Reply Obj. 3: The mercy of which Job speaks is not the infused virtue; but a certain natural inclination to the act of that virtue. _______________________
QUESTION 28
OF THE VIRGINITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
(In Four Articles)
We now have to consider the virginity of the Mother of God; concerning which there are four points of inquiry:
(1) Whether she was a virgin in conceiving?
(2) Whether she was a virgin in His Birth?
(3) Whether she remained a virgin after His Birth?
(4) Whether she took a vow of virginity? _______________________
FIRST ARTICLE [III, Q. 28, Art. 1]
Whether the Mother of God Was a Virgin in Conceiving Christ?