Fromthis“a-se-ity“onGod’spart，theologydeducesbymerelogicmostofhisotherperfections。Forinstance，hemustbebothNECESSARYandABSOLUTE，cannotnotbe，andcannotinanywaybedeterminedbyanythingelse。ThismakesHimabsolutelyunlimitedfromwithout，andunlimitedalsofromwithin；forlimitationisnon-being；andGodisbeingitself。ThisunlimitednessmakesGodinfinitelyperfect。Moreover，GodisONE，andONLY，fortheinfinitelyperfectcanadmitnopeer。HeisSPIRITUAL，forwereHecomposedofphysicalparts，someotherpowerwouldhavetocombinethemintothetotal，andhisaseitywouldthusbecontradicted。Heisthereforebothsimpleandnon-physicalinnature。HeisSIMPLEMETAPHYSICALLYalso，thatistosay，hisnatureandhisexistencecannotbedistinct，astheyareinfinitesubstanceswhichsharetheirformalnatureswithoneanother，andareindividualonlyintheirmaterialaspect。SinceGodisoneandonly，hisessentiaandhisessemustbegivenatonestroke。Thisexcludesfromhisbeingallthosedistinctions，sofamiliarintheworldoffinitethings，betweenpotentialityandactuality，substanceandaccidents，beingandactivity，existenceandattributes。Wecantalk，itistrue，ofGod’spowers，acts，andattributes，butthesediscriminationsareonly“virtual。”andmadefromthehumanpointofview。InGodallthesepointsofviewfallintoanabsoluteidentityofbeing。
ThisabsenceofallpotentialityinGodobligesHimtobeIMMUTABLE。Heisactuality，throughandthrough。WerethereanythingpotentialaboutHim，Hewouldeitherloseorgainbyitsactualization，andeitherlossorgainwouldcontradicthisperfection。Hecannot，therefore，change。Furthermore，HeisIMMENSE，BOUNDLESS；forcouldHebeoutlinedinspace，Hewouldbecomposite，andthiswouldcontradicthisindivisibility。HeisthereforeOMNIPRESENT，indivisiblythere，ateverypointofspace。Heissimilarlywhollypresentateverypointoftime——inotherwordsETERNAL。ForifHebeganintime，Hewouldneedapriorcause，andthatwouldcontradicthisaseity。IfHeendeditwouldcontradicthisnecessity。IfHewentthroughanysuccession，itwouldcontradicthisimmutability。
HehasINTELLIGENCEandWILLandeveryothercreature-
perfection，forwehavethem，andeffectusnequitsuperarecausam。InHim，however，theyareabsolutelyandeternallyinact，andtheirOBJECT，sinceGodcanbeboundedbynaughtthatisexternal，canprimarilybenothingelsethanGodhimself。Heknowshimself，then，inoneeternalindivisibleact，andwillshimselfwithaninfiniteself-pleasure。[295]SinceHemustoflogicalnecessitythusloveandwillhimself，Hecannotbecalled“free“adintra，withthefreedomofcontrarietiesthatcharacterizesfinitecreatures。Adextra，however，orwithrespecttohiscreation，Godisfree。HecannotNEEDtocreate，beingperfectinbeingandinhappinessalready。HeWILLStocreate，then，byanabsolutefreedom。
[295]Forthescholasticsthefacultasappetendiembracesfeeling，desire，andwill。