all knowledge remains received knowledge, and it is not God Himself, but the knowledge He has revealed to us concerning Himself which constitutes the material for theological investigation. Hence ectypal TheologyPrinciples of Sacred Theology, 252
"As you cannot kneel in prayer before your God as worshipper, in any other way except as dependent upon Him, so also as Theologian you can receive no knowledge of God when you refuse to receive your knowledge of Him in absolute dependence upon Him.Principles of Sacred Theology, 252
the conception of Theological Encyclopedia consists in the scientific investigation of the organic nature and relations of Theology in itself and as an integral part of the organism of science.Principles of Sacred Theology, 54