I-XXXIV. God's power is identical with his essence.

The EthicsBenedict de Spinoza

PROP. XXXIV. God’s power is identical with his essence.

Proof.—From the sole necessity of the essence of God it follows that God is the cause of himself (Prop. xi.) and of all things (Prop. xvi. and Coroll.). Wherefore the power of God, by which he and all things are and act, is identical with his essence. Q.E.D.



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