Philosophy the Handmaid of Theology · §52

Against Antonio Rubio: that theology in the second sense is not science but divine faith

Article XXV. Against Antonio Rubio: that theology in the second sense is not science but divine faith.

1. Rubio calls theology (deducing from faith's principles) true science. We deny it.

2. Aristotelian science rests on self-evident, evidently seen principles. Theology's principles (articles of faith) are believed, not seen. Discourse from them yields discursive faith — a faithful conclusion — not science properly so called.

3. Theology may be called science broadly, or wisdom — not Aristotelian science strictly.

Latin

ART. XXV. Probatur, contra Antonium Ruvium, Theologiam secundo modo acceptam, non esse scientiam, sed fidem divinam. 1. Antonius Ruvius asserit Theologiam (ut conclusiones ex principiis fidei deducit) esse veram scientiam. Nos negamus. 2. Scientia propria Aristotelis nititur principiis per se notis & evidenter visis. At principia Theologiae (articuli fidei) non sunt evidenter visa, sed credita. Ergo discursus theologicus ex illis non gignit scientiam proprie dictam, sed fidem discursivam seu conclusionem fidelem. 3. Dici potest Theologia esse scientia lato modo, seu sapientia; sed non scientia Aristotelica stricte.

About this text

Robert Baron, Philosophia Theologiae Ancillans (Philosophy in Service to Theology): the first exercise, on being and essence, and the second, on the origin of the soul and the spread of sin — newly rendered from Latin. Later exercises are not in this volume.

English follows locked 1658 Oxford Latin. Prima Art. I-XII from IA PDF leaves ~15-53. Secunda Art. I-XV from PDF leaves 56-107 / printed pp.54-105 (tess+pdftotext+DjVu). No modern English copied. Exercitatio Tertia+ remain.

Catalogue & scope

Wing B887. IA bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_philosophia-theologi-an_baron-robert_1658. Exercitatio Prima Art. I-XII; Exercitatio Secunda Art. I-XV (De origine animae & propagatione peccati). Not whole Philosophia (213 pp). Exercitatio Tertia+ remain.

Witnesses

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