(C)
Yes, and changes more or less radical according to the difference of natures, and according to the difference of states of the same nature.
Do these changes which sometimes come about in the things made by God, enter into the plan of His divine government?
Yes, since all such can and should advance the end of His government which is the glory of God and the well-being of His work.
Are there any changes in creatures that are due to the special action of God?
Yes (CV. 1-8); and they are those changes which affect directly the ultimate basis of material things, or the affective part of spiritual beings, and also that which is fundamental in every action of the creature (CV. 1, 4, 5).
Is this action which is proper to God and to which we must attribute the changes that come about in material things "outside" the action of secondary causes which in the ordinary course of nature is proportionate to these changes?
Yes, and such changes are called miracles (CV. 6, 7).
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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. 86-87). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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