Dist. 1, Part 1, 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 1.

### *Part I.*

*On the creation of human nature with respect to the efficient principle in general.*

**"Creation of things," etc.**

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

Hence this second book, which begins: *"The creation of things,"* etc., is divided into two parts. In the first he treats of the condition of man; in the second of his fall and temptation, below at distinction 21: *"Seeing therefore the devil"* etc. The first part has two [subdivisions]; for since man has community with all creatures, and the rest of things were made for man's sake, [Lombard] first treats of the condition of things in general, then of [their condition] in particular, below at distinction 2: *"As to the angelic nature,"* etc.

The first part has two [subdivisions]. In the first he determines the condition of things with respect to the efficient principle; in the second with respect to the end, at: *"And because no one can be a partaker of his blessedness,"* etc. The first part has three particles. In the first he sets forth the truth, which is expressed by the authority of sacred Scripture. In the second he expounds the authority, at: *"To create is to make something out of nothing,"* etc. In the third, because by that authority the erroneous positions are refuted, he finally concludes their evacuation, at: *"Therefore of these and similar errors,"* etc. And each of these parts has two [subdivisions]. For in the first part he sets forth the authority of the truth; in the second the error of Plato, at: *"For Plato,"* etc. Likewise the second has two. In the first he expounds the authority and the words of the authority. In the second he sets forth the error of Aristotle, at: *"But Aristotle [posited] two,"* etc. In the same way the third has two. For first he concludes the refutation of the errors, then the confirmation of the faith, at: *"Let us believe therefore,"* etc.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

For the understanding of the things which are said in this part, it is asked here concerning the going-forth of things into being.

First, with respect to the entity of the principle.
Second, with respect to unity.
Third, with respect to the quiddity of production.

Concerning the first, two things are asked.

First, it is asked whether things have a causal principle.
Second, whether they have an initial principle.

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