System of Sacred Theology · §3.20.3 · Ludwig Crocius

V-VII: metaphoric attributes from man — anthropomorphism

V. Metaphoric attributes are those attributed to God by metaphor. The fathers say these are predicated of God not theologically but economically, as may be seen in Theodoret, second dialogue, titled Unconfused. VI. And of these some are drawn from man, some from other creatures.

VII. From man are drawn those which are said of God by likeness from human nature alone. And here that celebrated manner of speaking has place, which they commonly call anthropomorphism and anthropopathy — as when to God are ascribed mans parts: soul — Isaiah; Jeremiah 5:9,29; Amos 6:8; members of the body, head — Daniel 7:9; face — Psalm 31; Exodus 33; eyes — Psalm 34:15; 2 Chronicles 16:9; pupil — Zechariah; mouth — Job 9; Jeremiah; ears — Psalms; nose — Jeremiah; neck — Jeremiah 18:17; hands — Numbers 11:23; Job 19:21; Acts 4:28; arm — Genesis; right hand — Psalm 118:15; finger — Exodus 31:18; heart — Genesis 6:6; Jeremiah 19:5; bowels — Isaiah; feet — Psalms; hinder parts — Exodus 33; internal senses such as memory and forgetfulness — Psalms; external, sight — Genesis 1:4; hearing — Psalms; smell — Genesis 8:21; affections such as gladness — Judges 9:13; grief — Genesis 6:6; wrath — Romans 1:18; zeal — 2 Kings 19; Isaiah 9:7 — concerning which we also saw above when we treated Gods life as integral.

Latin

V. Metaphorica attributa sunt, quae Deo per metaphoram tribuuntur. Ea patres dicunt praedicari de Deo, non theologice, sed oeconomice, ut videre est apud Theodoretum dialogo secundo, qui intitulatur Inconfusus. VI. Et horum quaedam petuntur ab homine, quaedam ab aliis creaturis. VII. Ab homine petuntur, quae ab humana duntaxat natura per similitudinem de Deo dicuntur. Atque hic locum habet decantata illa loquendi ratio, quam vulgo anthropomorphosin et anthropopathian appellant, ut, cum Deo adscribuntur hominis partes, anima — Isa. I; Jer. V.9,29; Amos VI.8; membra corporis, caput — Dan. VII.9; facies — Psal. XXXI; Exod. XXXIII; oculi — Psal. XXXIV.16; II Chron. XVI.9; pupilla — Zach.; os — Job. IX; Jer.; aures — Psal.; nasus — Jer.; cervix — Jer. XVIII.17; manus — Num. XI.23; Job. XIX.21; Act. IV.28; brachium — Gen.; dextera — Psal. CXVIII.15; digitus — Exod. XXXI.18; cor — Gen. VI.6; Jer. XIX.5; viscera — Isa.; pedes — Psal.; posteriora — Exod. XXXIII; sensus interni, ut memoria — Psal.; oblivio — Psal.; externi, visus — Gen. I.4; auditus — Psal.; odoratus — Gen. VIII.21; affectus, ut laetitia — Jud. IX.13; dolor — Gen. VI.6; ira — Rom. I.18; zelus — II Reg. XIX; Isa. IX.7 — de quibus etiam vidimus supra, ubi vitam Dei ut integram expendimus.

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