Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Q47 A1: Whether the multitude and distinction of things come from God?

Yes. We must say that the distinction and multitude of things come from the intention of the first agent (who is God) because goodness, which in God is simple and uniform, in creatures is manifold and divided (and hence the whole universe together participates in the divine goodness more perfectly, and represents it better than any single creature whatever).