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  1   2     |           evil things as well as to good, since we believe in both
  2   2     |        since we believe in both the good~and evil. Yet faith is good,
  3   2     |         good~and evil. Yet faith is good, not evil. Moreover, faith
  4   2     |            But hope deals only with good things, and only with those
  5   2     |                When,~therefore, our good is believed to be future,
  6   3     |           and equally and immutably good, were all things created.
  7   3     |              equally, nor immutably good. Still, each single created
  8   3     |             single created thing is~good, and taken as a whole they
  9   3     |            as a whole they are very good, because together they constitute
 10   3     |             its place, commends the good more eminently, since good
 11   3     |          good more eminently, since good things yield greater pleasure~
 12   3     |            goodness, as the Supreme Good, he is able to bring forth
 13   3     |           he is able to bring forth good out of evil. ~What, after
 14   3     |             except the privation of good? In animal bodies, for~instance,
 15   3     |           which, as a substance, is good. Evil, then, is an~accident,
 16   3     |           i.e., a privation of that good which is called health.
 17   3     |             privations of a natural good. When a cure takes place,
 18   3(22) |           Christian philosophy. The good is positive, constructive,
 19   3(22) |       destructive, parasitic on the good. It has its origin, not
 20   4     |            of nature, therefore, is good, since the Creator of all
 21   4     |             all nature is supremely good. But~nature is not supremely
 22   4     |             supremely and immutably good as is the Creator of it.
 23   4     |             Creator of it. Thus the good in created ~things can be
 24   4     |       diminished and augmented. For good to be diminished is evil;
 25   4     |   insignificant a thing may be, the good which is its "nature" cannot~
 26   4     |           being destroyed. There is good reason, therefore, to praise~
 27   4     |            much, a privation of the good. Where there is no~privation
 28   4     |        there is no~privation of the good, there is no evil. Where
 29   4     |    corresponding diminution of ~the good. As long, then, as a thing
 30   4     |           being corrupted, there is good in it of which it is being~
 31   4     | incorruptibilis], and to this great good it will have come through
 32   4     |          does not cease having some good of which it ~cannot be further
 33   4     |             and entire, there is no~good left either, because it
 34   4     |      corruption cannot consume ~the good without also consuming the
 35   4     |        entity [natura] is therefore good;~a greater good if it cannot
 36   4     |           therefore good;~a greater good if it cannot be corrupted,
 37   4     |       cannot be corrupted, a lesser good if it can be. Yet only the
 38   4     |           can deny that it is still good even when corrupted. Whenever
 39   4     |            evil if there is nothing good. A~good that wholly lacks
 40   4     |            there is nothing good. A~good that wholly lacks an evil
 41   4     |             evil aspect is entirely good. Where there is some evil
 42   4     |          some evil in a thing, its ~good is defective or defectible.
 43   4     |           no evil where there is no good. This leads us~to a surprising
 44   4     |            far as it is a being, is good, if we then ~say that a
 45   4     |         saying that what is evil is~good, that only what is good
 46   4     |             good, that only what is good is ever evil and that there
 47   4     |           evil apart from something good. ~This is because every
 48   4     |      because every actual entity is good [omnis natura bonum est].
 49   4     |      nothing evil ~except something good. Absurd as this sounds,
 50   4     |          Woe to those who call evil good and good evil: who call~
 51   4     |        those who call evil good and good evil: who call~darkness
 52   4     |          Now, if a man~is something good because he is an entity,
 53   4     |            a bad man except an evil good? When,~however, we distinguish
 54   4     |      because he is a man, nor is he good because he is wicked. Rather,
 55   4     |             wicked. Rather, he is a good entity in so far as~he is
 56   4     |          that to be a wicked man is good, he rightly falls under
 57   4     |           Woe to~him who calls evil good and good evil." For this
 58   4     |             who calls evil good and good evil." For this amounts
 59   4     |          far as it is an entity, is good. In so far as it is defective,
 60   4     |         contraries we call evil and good, the rule of the logicians
 61   4     |         while no one maintains that good and~evil are not contraries,
 62   4     |            exist at all without the~good, or in a thing that is not
 63   4     |            in a thing that is not a good. On the other hand, the
 64   4     |              On the other hand, the good can exist without evil.
