Thomas Aquinas, on Isa 40:13

“Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?”

“Second, he shows the sufficiency of his power, that he needs no helper: who has forwarded, against the philosophers who posit that the last creatures were created by the mediation of the first creatures; of his wisdom, that he needs no counsel: or who has been his counsellor, that he would give the Lord counsel. The Spirit of the Lord is helped not in creation, but in justification, Augustine: he who created you without you, will not justify you without you. By preaching: for we are God's coadjutors (1 Cor 3:9); by preparation: draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you (Jas 4:8); by cooperation: looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God (Heb 12:15).”

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