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Mar 10 (10 days ago)
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Hey Sean,
I am looking for this in English: IV Sent., d. 26 q. 2 a. 3, ad 4.
I found the Latin version but google translate isn't precise enough for me. Do you know where I can find an English version?
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Mar 10 (10 days ago)
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Ad quartum dicendum, quod contra concupiscentiam potest praestari remedium dupliciter. Uno modo ex parte ipsius concupiscentiae, ut reprimatur in sua radice; et sic remedium praestat matrimonium per gratiam quae in eo datur. Alio modo ex parte actus ejus; et hoc dupliciter. Uno modo ut actus ad quem inclinat concupiscentia, exterius turpitudine careat; et hoc fit per bona matrimonii, quae honestant carnalem concupiscentiam. Alio modo ut actus turpitudinem habens impediatur; quod fit ex ipsa natura actus: quia dum concupiscentiae satisfit in actu conjugali, ad alias corruptelas non ita incitat; propter quod dicit apostolus, 1 Corinth. 7, 9: melius est nubere quam uri. Quamvis enim opera concupiscentiae congrua secundum se nata sint concupiscentiam augere; tamen secundum quod ratione ordinantur, ipsam reprimunt: quia ex similibus actibus similes relinquuntur dispositiones et habitus.
"To the fourth it must be said, that a remedy against concupiscence is able to be offered in two ways. In the first way on the part of concupiscence itself, that it may be restrained in its very root: and thus matrimony offers a remedy by means of the grace which is given therein. In the second way, on the part of its act, and this in two ways. In one way such that the act to which concupiscence inclines one will lack outward shame; and this comes about through the goods of marriage, which render carnal desire honorable. In another way so that the the shameful act is prevented; which comes about from the nature of the act itself: for, when concupiscence is satisfied in the conjugal act, it does not thereafter drive one to further sexual misconduct, for which reason the Apostle says, in 1 Corinthians 7: 9, "It is better to marry than to burn." For although the deeds to which concupiscence tends are, of their own nature, born so as to increase concupiscence, nonetheless, inasmuch as they are ordered by reason, they restrain it: for from like acts follow like dispositions and habits."
So there.
"To the fourth it must be said, that a remedy against concupiscence is able to be offered in two ways. In the first way on the part of concupiscence itself, that it may be restrained in its very root: and thus matrimony offers a remedy by means of the grace which is given therein. In the second way, on the part of its act, and this in two ways. In one way such that the act to which concupiscence inclines one will lack outward shame; and this comes about through the goods of marriage, which render carnal desire honorable. In another way so that the the shameful act is prevented; which comes about from the nature of the act itself: for, when concupiscence is satisfied in the conjugal act, it does not thereafter drive one to further sexual misconduct, for which reason the Apostle says, in 1 Corinthians 7: 9, "It is better to marry than to burn." For although the deeds to which concupiscence tends are, of their own nature, born so as to increase concupiscence, nonetheless, inasmuch as they are ordered by reason, they restrain it: for from like acts follow like dispositions and habits."
So there.
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Mar 10 (10 days ago)
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In fine:
-The grace of state of marriage helps eliminate concupiscence itself.
-In addition, the acts of marriage restrain it in two ways:
-The grace of state of marriage helps eliminate concupiscence itself.
-In addition, the acts of marriage restrain it in two ways:
1) Acts that are born of the desire of the flesh are, within the confines of marriage, rendered honorable by the goods of marriage.
2) These acts also satisfy our desire, and so prevent us from seeking to satisfy it in dishonorable ways. (1 Cor. 7:9)
2) These acts also satisfy our desire, and so prevent us from seeking to satisfy it in dishonorable ways. (1 Cor. 7:9)
-So, even though carnal acts beget carnal habits, rational acts cultivate rational habits. Thus, although carnal acts in marriage will engender a habit of carnal activity, these acts are also reasonable acts, and so they will also engender a habit of reasonable activity, which restrains the evil of concupiscence.
Pretty radical stuff.
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