DP 321[8]
. . . Divine providence does not assign evil to anyone,
nor good to anyone,
but that it is a person's own prudence
that assigns the one or the other to him. . ..
The end in Divine providence is goodness.
It therefore intends this in its every operation.
Consequently it does not assign good to anyone,
for in that case it would be made deserving of merit.
Nor does it assign evil to anyone,
for in that case it would make him guilty of evil.
Nevertheless a person does both owing to his inherent nature . . ..
The inherent nature of his will is a love of self,
and the inherent nature of his intellect is a conceit in his own intelligence,
and it is of the latter that his own prudence is born.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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