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John
7:37
And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.
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Apocalypse
22:17
And the spirit and the bride say: Come. And he that heareth, let him say: Come. And he that thirsteth, let him come. And he that will, let him take the water of life, freely.
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Jeremias
15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.
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Ezechiel
3:3
And he said to me: Son of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bowels shall be filled with this book, which I give thee, and I did eat it: and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.
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Proverbs
9:5
Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.
*H All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.
Ver. 1. Waters, which in that country are very scarce. — Milk. Sept. "fat." C. — In the western Churches, wine and honey were given to the new baptized. C. vii. 15. S. Jer. — Christ invites all to come to him. John iv. 14. and vii. 37. The establishment of the Church is described under the figure of the return from Babylon. C. — Grace is offered to all. But only those are justified who thirst, and do their best. Mat. v. 6. W.
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Acts
13:34
And to shew that he raised him up from the dead, not to return now any more to corruption, he said thus: I will give you the holy things of David, faithful.
*H Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.
Ver. 3. David. I will be equally faithful to you. Ps. lxxxviii. 29. Sept. "the holy things of David faithful." Acts xiii. 34. The resurrection of Christ fully accomplished the promise made to David.
*H Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.
Ver. 4. Him. David, who continually proclaimed the divine mercies, (Ps. xvii. 1.) or rather Christ; though Grotius alone would refer it to Jeremias. C.
*H Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
Ver. 5. Not with approbation. H. — The Gentiles are converted.
*H Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.
Ver. 6. Near. He will shortly (C.) turn to the Gentiles. John xii. 35. Acts xiii. 46. H.
*H Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.
Ver. 7. Way. This is a necessary preliminary to God's service. W.
*H For my thoughts are not your thoughts: nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Ver. 8. My ways. I am not vindictive, but require a sincere conversion. C. — We cannot serve both God and the world. We must therefore adhere to the former. W.
* Summa
*S Part 2, Ques 19, Article 9
[I-II, Q. 19, Art. 9]
Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on Its Conformity to the Divine Will?
Objection 1: It would seem that the goodness of the human will does not depend on its conformity to the Divine will. Because it is impossible for man's will to be conformed to the Divine will; as appears from the word of Isa. 55:9: "As the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are My ways exalted above your ways, and My thoughts above your thoughts." If therefore goodness of the will depended on its conformity to the Divine will, it would follow that it is impossible for man's will to be good. Which is inadmissible.
Obj. 2: Further, just as our wills arise from the Divine will, so does our knowledge flow from the Divine knowledge. But our knowledge does not require to be conformed to God's knowledge; since God knows many things that we know not. Therefore there is no need for our will to be conformed to the Divine will.
Obj. 3: Further, the will is a principle of action. But our action cannot be conformed to God's. Therefore neither can our will be conformed to His.
_On the contrary,_ It is written (Matt. 26:39): "Not as I will, but as Thou wilt": which words He said, because "He wishes man to be upright and to tend to God," as Augustine expounds in the Enchiridion [*Enarr. in Ps. 32, serm. i.]. But the rectitude of the will is its goodness. Therefore the goodness of the will depends on its conformity to the Divine will.
_I answer that,_ As stated above (A. 7), the goodness of the will depends on the intention of the end. Now the last end of the human will is the Sovereign Good, namely, God, as stated above (Q. 1, A. 8; Q. 3, A. 1). Therefore the goodness of the human will requires it to be ordained to the Sovereign Good, that is, to God.
Now this Good is primarily and essentially compared to the Divine will, as its proper object. Again, that which is first in any genus is the measure and rule of all that belongs to that genus. Moreover, everything attains to rectitude and goodness, in so far as it is in accord with its proper measure. Therefore, in order that man's will be good it needs to be conformed to the Divine will.
Reply Obj. 1: The human will cannot be conformed to the will of God so as to equal it, but only so as to imitate it. In like manner human knowledge is conformed to the Divine knowledge, in so far as it knows truth: and human action is conformed to the Divine, in so far as it is becoming to the agent: and this by way of imitation, not by way of equality.
From the above may be gathered the replies to the Second and Third Objections. ________________________
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*H So shall my word be, which shall go forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall do whatsoever I please, and shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.
Ver. 11. Sent it. I will assuredly bring you from Babylon; and the rain shall sooner return upwards than I will break my promise.
*H For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall sing praise before you, and all the trees of the country shall clap their hands.
Ver. 12. Peace, by strangers. C. xlix. 22. — Hands, for joy. C. — Ipsa sonant arbusta Deus Deus ille, Menacla. Virg. Ec. v.
*H Instead of the shrub, shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the nettle, shall come up the myrtle tree: and the Lord shall be named for an everlasting sign, that shall not be taken away.
Ver. 13. Myrtle-tree. Instead of the wicked, the just shall be seen. Chal. — Away. The conversion and sanctity of the Gentiles shall be a trophy to the Lord. M.