Theological Theses · §483

Humans — spiritual soul above animal life

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Body like the brutes — plus a higher acting principle.

Understand, reason, know God, reflect, free mastery of acts.

Intelligent / spiritual soul above sensitive and vegetative.

Latin

VIII. Verum supra omnia corpora viventia multum adhuc eminent homines. In iis oculis usuramus corpus brutorum corpori simile, nisi quod sit organis perfectioribus instructum, neque quicquam est in brutis, quod spectat vitam animalem, quod in iis non reperiatur. Sed in iis praeterea latet principium quoddam agendi ab eo quod est in brutis diversae plane naturae, unde procedunt motus & actiones quae nullo modo ex sola organorum fabrica, & forma ulla mere corporea consequi possunt: sed necessario tribuenda sunt cuidam principio spirituali & immateriali: qualia sunt intelligere & ratiocinari, Deum nosse, & res pure immateriales, in seipsum, & proprias operationes reflecti, &c. rerum causas inquirere, ac denique libertate uti, & esse propriarum actionum dominum. Quae arguunt in hominibus animam latere plane alterius generis quam sit sensitiva, & vegetativa, nempe, intelligentem, & ratiocinantem, ac proinde spiritualem, & immaterialem.

About this text

Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Sedan Theses, newly rendered from Latin: from theology proper through the Roman theses I–77 and the Reformed theses of Part Two. The theses only — not the collected works.

English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).

Catalogue & scope

ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).

Witnesses

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