Ofthe ..i'(4ture, knowledge, Will When temporary Creatures are the fubjecis of Relation to God, then - God is. denominated by extrinfecal denomination as the terminus of that Relation: But when God or Rternity is the fubjell of Relation to Creatures, then temporary creatures are denominated as the termini of the Divine relation. And fo Eternity (being as Divines conclude indivifible and tote fimul quit fine partibus ) being one and the fame , communicateth fowewhat of its Name to the multifarious fluid creature, as its terminas And as the Mutations of creatures in exigence and operation thus commu- nicate various denominations to the aétions ( knowledge and will ) of * Card.Sarnan. Conch. God ; fo Gods Unity and eonflancy giveth various denominations to the Th. & Scoti, p. 22. in- creatures. And fo becaufe things when the y Il exi r do co-exiftwith eter- quit, newsper fawn æter- , nitatem fine aligns fuccef- nity, and eternity hashnopries6, pofierius , and the Prepofitions [ ab ] done fiel eft omnibus præ- 6, [ ad] 6' [ante] 6, [poll] have there no true fignification, there- fens : fa . pee ue,,,kft- fore it may be laid, that as Indivifible Eternity co- exifteth with the crea- one reran. Ideogrte<tt eiagta tune, fnenunt & tore, fo the creature co- exifleth with and in. indivifible eternity, and fo . tau , & etiam withAll eternity, andnot with a part. effecognitnm in mente di- 93. Hence you may fee howboth fayings may be true; both thatEter- vina... at ideo bent di- nit or God and hisKnowledge ever co-exi eth with creatures, and al- cunt &Thomas dr Sw- y ( ) ' tus. fo that. it Bothde novo begin to co-exift ; viz. AsGod is extrinfecallyde- nominated from the real mutation of the creature related to him ; or as the creature is denominated extrinfecally as related to the indivifible .God and Eternity : even as God and the creature are varioufly confidered to- wards each other, astheRelate, or as the Terminus. 94. To clear it by a low limilitude ; WhenaRock in the Sea is the Relatum, and theSea the Terminus, it may be Paid, [This Rock is thecon - flant companion of the Sea]: And alfo thence, that [The sea is the con- flant companion of the Rock] the title of Confiancy being thus mutually t 7hisfuppofeth (with ufed and but ina various fence. So when theSea is the Relatum, theRock Pet. Hunted. and other is tne Terminus, it maybe Paid, that [The rollingWaves pafs by the Rock Nominals,) that God is as its unconftant companions] And confequently, that [ The Rock is an Related to the creature, unccnftant Companion ofthe waves.] So you may fay, that [ theEternal and that Scotus his an- feuer to Aquinas retying God or Eternity doth indivifibly co-exifl with the temporary creature, or on thecontrary fuppofi- with time; ] and thence that [the temporary creature or Time doth co- tion, that only the crea- ture is Related, isthere- exig with indivifible eternity.] And yet that [ the tranfient creature fore vain. tranftorily co-exilt with God] and fo that [ God cloth but temporari- tSgid.ROman. Quol. 3. q. 3. pag. 135. Totes: de- ly co-exill with the tranftory creature ] ; as the reafonof the. denomination ,,o rertnt eli DO præ- is varioufly fetchtin. .fens Mee circa lac non ,faüitnrs five ft neeeffari- 95 In like-manner quoad locum it maybe laid, that [ the finite crea- tarn five coeeingens : cum ture cloth limitedly co-exift withGod] and fo, that[ Godas the Terminus iefaliáilitae dtvtnæ ceg- of the creatures exigence, doth limitedly co-exift with the creature]. But tatuanu rmn dal rebus ne- ceTtatem, nee teuat a can- alto that [the Infinite God doth immenfely co-exift with thefinite creature] ti?gentibuecuoringentiam e and [ the finite creaturedoth co-exiftwith Immenfity.] Fîertieug pnefentia prm- 96. But note t. That as the denominations of a univerfal may be bets fcientiae Divan, &c. t -For thisco-exifience, fee ter diflributed and reftrained by its relation to particulars, than particulars iticard. in r. a. 39. q.3. can.be denominated like the univerfal; fo it is here unfitter to give the & 1.39. qa. 4.1. capreol. h. d. 36. q. r. a. 2. & d. attribute of God relatively to the creature, than to [peakof God as Rela- sa q t. a. 2. Ferran tively limited to the creature. And therefore it is more unfit to fay that cant. Gent.s. c. 66. eajet. a.,3. on the the creature có- exifleth [eternally and immenfely] withGod, than that contrary, feeAlenf: r. P. God co-exifleth [temporarily and limitedly] with the creature in relati- qe c3'.14. 3. "4- on. a. That the molt proper expreffron is to fetch the attribute from the Scot. b. q. i. Thur. q.3. Nature of the fubjedt,rather than borrowedly from the correlate : And n;',2. Greg. q. 2. a.2' fo it is fitteft to fay,that [TheEternal and Immenfe God doth co-exift Eter- Gar. r. d. 38. q- h. a. 2. rcar/iI.inThom. Vetta. in rally and Immenlely with theTranfitory,finite ireature];And that [the crea- a q 14. a. 3. d. 64. tunedoth Tranfitorilyandfinitely co-exift with the Eternal immenfe God]].. s 97'
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