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title: "Summa Theologica, Second Half"
author: "Thomas Aquinas"
translator: "Fathers of the English Dominican Province"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Medieval"
section: 540 of 935
url: https://scriptura.si/works/thomas-aquinas-summa-theologica-second-half/540/
cite: "Thomas Aquinas, tr. Fathers of the English Dominican Province, Summa Theologica, Second Half, section 540. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/thomas-aquinas-summa-theologica-second-half/540/"
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# Summa Theologica, Second Half

*Thomas Aquinas, tr. Fathers of the English Dominican Province*

Courage and temperance, the states of life, then Christ, the sacraments and the last things.

## 540. III · Question 79: Of the Effects of This Sacrament (eight Articles)

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[¶0] OF THE EFFECTS OF THIS SACRAMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES)

[¶1] We must now consider the effects of this sacrament, and under this head there are eight points of inquiry:

[¶2] (1) Whether this sacrament bestows grace?

[¶3] (2) Whether the attaining of glory is an effect of this sacrament?

[¶4] (3) Whether the forgiveness of mortal sin is an effect of this sacrament?

[¶5] (4) Whether venial sin is forgiven by this sacrament?

[¶6] (5) Whether the entire punishment due for sin is forgiven by this sacrament?

[¶7] (6) Whether this sacrament preserves man from future sins?

[¶8] (7) Whether this sacrament benefits others besides the recipients?

[¶9] (8) Of the obstacles to the effect of this sacrament.