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Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher,
Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely
influential philosopher, theologian, and jurist in the tradition of
scholasticism, he is also known within the latter as the Doctor
Angelicus, the Doctor Communis, and the Doctor Universalis.
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the eternal law “is nothing other
than the plan of divine wisdom as directing all acts and
movements”. Put briefly it is the cosmic order established by God
This eternal law is primordial (existing from the beginning of time.
Thus it is the foundation of all law. It is intrinsic since it orders the
universe internally using God’s providence. It is universal because it
applies to every creature. Dignitatis Humanae has this to say about
eternal law. "The supreme rule of life is the divine law itself, the
eternal, objective, and universal law by which God out of his
wisdom and love arranges, directs, and governs the whole world
and the paths of the human community. God has enabled man to
share in this divine law, and hence man is able under the gentle
guidance of God's providence increasingly to recognize the
unchanging truth. 
Examples of Eternal Law
•The Ten Commandments, The
Beatitudes, the Commandment to
Love One Another
How does eternal law preserve God's creation?

Why is eternal law important?

in your understanding base on what we've discussed before what is the

eternal law? 

How does eternal law

preserve God's creation?