The Complete Works Of Francisco Suárez - On Grace, Part II, Volume IX - Francisco Suárez

This ninth volume continues Suárez’s treatise On Grace, completing his systematic exploration of supernatural grace within the scholastic tradition. Building on the foundations laid in the previous volume, it develops more detailed questions concerning the operation, effects, and theological implications of grace in the order of salvation.

The work examines the interior transformation produced by sanctifying grace, including justification, the remission of sins, and the infusion of supernatural virtues. Suárez carefully explains how grace heals fallen human nature while elevating it toward participation in divine life.

A major portion is devoted to the relationship between grace and merit, analyzing how human actions performed under grace can be truly meritorious in relation to eternal life. He also addresses perseverance, the possibility of falling from grace, and the role of sacramental grace in the Christian life.

Throughout the volume, Suárez maintains his characteristic precision, engaging with competing scholastic interpretations while defending his own nuanced positions. The result is a comprehensive and highly structured account of grace as the central principle of salvation, uniting divine initiative and human cooperation within a coherent theological system.