Christian Classics
‹ Summa Theologica

Thomas Aquinas · 1353 of 3516

Question. 114 - OF MERIT (TEN ARTICLES)

We must now consider merit, which is the effect of cooperating ; and under this head there are ten points of inquiry:

(1) Whether a man can merit anything from God?

(2) Whether without anyone can merit eternal life?

(3) Whether anyone with may merit eternal life condignly?

(4) Whether it is chiefly through the instrumentality of that is the principle of merit?

(5) Whether a man may merit the first for himself?

(6) Whether he may merit it for someone else?

(7) Whether anyone can merit restoration after sin?

(8) Whether he can merit for himself an increase of or ?

(9) Whether he can merit final ?

(10) Whether temporal goods fall under merit?