De Virtutibus Theologicis: Commentarius in Summam theologicam S. THOMÆ Iᵃ IIᵃᵉ q. 62, 65, 68, et IIᵃ IIᵃᵉ q. 1-46

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Quæstio XXVI. De ordine caritatis (II-II q. 26): PDF pp. 231-241

contains some interesting corollaria , e.g., PDF p. 237 on whether we must love Jesus (even His human nature) or the Blessed Virgin more than ourselves (Billuart DjVu p. 502); p. 240 comparing spiritual to natural children

cf. II-II q. 152 a. 4 ad 3, which quotes St. Augustine's De virginitate 9 {"neither are we to believe that their fruitfulness of the flesh, who at this time seek in marriage nothing else save children, to make over unto Christ, can be set against the loss of virginity." "fecunditas carnis, etiam illarum quae in hoc tempore nihil aliud in coniugio quam prolem requirunt quam mancipent Christo, pro amissa virginitate compensari non posse credenda est.", pace(?) suppl. q. 49 a. 4 "Whether the marriage act is excused by the aforesaid (marriage) goods?"} in the context of common vs. private good; cf. Fr. G.-L. here, p. PDF p. 236.