| ### QUESTION 96 ### OF THE POWER OF HUMAN LAW ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider the power of human law. Under this head there are six points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether human law should be framed for the community? #### (2) Whether human law should repress all vices? #### (3) Whether human law is competent to direct all acts of virtue? #### (4) Whether it binds man in conscience? #### (5) Whether all men are subject to human law? #### (6) Whether those who are under the law may act beside the letter of the law? ####  |