 65   4     |            a man or an angel. It is good to be a man, good to be
 66   4     |             It is good to be a man, good to be an angel; but evil
 67   4     |            so that if there were no good in what is evil, then the
 68   4     |            Unless this something is good, it cannot~be corrupted,
 69   4     |         than the deprivation of the good. Evils,~therefore, have
 70   4     |            have their source in the good, and unless they are parasitic
 71   4     |          are parasitic on something good, they~are not anything at
 72   4     |        entity, it is unquestionably good. If it is an incorruptible~
 73   4     | incorruptible~entity, it is a great good. But even if it is a corruptible
 74   4     |         aspect of something that is good. Only by corrupting something
 75   4     |             by corrupting something good can~corruption inflict injury.~
 76   4     |          evil has its source in the good, do not suppose that this
 77   4     |             our~Lord's judgment: "A good tree cannot bear evil fruit."~26
 78   4     |         grapes. ~Nevertheless, from good soil we can see both vines
 79   4     |            a bad~tree does not grow good fruit, so also an evil will
 80   4     |          evil will does not produce good deeds. From a human~nature,
 81   4     |            a human~nature, which is good in itself, there can spring
 82   4     |           can spring forth either a good or an evil will. There was
 83   4     |            except from the nature - good in~itself - of an angel
 84   4     |             he said: "Make the tree good and the fruits will be good,
 85   4     |         good and the fruits will be good, or~make the tree bad and
 86   4     |             fruit cannot ~grow on a good tree nor good fruit on a
 87   4     |             grow on a good tree nor good fruit on a bad one. Yet
 88   5     |         ought to know the causes of good and evil in things, at least
 89   5     |           error mislead. If it~is a good thing to understand the
 90   5     |            blunderer, and this with~good reason. In a complex issue,
 91   5     |         harm but actually does~some good.~But now for a more careful
 92   6     |           of God, it~is sometimes a good and pious deed to speak
 93   6     |            is done; in others, even good results. It is a great evil
 94   6     |         which can then be turned to good use by being borne in faithful~
 95   6     |          someone judges a man to be good who is actually bad, and~
 96   6     |            believes a bad man to be~good, yet suffers no harm at
 97   6     |          Woe to those who call evil good." For we should understand
 98   6     |            he who ~calls adultery a good thing may be rightly accused
 99   6     |         word. But if he calls a man~good supposing him to be chaste
100   6     |         deceived in his doctrine of good and evil, but only as to
101   6     |           conduct. He calls~the man good on the basis of what he
102   6     |           and this is undoubtedly a good thing. ~Moreover, he calls
103   6     |           adultery bad and chastity good. But he calls this particular
104   6     |           calls this particular man good in~ignorance of the fact
105   6     |             there is even~something good that accrues to a man through
106   6     |             that it is a positively good thing. I speak only of ~
107   6     |         which did not happen or the good which did happen, through
108   6     |            one thing to judge a man good who is actually ~bad - this
109   6     |          man whom we supposed to be good actually does nothing harmful
110   6     |             a bad thing - something good actually turns out, such
111   7     |              the sake of some other good, yet truth may be violated
112   7     |            made progress~toward the good, when they will not lie
113   7     |             even rewarded, is their good will~and not their deceit.
114   8     |            know about the causes of good and evil - enough to lead
115   8     |        everything pertaining to our good is nothing ~other than the
116   8     |           of~a being who is mutably good from the Good which is immutable.
