He then said: “The third line of argument is that if He, exalted is He, were dependent on that locus, He would be contingent in Himself, while that locus would be independent of Him. It would therefore be necessary in itself or through something other than Him. This would entail the existence of two necessary existents, which is impossible. If, however, He were not dependent on that locus, He would be independent of it; and that which is intrinsically independent of a locus cannot be subject to