substance or Essence Question 4: Whether God is in any determinate generates? . 111 genus or predicament? . 173 Question 2: Whether there is to be conceded DOUBTS I-VI on the text of Master Peter . 174 the saying, that the Son is generated from the substance of the Father? . 114 DISTINCTION IX ARTICLE II: On the comparison of generation to essence The Text of Master Peter . 176 in the reckoning of a term Division of the Text . 179 Question 1: Whether the Substance or Essence ARTICLE SOLE : On generation among the divine is generated? . 116 Question 1: Whether generation is to be posited Question 2: Whether the Substance or Divine Essence among the divine? . 180 is communicated through generation? . 118 Question 2: Whether among the divine generation DOUBTS I-XI on the text of Master Peter . 119 distinguishes between the One begetting and the One begotten? . 182 DISTINCTION VI Question 3: Whether among the divine generation is eternal? . 184 Question 4: Whether the generation of the Son The Text of Master Peter . 123 has been terminated? . 185 Division of the Text . 124 DOUBTS I-XIII on the text of Master Peter . 187 INDEX OF QUESTIONS 865 DISTINCTION X DISTINCTION XIV The Text of Master Peter . 192 The Text of Master Peter . 242 Division of the Text . 194 Division of the Text . 244 ARTICLE I: On the manner of the proceeding of the Holy Spirit ARTICLE I: On the temporal procession of the Holy Sprit Question 1: Whether among the divine there is Question 1: Whether a temporal procession of to be posited a Person proceeding the Holy Spirit is to be posited? . 245 through a manner of liberality? . 194 Question 2: Whether the eternal procession of Question 2: Whether among the divine there is the Holy Spirit and the temporal are to be posited a Person proceeding to be numbered as two processions? . 247 through a manner of love or charity? . 197 Question 3: Whether among the divine there is ARTICLE II : On the giving of the Holy Spirit to be posited a third Person proceeding Question 1: Whether the Holy Spirit is given in His own through a manner of mutual charity? . 199 Person, or whether only in effect? . 249 ARTICLE II : On the property of the Holy Spirit Question 2: Whether the Holy Spirit is given Question 1: Whether love or charity is proper by any holy man? . 250 to the Holy Spirit? . 200 DOUBTS I-VI on the text of Master Peter . 253 Question 2: Whether the Holy Spirit is the nexus or unity of the Father and the Son? .