Dist. 10, Divisio Textus
by St. Bonaventure
Source text: Public Domain Mark 1.0. English translation/apparatus/encoding: CC BY-NC 4.0, Wroot Press.
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## COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION X.

*On the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit with respect to the person who proceeds.*

Now after [treating] the eternity of the Son, [the Master proceeds to treat] of the Holy Spirit, insofar as God grants… [?: OCR breaks off mid-sentence at `ak-`]

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

Above the Master treated of the generation of the Son; here, however, he treats of the procession of the Holy Spirit. And because the procession of the Holy Spirit is twofold, eternal and temporal, he first treats of the eternal procession, secondly of the temporal, below, in distinction fourteen: *Furthermore, it must be noted that the procession of the Holy Spirit is twofold,* etc. And since the procession of the Holy Spirit can be compared in three ways — namely, to the person to whom it is, and to the principle from which it is, and to the generation from which it differs — therefore this part has three [sections]; in the first of which the Master treats of the procession of the Holy Spirit with respect to the person who proceeds; in the second, with respect to the principle from which [it is], below, in distinction eleven: *Here it must be said that the Holy Spirit is from the Father and the Son*; and in the third he treats of [the procession] itself by comparison with generation, from which it is distinguished, below, in distinction thirteen: *After these things, it must be considered, insofar as [is possible] for those such as we are.*

Likewise, the first part, which contains the present distinction, has four [sections]. In the first he says that the Holy Spirit proceeds as love or charity or affection; and he proves this by the authority of Augustine. In the second, because this was a matter of doubt, namely that the Holy Spirit was charity, he raises the question and resolves it, there: *And therefore it is to be asked whether God the Father.* In the third he confirms the resolution by authority, both with respect to the distinction, which is according to common and proper acceptation, and also with respect to the truth, there: *For it can be taught by many examples,* etc. In the fourth and last he assigns the reason for the aforesaid resolution, showing that the Holy Spirit is properly called charity, since charity is a common name, and this there: *Here it must be noted that, just as the Holy Spirit in the Trinity.*

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

For the elucidation of the things which are said concerning the Holy Spirit, in this part two things are principally inquired.

First, it is asked about the mode of proceeding of the Holy Spirit himself.

Second, about his property.

Concerning the first, three [questions] are asked.

The first is, whether in divine [matters] it is necessary to posit a person proceeding by way of liberality.

The second, whether it is necessary to posit a person proceeding by way of love.

The third, whether it is necessary to posit a person to proceed by way of mutual charity.

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