Dist. 32, Divisio Textus
by St. Bonaventure
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### COMMENTARY ON DISTINCTION XXXII.

#### *On charity by comparison to the divine love.*

*To the things set forth before must be added concerning the love of God, etc.*

### DIVISION OF THE TEXT.

Above the Master treated of charity as regards its definition, and as regards the distinction of the things to be loved, and as regards the order of loving, and as regards the perfection of merit, and also as regards its duration. In this part he treats of the same by comparison to the divine love. Now this part is divided into three parts. In the first of these he determines concerning the love of God itself, what God's love itself is. But in the second he determines how much he loves, there: *And since his love is immutable and eternal.* And in the third he determines whom he loves, there: *But concerning the reprobate, who are not prepared for eternal life.*

The first and the last part remaining undivided, the middle part is divided into three parts. In the first of these the Master proposes that God does not love all things equally. But in the second he shows in what respect one is said to be loved more than another, there: *But since the love of God is immutable,* etc. And in the third he determines why one and the same man is said to be loved more and less according to diverse times, there: *But if it be asked concerning some one [man],* etc. And the subdivisions of the parts are sufficiently manifest in the text.

### TREATMENT OF THE QUESTIONS.

Now for the understanding of this part six matters of inquiry can be asked here concerning the divine love.

The first is whether God loved creatures eternally.

The second is whether he loves all creatures universally.

The third is whether he loves all equally.

The fourth is whether he loves man more than an Angel.

The fifth is whether he loved the human race more than Christ.

The sixth and last is whether he loved John more than Peter.

### THE SOLE ARTICLE.

#### *On the love of God himself.*

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