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The EverlastingMan If we are no tof tho se who beg inby inv ok inga div ineTr ini ty,we must none the less inv oke a huma nTr in ity ;and see that tria ngl e rep eat edeve rywherein the patt ern of the wor ld. Fo r the hig he st eve nt in his tor y, to which all histor y looks forwar dan d lea ds up , is on ly some th ingtha t is at once the rev ers aland the ren ewa lof that tri angle . Or rath er, it is the one tria ngl e sup erim pos edso as to inte rsec t the othe r, ma kin g a sac red penta cle ,of which, in a mi gh tier sen se than tha t of the magic ian s,the fie nd s are af ra id . Th e Old Tr ini ty was of fat he r and mo the r and chi ld andis cal led the hum an family . Th e new is of chi ld andmot her and fath er and ha s the nam e of the Ho ly Fami ly. It is in no wa y alte red exc ept in be ing ent irel y rev ers ed; just as the wor ld it tra nsf orm edwas not in the lea st dif fer ent ,exc ept in be ing turned up sid edow n. —G.K . Che ste rto n. t egin i g i i ity, o etheles n i ity; gle e ere l . st in y, d s , l thing al l l . , le i posed s t , i g t cle, ti s ians, s id. e i it r d ily. a d I l l ily. ly sed; l sfor ed e t, e . . Chesterton. -G.

caus e and for inv est iga tin gits qu id di ty from thos e of its pro perties wh ich are dis cer nib le. If, how ever, the eff ect is not ade qua teto its cau se, then the eff ec t is the pri nc ipl e for dem ons tratingthe ex ist en ceof the caus e an d cer tai n con dit ionsof its ex ist en ce,bu t the qu id di ty of the cause will alw aysrem ain unk now n. Th is is wha t occ ur swith res pec t to the separa tedsub sta nc es. 30 In suc h cas es, kn owled ge of the eff ec t sub stit ute s fo r kn owled geof the qu id di ty of the ca us e. 31 Thus, fo r us to have a sci en ce of di vi ne th ing sit is not nec essa rythat we first know wha t God is. 32 Ye t we cannot know whethe r a th ing is wit hout also know ing wha t it is in som e way, eit he rwit h per fec tkno wle dgeor with a confu sedknow led ge. 33 Th ere for e,we ar e unab le to know whe ther God and the oth er sep ara tedsub stan cesex ist , unl ess we know , aft er a fas hio n, wha t the y are under a cer tai n con fus ion . Th is knowledge of God is att ain ed in thr ee wa ys : (1 ) by know ing the pro gre s­ l° lb id ., q. 6, a. 4, ad 2. 31". . . Nec esse est non solum prae cogn osce re prima princ ipia con clus ioni ,sed etiam ea ma gis cogn osce re, quam conc lusio nem ." (In I Po st. Ana l., Iect. 6, n. 2) ting iddity ti nible. , te s , t iple trating L ee e i ition e ce, iddity i o n. i el te h l ne .Jo a e , l ge t h ute l ge i dity e.Jl Thu , fo ce e thing it i not nece ry that , e fir t know J i g t i g t f t ) dge a confu ed knowledge. Therefore, we are le ted h l ces , , i n, in ion. i l i ed : 1) ing a - JO I id., JI•· t" . n "Ol o oscere ri ioni, l i re, d si ne ." U t. l., f el e L

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thi ng is, ou r int elle ct must pen etra te int o the qu id d it y or es senc eof the thi ng itse lf, eith er immedia tel yor thr ough the med ia­ tion of su ch thi ngs that su ffi cie ntlyrev eal its ess ent ial nat ure. Howe ver ,in thi s lif e our inte llec tcan not imme dia tel yatt ain to the divine ess enc e or to the oth er sep ara tedess enc es, bec ause imm edi ate lyit rea ches onl y to pha ntasms. Thus, our inte llec tis ab le to atta in dir ect ly the qu id d it y of a sen sib lethi ng, but not of an int ell igi blethi ng . Ne ith er can we att ain to thes e ess enc es me dia tel y, i.e ., thr oug hthe eff ect sthat the y pro duc e in inf eri or thi ngs, for suc h eff ec ts do no t ad equa tethe power of their cau ses . There are two ki nd s of ef fe ct s: 29 tho se wh ich are ade quate to the pow er of the ir cause, and thr oug h su ch eff ec ts the powe r of a cau se is ful ly know n,and con seq uen tly its ess enc eal so ; sec ondly ,thos e whi ch lack suc h qu ali ty . Th rou gh thi s kin d of effect it is not pos sib leto com pre hen dful ly the pow er of the ag en t, and con seq uen tlynot its ess en ce eit he r; bu t reg ard ingthe cau se it can be kno wn on ly that it exi sts . If the ef fe ct is ad equa teto its cau se, the quid di ty of the ef fe ct is take n as the prin­ cip le for dem ons tra tin g the exi ste nc eof the 29 In de Tr in ita te, q. 1, a. 2, c. iddity ee lf, i tely i • l i ntly ial e. r, l t <;an diately i e ted e , iately e s. , H t l i ly iddity i le , lligible . e t r i e m i tely, ., h s e r ts ate c e . T ct : ate i c h ts of a ca l n, uently e ; dly, lity. gh H ible hend o l t, uently ee r; ing l . If the effe Li adequate to its cau e, the dity t - l trating L ee 29 Jn. in.itate, l

52 In de Tr ini tat e, q. 2, a. 2, ad 2. 33 In de Tr ini tate, q. 6, a. 3, c. 32/ i itate. JJ i itale,

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