![]() Respondeo dicendum quod necesse est dicere omne quod quocumque modo est, a Deo esse. On the contrary, It is said (Rom 11:36): Of Him, and by Him, and in Him are all things. XI, ex ipso, et per ipsum, et in ipso sunt omnia. iii, 3) therefore not all beings are from God as from their efficient cause. But in mathematics, demonstration is not made by the efficient cause, as appears from the Philosopher ( Metaph. 3: Further, whatever things have a cause, can be demonstrated by that cause. ![]() Non igitur omnia entia sunt a Deo sicut a causa agente. Sed in mathematicis non fit demonstratio per causam agentem, ut per Philosophum patet, in III Metaphys. Praeterea, quorumcumque est aliqua causa, in his potest fieri demonstratio per causam illam. Therefore as there are many necessary things in existence, it appears that not all beings are from God. But no necessary thing can not exist, because whatever necessarily exists cannot but exist. Therefore whatever cannot but exist does not require an efficient cause. 2: Further, a thing requires an efficient cause in order to exist. Cum igitur multa sint necessaria in rebus, videtur quod non omnia entia sint a Deo. Sed nullum necessarium potest non esse, quia quod necesse est esse, non potest non esse. Ergo quod non potest non esse, non indiget causa efficiente. Praeterea, ad hoc aliquid indiget causa efficiente, ut sit. But the relation of the thing caused to its cause does not appear to be essential to beings, for some beings can be understood without it therefore they can exist without it and therefore it is possible that some beings should not be created by God. For there is nothing to prevent a thing from being without that which does not belong to its essence, as a man can be found without whiteness. Objection 1: It would seem that it is not necessary that every being be created by God. Ergo nihil prohibet esse aliqua entia non creata a Deo. Sed habitudo causati ad causam non videtur esse de ratione entium, quia sine hac possunt aliqua entia intelligi. Nihil enim prohibet inveniri rem sine eo quod non est de ratione rei, sicut hominem sine albedine. Videtur quod non sit necessarium omne ens esse creatum a Deo. Utrum sit necessarium omne ens esse creatum a Deo Whether it is necessary that every being be created by God? Ad primum sic proceditur.
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