Dist. 12, 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 XII.

*On the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit — in what manner He proceeds from the Father and the Son.*

> *Likewise it is asked, since the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.*

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

This is the second part, in which the Master determines in what manner the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son; and this part has four chapters according to the four [points] which he determines in four chapters.

For *first*, he asks and determines whether the Holy Spirit proceeds prior from the Father, and he determines that He does *not*.

*Secondly*, [he asks] whether [He proceeds] *more principally and more fully* [from the Father], at: *Now must be treated what was asked second.*

*Thirdly* he determines whether [the Spirit] proceeds *properly* from the Father, and he says *yes*, at: *In the same sense He is also said properly to proceed from the Father.*

*Fourthly*, he determines whether the Holy Spirit *properly proceeds from the Father through the Son*, at: *Perhaps also according to this same understanding*, where he confirms by the authority of Hilary that the Holy Spirit is sent and proceeds from the Father through the Son.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

Supposing from what precedes, that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, for the understanding of this part four [questions] are asked concerning the procession of the Holy Spirit in comparison to both.

*Firstly* it is asked, whether the Holy Spirit proceeds *prior* from the Father than from the Son.

*Secondly*, whether [He proceeds] *more fully* from the Father than from the Son.

*Thirdly*, whether He proceeds from the Father *with the Son as medium*.

*Fourthly* and last, whether the procession of the Son *is prior in the order of understanding* to the procession of the Holy Spirit, or conversely.

### SOLE ARTICLE.

*On the procession of the Holy Spirit in comparison to the Father and the Son.*

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