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title: "Summa Theologica, Second Half"
author: "Thomas Aquinas"
translator: "Fathers of the English Dominican Province"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Medieval"
section: 223 of 935
url: https://scriptura.si/works/thomas-aquinas-summa-theologica-second-half/223/
cite: "Thomas Aquinas, tr. Fathers of the English Dominican Province, Summa Theologica, Second Half, section 223. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/thomas-aquinas-summa-theologica-second-half/223/"
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# Summa Theologica, Second Half

*Thomas Aquinas, tr. Fathers of the English Dominican Province*

Courage and temperance, the states of life, then Christ, the sacraments and the last things.

## 223. III · Question 2: Of the Mode of Union of the Word Incarnate (twelve Articles)

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[¶0] OF THE MODE OF UNION OF THE WORD INCARNATE (TWELVE ARTICLES)

[¶1] Now we must consider the mode of union of the Incarnate Word; and, first, the union itself; secondly, the Person assuming; thirdly, the nature assumed.

[¶2] Under the first head there are twelve points of inquiry:

[¶3] (1) Whether the union of the Word Incarnate took place in the nature?

[¶4] (2) Whether it took place in the Person?

[¶5] (3) Whether it took place in the suppositum or hypostasis?

[¶6] (4) Whether the Person or hypostasis of Christ is composite after the Incarnation?

[¶7] (5) Whether any union of body and soul took place in Christ?

[¶8] (6) Whether the human nature was united to the Word accidentally?

[¶9] (7) Whether the union itself is something created?

[¶10] (8) Whether it is the same as assumption?

[¶11] (9) Whether the union of the two natures is the greatest union?

[¶12] (10) Whether the union of the two natures in Christ was brought about by grace?

[¶13] (11) Whether any merits preceded it?

[¶14] (12) Whether the grace of union was natural to the man Christ?