Dist. 16, Divisio Textus
by St. Bonaventure
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## COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XVI.
### *On the passion of pain and on passibility specially.*

*Nevertheless, they move [us] more and bring forward a more difficult question, etc.*

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

Above, the Master treated of the passions found in Christ under a certain generality. But in this part he descends specially to determine concerning the passion of pain and concerning passibility. Now this part is divided into two. In the first of these he inquires whether the passion of pain was in Christ according to truth. In the second, whether it was in him according to the necessity of suffering, where it says: *Here arises a question from what has been said*, etc., where the sixteenth distinction is marked.

The first part is divided into three parts. In the first of these the Master sets out a doubt concerning the passion of pain in Christ, which has its origin from the words of Hilary. In the second he adds the words of Hilary, which seem to be doubtful, where it says: *For Hilary speaks thus in the tenth book On the Trinity.* In the third he explains those words, where it says: *You have heard, reader, the words of Hilary*, etc.

Likewise the second part, in which he treats of the necessity of suffering, has three little parts. In the first he raises a doubt. In the second he sets out the determination of that question, where it says: *To which it can be said that Christ by [his] will*, etc. In the third he adds a certain notable saying for the greater explanation of the foregoing, where it says: *And here it is to be noted that Christ, of every state of man*, etc.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

Now for the understanding of this part there arises here a question concerning the passion of pain in Christ, concerning which principally two things are asked. For first it must be inquired concerning the passion of pain, insofar as it regards the soul and the flesh in common. Second, insofar as it regards the soul specially.

Concerning the first, three things are asked.

First it is asked concerning the truth of the pain.

Second, concerning the bitterness of the pain.

Third, concerning the necessity of grieving or of suffering.

### ARTICLE I.
*On the passion of pain, insofar as it regards the soul and the flesh in common.*

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