Dist. 16, Divisio Textus
by St. Bonaventure
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# COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XVI.

### *How God produced man unto his own image.*

*These things having been gone through, which were said above concerning the creation of man, etc.*

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

The two first parts having been concluded, in which the Master determined separately concerning the condition of the spiritual and the corporeal creature, here there follows the third part, in which he determines concerning the production of the creature composed from both, namely concerning man. Now this part is divided into two parts. For in the first he determines concerning man as regards his production; second, as regards his permanence and duration, below in distinction nineteen: *Many things are wont to be asked concerning the state of the first* *man.* The first part has two [sub-parts]. In the first he treats of the production of man in comparison to the effective principle. In the second part [he treats] in comparison to the constitutive principles, below in distinction seventeen: *Here many things are wont to be asked concerning the origin of the soul.*

The first part pertains to the present distinction and is divided into two parts. In the first part the Master narrates the truth, namely how God produced man unto his own image, in which [man] has a likeness to his efficient principle. But in the second part he explains the truth, there: *But the Son is properly called image.*

The first part has three particles. In the first the Master joins what has been said to what is to be said. In the second, however, he adduces the authority of sacred Scripture, in which it is shown by what mode man as produced is compared to his effective principle, there: *In Genesis it is read: Let us make,* etc. In the third part he subjoins the exposition of that authority, there: *Image, moreover, and likeness in this place,* etc.

Likewise the second principal part has three parts. For in the first he sets forth the explanation of the adduced authority according to the opinion of others. In the second part [he sets it forth] according to his own opinion, there: *Yet this distinction,* etc. But in the third, from the truth thus explained, he concludes a certain corollary conclusion, there: *Wherefore man is called both image and unto the image,* etc. And thus the sum of this whole part consists in this, namely in showing that man was made unto the image and likeness of God.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

For the understanding of this part the question here falls into two [heads].

First it is asked how man is image according to absolute consideration.

Second, how he is image according to relative consideration.

Concerning the first three [points] are asked.

First it is asked whether he is image of God truly.

Second, whether he is image of God naturally.

Third, whether he is image of God properly.

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