117   8     |            is mutably good from the Good which is immutable. This
118   8     |          his first privation of the good. ~In train of this there
119   8     |            vitae] where, by being a good steward of righteousness,
120   8     |           judged it better to~bring good out of evil than not to
121   9     |            Of course not! ~For what good works could a lost soul
122   9     |          get back his liberty to do good, unless he could regain~
123   9     |           could anyone glory in his good works as if they were acts~
124   9     |             faithful are lacking in good works, he added~further, "
125   9     |          created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God hath~prepared
126   9     |          already done - but also as good men, which he is now doing
127   9     |             as if the freedom to do good works had ~been bestowed
128   9     |          and to do according to his good will."~56 And,~in another
129   9     |            prepared.~59~For a man's good will comes before many other
130  11     |           the only Son of God? What good will, what zealous~strivings,
131  11     |             zealous~strivings, what good works preceded this assumption
132  14     |     sometimes it is passed upon the good,~as in the word, "Save me,
133  14     |             the distinction between good and evil is made, to the
134  14     |             with the evildoers, the good may be set apart at his
135  16     |              feigning~himself to be good, he does or says things
136  16     |            fit the character of the good angels, even if~then we
137  16     |         even if~then we believe him good, the error is neither dangerous
138  18(141)|            s inclination to re-use "good material." In his treatise
139  18     |            faith~works evil and not good, then without doubt, according
140  19     |       mistake, they return evil for~good, when a Christian ought
141  19     |               Love your enemies, do good to them that~hate you, and
142  21     |             children - which is the good of marriage - but also for
143  22     |              when a man loves their good opinion more than he regards
144  24     |          surely all that is just is good. ~Therefore, although evil,
145  24     |           far as it is evil, is not good, still it is a good thing
146  24     |             not good, still it is a good thing that not only~good
147  24     |            good thing that not only~good things exist but evil as
148  24     |            well. For if it were not good that evil things exist,
149  24     |             exist by the Omnipotent Good, for whom it is undoubtedly
150  25     |             he willeth - toward the good? But,~when he acteth, he
151  25     |          born, or had~done anything good or bad, in order that the
152  25     |      without any merit derived from good works or bad, God should
153  25     |   understand that there were future good deeds of~the one, and evil
154  25     |            never have ~said "not of good works" but rather "of _future_
155  26     |          Triumph of God's Sovereign Good Will~~
156  26     |           been~done. As the Supreme Good, he made good use of evil
157  26     |           the Supreme Good, he made good use of evil deeds, for the
158  26     |       willing - nor would he who is good allow the evil to be done,
159  26     |          omnipotence he could~bring good even out of evil.~
160  26     |        Sometimes, however, a man of good will wills something that
161  26     |            and much more certainly, good - for under no circumstances~
162  26     |          evil. For example, it is a good son's will that his father
163  26     |           live, whereas it is God's~good will that he should die.
164  26     |             God also willeth with a good will - as, for example,
165  26     |           which are, of course, all good - through the evil wills
166  26     |            of the Jews that, by the good will of the Father, Christ
167  26     |            slain for us - a deed so good that when the apostle Peter
168  26     |          order to be slain.~219 How good seemed the purposes of the~
169  26     |         martyr for Christ. And this good purpose of his he achieved,
170  26     |           achieved, not through the good will of the~Christians,
171  26     |          worked~through them with a good will, whereas they did his
172  26     |          will, whereas they did his good will with their ill will.~
173  26     |           angels or of men, whether good or evil, whether~they will
174  27     |          his argument, "for this is good and acceptable in the sight
175  27     |            then, God hath judged it good that through the prayers
176  28     |         purpose so that he could do good to man, even in man's doing
177  28     |         doing evil, and so~that the good will of the Omnipotent should
178  28     |             that he could will~both good and evil - not without reward,
179  28     |            reward, if he willed the good; not without punishment,
180  28     |       wherein he willed to show how good the rational creature is
181  28     |      participation in the~immutable good. Thus, for example, the
182  28     |        which is surely the wages of good works, is called a~_gift_
183  29     |             life that is neither so good as not to~need such helps
184  29     |         death. There is,~however, a good mode of life that does not
185  29     |           done in the body, whether~good or evil."~236 For each man
186  29     |        thank offerings for the very good, propitiations for the not-so-very-bad [
187  29     |           of the devil; one for~the good, the other for the bad -
188  30     |     spiritually), there is born the good _hope_ of the ~faithful,
189  30     |            obtain as reward for our good works.~
190  31     |            ask whether someone is a good man, we are not asking what
191  31     |          third_ stage of the man of good hope. A final peace is in
192  32     |          out of a pure heart, and a good conscience and a~faith unfeigned."~259
193  32     |             are strongly advised as~good spiritual counsel (and one
194  32     |           one of these is, "It is a good thing for a man not to touch
195  33     |        since I believe and hope for good things for you through the