| ### QUESTION 4 ### OF THE MODE OF UNION ON THE PART OF THE HUMAN NATURE ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider the union on the part of what was assumed. About which we must consider first what things were assumed by the Word of God; secondly, what were co-assumed, whether perfections or defects. #### Now the Son of God assumed human nature and its parts. Hence a threefold consideration arises. First, with regard to the nature; secondly, with regard to its parts; thirdly, with regard to the order of the assumption. #### Under the first head there are six points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether human nature was more capable of being assumed than any other nature? #### (2) Whether He assumed a person? #### (3) Whether He assumed a man? #### (4) Whether it was becoming that He should assume human nature abstracted from all individuals? #### (5) Whether it was becoming that He should assume human nature in all its individuals? #### (6) Whether it was becoming that He should assume human nature in any man begotten of the stock of Adam? ####  |