XVI. OF DIVERS LAWS; AND FIRST, OF THE ETERNAL LAW
Are there several kinds of law that concern us?
Yes.
What are these different kinds of law?
They are the eternal law, the natural law, human law, and the divine law (XCI. 1-5).
What is the eternal law?
The eternal law is the supreme law which rules all things, and on which all other laws depend, for these latter are only derivations or particular manifestations thereof (XCIII. 1, 3).
Where is the eternal law?
The eternal law is in God (XCIII. 1).
How is this law manifested in things?
It is manifested by the very order of things such as is found in the world (XCIII. 4-6).
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