Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
... And this habit is called wisdom, which implies both cognition (or knowledge) and affection at the same time … Whence this [habit] is for the sake of both contemplation and our improvement, but mainly for the purpose of our improvement. Such is the sort of cognition that is treated in this book. For this sort of cognition or knowledge helps faith, and faith is positioned in the intellect in such a way that, insofar as it contains its elements (or principles), it is naturally capable of moving our affection. This is quite clear. Indeed, the knowledge of the type ‘Christ died for us’ and the like—unless the person is an inveterate sinner—moves one to love, unlike this one: ‘the diameter is incommensurate with the semicircle [based on this diameter].’ Therefore we must concede that it is for the sake of our improvement. ...
For more, see Bonaventure: Is theology a speculative or practical science?
Question: If you get the chance to read the full extract, is Bonaventure saying much the same thing as William Ames and other Puritans?
For more, see Bonaventure: Is theology a speculative or practical science?
Question: If you get the chance to read the full extract, is Bonaventure saying much the same thing as William Ames and other Puritans?
