66. But if we think it impious to believe
that the Father has handed over all judgment to the Son in such wise
that He has it not Himself,—for He has it, and cannot lose what
the Divine Majesty has by its very nature,—we ought to consider
it equally impious to suppose that the Son cannot give what either men
can merit, or any creature can receive; especially as He Himself has
said: “I go unto My Father, and whatsoever ye shall ask of
Him in My name, that will I do.” S. John xiv. 12, 13. For if the Son cannot give what
the Father can give, the Truth has lied, and cannot do what the Father
has been asked for in His name. He therefore did not say:
“For whom it has been prepared of My Father,” in order that
requests should be made only of the Father. For all things which
are asked of the Father, He has declared that He will give.
Lastly, He did not say: “Whatsoever ye shall ask of Me,
that will I do;” but: “Whatsoever ye shall ask of Him
in My name, that will I do.”