(A)
Yes; for wheresoever there is mind, there also must be will (XIX.)
1). Do all things depend on the will of God?
Yes; because God's will is the first and supreme cause of all things (XIX. 4-6).
(B)
Yes, for He made them out of love only (XX. 2).
Does God's love for His creatures produce any effect in them?
Yes, the effect of God's love in His creatures is the good found in them (XX. 3,4).
(C)
Is God just?
Yes, God is Very Justice (XXI. 1).
Why is God Very Justice?
God is Very Justice because He gives to each creature what is due to its nature (XXI. 5-2).
Is there any special kind of God's justice towards men?
Yes; and it consists in this, that He rewards the good and punishes the wicked (XXI. 1, Obj. 3).
Does God reward the good and punish the wicked in this life?
Only in part does God reward the good and punish the wicked in this life. Where does God fully reward the good and punish the wicked? In heaven God fully rewards the good, and in hell fully punishes the wicked.
(D)
Is God merciful?
Yes (XXI. 3).
In what does the mercy of God consist?
It consists in this, that He gives to each thing even more than is due its to its nature; likewise He rewards the good more fully than they deserve and punishes the wicked even less than they deserve (XXI. 4.).
Next - III. OF THE DIVINE OPERATIONS (E, et. seq.)
Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 29-31). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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