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We must now discuss the mode of the union not on the part of the person
assuming, but on the part of what was assumed; and here two things
must be considered.
1) What the Word assumed:
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a) The human nature itself (q. 4).
b) Of the parts of the human nature, which refutes Docetism and
Apollinarianism (q. 5).
c) Of the order of this assumption, for example, whether the soul
was assumed before the flesh (q. 6).
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2) What things were co-assumed:
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a) of perfections, where the
habitual grace of Christ, His knowledge and power are discussed;
b) of defects, or of those defects which Christ voluntarily
accepted for our satisfaction, such as passibility of the body,
death, in which Christ's impeccability is discussed, as also His
propassions. (q. 7-15)
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Thus the treatise on the hypostatic union is complete, since we find
discussed: (a) the union itself (q. 2); (b) the person
assuming (q. 3); (c) the nature assumed, both as to its parts
and those things co-assumed (q. 4-15). Afterward there will be
a discussion of the consequences of the union, in themselves and in
their relations both to the Father and to us.
The fourth question contains six articles, treating of the human
nature in itself, both in its relation to human personality, which
Christ did not have, and in its relation to individuals of the human
nature.
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