Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province BENZIGER BROTHERS NEW YORK ________________________ To the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate Seat of Wisdom ________________________ The text of this electronic edition was originally produced by Sandra K. Perry, Perrysburg, Ohio, and made available through the Christian Classics Ethereal Library <http://www.ccel.org>. I have eliminated unnecessary formatting in the text, corrected some errors in transcription, and added the dedi

THIRD PART ["III," "Tertia Pars"] Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province BENZIGER BROTHERS NEW YORK ________________________ To the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate Seat of Wisdom ________________________ The text of this electronic edition was originally produced by Sandra K. Perry, Perrysburg, Ohio, and made available through the Christian Classics Ethereal Library <http://www.ccel.org>. I have eliminated unnecessary formatting in the text, corrected some errors in

[The following content was presented in the form of a three-column table in the original.] All descendants from Adam. Spring from Adam materially and seminally. The body lies (not under the guilt, but) under the effects of original sin. The stricken body dispositively causes the soul to contract the guilt of original sin. The soul at the moment of union with the body contracts the stain. All contract both debt and stain. All need a Redeemer to destroy the stain contracted....

Spring from Adam materially and seminally. The body lies (not under the guilt, but) under the effects of original sin. The stricken body would have dispositively caused the soul to contract the guilt of original sin. The soul at the moment of union with the body was prevented by the infusion of grace from contracting the stain. Mary contracted the debt, but not the stain. Mary needed a Redeemer to prevent her from contracting the stain....

Springs from Adam materially, not seminally. (Q. 31, A. 1) His body lay under neither guilt nor effects of original sin. The body being entirely free, could not transmit the stain to His soul. No preventive grace needed. Jesus Christ contracted neither debt nor stain. Jesus Christ is not redeemed, but the Redeemer. It will thus be seen how accurately St. Thomas speaks of the "flesh" or body of our Blessed Lady. For it should be remembered that, according to St. Thomas, the human body is animated