℘ "The manner whereby God is in Himself as known in knower is described by the terms "generation," "father," "son," "word," all of which imply a special likeness. But the manner whereby God is in Himself as beloved in lover is described by the terms "breath" or "spirit": in this sense the Creed bids us believe in the Spirit."
─ "Compendium of Theology," 46.
℘ "The term "procession" within the Blessed Trinity signifies a coming forth from a principle and not necessarily a going out to an object, though the coming forth of the Holy Spirit, a coming forth of love, does imply a going out to another, namely to the beloved. And because the eternal comings forth are the cause and type of all creation, so it is that the begetting of the Son is the exemplar of all making, and the Father's loving of the Son is the exemplar of all granting of love to creatures. Hence the Holy Spirit Who is the love whereby the Father loves the Son, is also the love whereby the Father loves creatures and imparts to them his goodness."
─ "Commentary on the Sentences," 1, 14, 1, 1.
℘ "The divine nature is really and entirely identical with each of the three persons, all of whom can therefore be called one: 'I and the Father are one' (Jn. 10:30)."
─ "Disputations concerning the Union of the Word Incarnate," 2.
~St. Thomas Aquinas
(Artwork: Disputation on the Trinity, by Andrea del Sarto. Oil on wood, A.D. 1517; Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence)
─ "Compendium of Theology," 46.
℘ "The term "procession" within the Blessed Trinity signifies a coming forth from a principle and not necessarily a going out to an object, though the coming forth of the Holy Spirit, a coming forth of love, does imply a going out to another, namely to the beloved. And because the eternal comings forth are the cause and type of all creation, so it is that the begetting of the Son is the exemplar of all making, and the Father's loving of the Son is the exemplar of all granting of love to creatures. Hence the Holy Spirit Who is the love whereby the Father loves the Son, is also the love whereby the Father loves creatures and imparts to them his goodness."
─ "Commentary on the Sentences," 1, 14, 1, 1.
℘ "The divine nature is really and entirely identical with each of the three persons, all of whom can therefore be called one: 'I and the Father are one' (Jn. 10:30)."
─ "Disputations concerning the Union of the Word Incarnate," 2.
~St. Thomas Aquinas
