Scientam Simplicis Intelligentiae

God is cognizant of His omnipotence, knowing that He can fully perform all that He would desire to do. All that he would desire to do can indeed come to pass and be accomplished by Him. This we would refer to as the possibility of all things. The Lord Jesus refers to this when He states, “I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham” (Mat. 3:9). This is generally referred to as scientam simplicis intelligentiae, that is, knowledge in its most simple or essential form.

 

Wilhelmus à Brakel, The Christian's Reasonable Service, ed. Joel R. Beeke, trans. Bartel Elshout, vol. 1 (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 1992), 103.