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XXVI.
Argument: I ask whether a holy thing and holiness, or a good thing and
goodness, are the same?
Response: There is a great difference between concrete terms and abstract
ones, as between a white thing and whiteness, between substance and accident.
These are not synonyms, for a accident can either be present or absent.
On the contrary: Both a good thing and goodness are accidents, as are a man
and humanity.
Response: As far as accidents are concerned, they are not synonomous.