Dist. 15, Divisio Textus
by St. Bonaventure
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## COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XV.

### *On the passibility and defects assumed by Christ in general.*

*This too must not be passed over etc.*

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

Above the Master treated of the fullness of grace and of knowledge in Christ on the side of his humanity; but in this part he intends to treat of the defect of passibility. Now this part is divided into two parts. In the first of these he treats of the defects assumed by Christ in general. In the second he treats of the passion of grief in particular, there: *Yet certain things move more and bring forward a more difficult question* etc.

The first part has two [subdivisions]. In the first of these he explains the truth. In the second he confirms the explained truth by manifold authority, there: *But because some*. The first part has three parts. In the first of these he treats of the defects found in Christ as regards fittingness, showing that it was fitting that Christ should have such defects in himself. In the second he treats [of them] as regards generality, inquiring whether all our defects are found in Christ, there: *But authority hands down that our Lord*. In the third he determines [the matter] as regards causality, showing that such defects were in Christ not from nature, but from will, there: *But these defects not by the necessity of his condition* etc.

Likewise the second part, in which he confirms what has been predetermined, has three parts. In the first of these he adduces authorities which make for the truth. In the second he adds authorities which seem to be against the truth, there: *Yet certain things are found in the authorities of the Saints* etc. In the third, by explaining, he shows that in the foresaid there is no contrariety, there: *But lest in the sacred letters any adverse diversity* etc. But the subdivisions of the parts are manifest in the text.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

But for the understanding of this part there arises a question concerning two matters.

For first it is asked concerning such defects assumed by Christ in general.

Secondly it is asked concerning certain defects in particular.

Concerning the first, three [things] are asked.

First it is asked concerning the defects assumed by Christ as regards becomingness and fittingness.

Secondly [it is asked of them] as regards generality.

Thirdly it is asked concerning such defects as regards causality.