| ### QUESTION 6 ### OF CONFESSION, AS REGARDS ITS NECESSITY ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider confession, about which there are six points for our consideration: (1) The necessity of confession; (2) Its nature; (3) Its minister; (4) Its quality; (5) Its effect; (6) The seal of confession. #### Under the first head there are six points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether confession is necessary for salvation? #### (2) Whether confession is according to the natural law? #### (3) Whether all are bound to confession? #### (4) Whether it is lawful to confess a sin of which one is not guilty? #### (5) Whether one is bound to confess at once? #### (6) Whether one can be dispensed from confessing to another man? ####  |