Theologicae regulae
Alan of Lille (1120–1202)
Alan's theological rules, wherein he sets forth over a hundred concise maxims.
Prologus I: Theologicae regulae
Regula I: Monas est, qua quaelibet res est una.
Regula II: In supercoelesti unitas, in coelesti alteritas, in subcoelesti pluralitas.
Regula III: Monas gignit monadem, et in se suum reflectit ardorem.
Regula IV: In Patre unitas, in Filio aequalitas, in Spiritu sancto unitatis aequalitatisque connexio.
Regula V: Sola monas est alpha et omega sine alpha et omega.
Regula VI: Omne limitatum alpha et omega aut est bonum ab alpha, aut est bonum ab alpha et omega.
Regula VII: Deus est spaera intelligibilis, cujus centrum ubique, circumferentia nusquam.
Regula VIII: Deus est cui quidlibet quod est, est esse omne quod est.
Regula IX: Quidquid est in Deo, Deus est.
Regula X: Omnis praedicatio de Creatore facta, copulata est atque conjuncta.
Regula XI: Omne simplex esse suum, et id quod est, unum habet.
Regula XII: Nullum simplex subjectum esse potest.
Regula XIII: Solum simplex est forma absque materiali subjecto, et substantia absque formali praedicato.
Regula XIV: Omne esse ex forma est.
Regula XV: Ejus, quod est esse, nullum est esse.
Regula XVI: Sola forma informis est, quia formae non est forma.
Regula XVII: Omne nomen datum ex forma, dictum de forma, cadit a forma.
Regula XVIII: Omnes affirmationes de Deo dictae incompactae, negationes vero verae.
Regula XIX: Omne simplex alio est, et alio dicitur esse.
Regula XX: Omne simplex proprie est, et improprie dicitur esse.
Regula XXI: Omne nomen Deo conveniens convenit ei vel causative, vel similitudinarie, vel adjective, vel negative.
Regula XXII: Omni theologica praedicatione ostenditur Deus esse quid, vel ad quid.
Regula XXIII: Omnis terminus, qui de Deo dicitur secundum substantiam, de tribus personis dicitur singillatim, et in singulari numero; et de tribus in summa, et in singulari numero.
Regula XXIV: Nullum nomen substantivum voce et significatione, vel voce tantum, pertinens ad essentiam, de tribus personis dicitur in summa, et in plurali numero, sed in singulari tantum.
Regula XXV: Omne nomen adjectivum, adjective retentum, ad essentiam pertinens, de tribus personis dicitur in summa, et in plurali numero.
Every adjectival name, held adjectivally, pertaining to the essence, is said of the three persons together, in the plural number.
As, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are just, or powerful. For adjectival names, which are of the singular number, or plural, or of another concordance, take this from the subject, or from the substantives to which they are joined: for in themselves they have a fluctuating signification, or con-signification. Whence when it is said: The pains are just; or, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are just, this adjective, which is of plural number, takes it from the subject, or from the substantives on which it depends: whence from it, or from them, it draws the signification of plurality. Similarly, when it is said: the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are, the verb draws the signification of plural number from the supposits: for a verb is not judged to be of plural, or singular number, from its principal signification, but from its con-signification. For number and person are co-accidents of the verb. From the singularity, then, or plurality of the supposit, which the verb con-signifies, the verb is judged to be of singular, or plural number. Yet adjectives are said of the three persons together, and in the singular number, when they are used substantively, that is, held substantively, with the article understood, as, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are Omnipotent: which can be better expressed in French, li tut pussant.