Theological Theses · §2143 · Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu

Hence both are to be held together; providence cannot be overstated so long as freedom is safe and God not made author of sin

It follows that human freedom must be acknowledged in a way that takes nothing away from divine providence, and that the power and efficacy of divine providence must be exalted in a way that still affirms the creature's freedom.

But provided the rational creature's freedom in acting is kept intact, and great care is taken not to shift the creature's guilt onto God, as if he were the cause or author of sin, one cannot ascribe too much to the decrees and efficacy of divine providence.

Latin

XLVII. Ex quibus consequitur sic agnoscendam esse libertatem humanam, ut tamen providentiae divinae nihil derogetur; & contra, vim & efficaciam providentiae Divinae sic extollendam esse, ut tamen creaturae libertas sua asseratur. Caeterum, modo salva sit creaturae rationalis in agendo libertas, & diligenter caveatur, ne creaturae culpa in Deum transferatur, quasi peccati causa vel author esset, providentiae divinae decretis & efficaciae nimium non posse tribui.

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