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Thomas Aquinas · 1512 of 3516

Question. 25 - OF THE OBJECT OF CHARITY (TWELVE ARTICLES)

We must now consider the object of ; which consideration will be twofold: (1) The things we ought to love out of : (2) The order in which they ought to be loved. Under the first head there are twelve points of inquiry:

(1) Whether we should love God alone, out of , or should we love our neighbor also?

(2) Whether should be loved out of ?

(3) Whether irrational creatures ought to be loved out of ?

(4) Whether one may love oneself out of ?

(5) Whether one's own body?

(6) Whether sinners should be loved out of ?

(7) Whether sinners love themselves?

(8) Whether we should love our enemies out of ?

(9) Whether we are bound to show them tokens of friendship?

(10) Whether we ought to love the angels out of ?

(11) Whether we ought to love the demons?

(12) How to enumerate the things we are bound to love out of .