Theological Theses · §702 · Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu

Trelcatius: intellect’s object divine truth — will’s object singular grace in Christ

Trelcatius (Leiden): object of faith by intellect vs by will.

Intellect: divine truth. Will: singular grace promised in Christ Jesus.

Both bounded by God’s word — faith’s adequate object.

In that Word: crucified Christ with all benefits — principal, first, proximate, proper object.

Latin

XXVI. Non absimili modo Trelcatius, dum viveret, in Academia Leydensi Professor, distinguit objectum fidei ratione intellectus, & ratione voluntatis. Objectum, inquit, respectu intellectus, est veritas divina; respectu voluntatis, est singularis Dei gratia, promissionibus exposita in Christo Jesu. Utrumque autem verbo Dei continetur & circumscribitur; quod totum & solum, tanquam objectum suum adaequatum amplectitur fides; & in eo Christum crucifixum cum omnibus suis beneficiis, tanquam objectum suum principale, primum, proximum, & proprium. In Institutione Locorum communium, titulo de fide.

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