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The Prima secundae is a general treatise on morality, under the
following headings:
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1. Man's ultimate purpose and goal,
2. Human voluntary acts,
3. Passions and habits,
4. Virtues, gifts, and vices,
5. Law, by which God guides us,
6. Grace, by which God aids us.
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The Secunda secundae is a detailed treatment, first on each of the
virtues, theological and cardinal, then on the active and
contemplative life, lastly on the state of perfection, episcopal and
religious.
Everywhere throughout these treatises we find the formulas of a solid
spiritual life supported by theological foundations. These principles
appear chiefly, in the Prima secundae, under grace, virtues, and
gifts, in the Secunda secundae, under the theological virtues, then
under prudence, justice, humility, and their corresponding gifts.
Here we can but underline the essentials.
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