(B)
Is it because man has a will that he is said to be free?
Yes, for his will is not drawn of itself or of necessity to a good except under the general aspect of good; hence provided the good presented to the will is only some particular good the will is master of its own act in so far as it is able to choose or not to choose that particular good (LXXXIII.).
Is man's free will dependent upon his will only?
No, man's free will results from a combination of his will with his reason or intellect.
Is man by his intellect and will, and his power of freedon the king of all creatures in this world?
Yes, this is so; for all things else by their very nature are inferior to man and were made to serve him.
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Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 74-75). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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