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270 Scholastic <strong>Doctrine</strong> CTTAP. x.<br />

buted to Divine grace al<strong>on</strong>e, gratia operans, <strong>the</strong> human<br />

will not co-operating with it, but being simply moved by<br />

it. The latter is allowed to co-operate with Divine grace.<br />

But this is no independent but a wholly moved and dictated<br />

co-operati<strong>on</strong>. The will having being wholly moved to<br />

acti<strong>on</strong> by grace, that acti<strong>on</strong> is <strong>the</strong>n called a co-operati<strong>on</strong><br />

with grace. 1<br />

The bestowal <strong>of</strong> justifying grace, <strong>the</strong>n, does not, in <strong>the</strong><br />

system ot Aquinas, depend in <strong>the</strong> first instance up<strong>on</strong> any<br />

act <strong>of</strong> man s will ; nor does its c<strong>on</strong>tinuance depend <strong>on</strong> it<br />

ei<strong>the</strong>r. The c<strong>on</strong>tinuance <strong>of</strong> this grace depends <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> gift<br />

<strong>of</strong> perseverance, which is a gratuitous gift <strong>of</strong> God, given<br />

2<br />

to whom, and withheld from whom He will ; and to which<br />

no life and c<strong>on</strong>duct <strong>of</strong> man can afford any claim. Suppose<br />

a pers<strong>on</strong> in a good present state <strong>of</strong> mind, leading a good<br />

life, and <strong>the</strong>refore, for <strong>the</strong> time being, in a state <strong>of</strong> accept<br />

ance <strong>the</strong> ; questi<strong>on</strong> is, up<strong>on</strong> what law does this state <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> indi<br />

things last ? Does its permanence depend<br />

vidual s own original will, which performing its part in <strong>the</strong><br />

guard and maintenance <strong>of</strong> this state, God performs His,<br />

1 In illo effectu in quo mens<br />

nostra et movet et movetur, operatic<br />

n<strong>on</strong> solum attribuitur Deo sed etiam<br />

animse ; et secundum hoc dicitur<br />

gratia cooperans. Est autem in<br />

habet a Deo petere perse verantiae<br />

d<strong>on</strong>um ut scilicet custodiatur a<br />

;<br />

malo usque ad finem vitfe. Multis<br />

enim datur gratia quibus n<strong>on</strong> datur<br />

perseverare in l gratia. m* 2dae Q.<br />

nobis duplex actus ; primus quidc.ru<br />

interior voluntatis ; et quantum ad<br />

istum actum voluntas se habet ut<br />

110. A. 10.<br />

Omne quod quis meretur a Deo<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sequitur, nisi mota ; Deus autem ut movens et ;<br />

prsesertim cum voluntas incipit boimpediatur<br />

per pec-<br />

catum. Sed multi habent opera<br />

meritoria, qui n<strong>on</strong> num velle, quae prius malum volebat ;<br />

et ideo secundum quod<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sequuntur<br />

perseverantiam nee ; potest dici quod<br />

Deus movet hoc fiat humanam mentem ad hunc actum,<br />

propter impedimentum pec-<br />

cati, quia hoc ipsum quod est dicitur gratia operans. Alius autem<br />

peccare,<br />

opp<strong>on</strong>itur perseverantipe ; est actus exterior, qui<br />

ita quod<br />

cum a volun- si tate imperetur, c<strong>on</strong>sequent est quod<br />

ad hunc actum operatio attribuator<br />

voluntati. Et. . . . respectu hujusaliquis<br />

perseverantiam mereretur,<br />

Deus n<strong>on</strong> permitteret ilium cadere<br />

in peccatum. N<strong>on</strong> igitur perse-<br />

verantia cadit sub merito. . . . Per-<br />

modi actus dicitur gratia cooperans. severantia vise n<strong>on</strong> cadit sub merito,<br />

}ma 2&amp;lt;*&amp;lt;e Q. iii. A. 2.<br />

2 Homo etiam in gratia c<strong>on</strong>stiquia<br />

dependet solum ex moti<strong>on</strong>e<br />

divina, quae est principium omnis<br />

tutus indiget ut ei perseverantia a meriti. Sed Deus gratis perse-<br />

Deo detur. . . . Postquam aliquis verantice b<strong>on</strong>um laroitur cuicungue<br />

est justificatus per gratiam, necesse illud 1 largitur? ma 2 dae Q. 1 14. A. 9.

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