| ### QUESTION 64 ### OF THE CAUSES OF THE SACRAMENTS ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### In the next place we have to consider the causes of the sacraments, both as to authorship and as to ministration. Concerning which there are ten points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether God alone works inwardly in the sacraments? #### (2) Whether the institution of the sacraments is from God alone? #### (3) Of the power which Christ exercised over the sacraments; #### (4) Whether He could transmit that power to others? #### (5) Whether the wicked can have the power of administering the sacraments? #### (6) Whether the wicked sin in administering the sacraments? #### (7) Whether the angels can be ministers of the sacraments? #### (8) Whether the minister's intention is necessary in the sacraments? #### (9) Whether right faith is required therein; so that it be impossible for an unbeliever to confer a sacrament? #### (10) Whether a right intention is required therein? ####  |