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Prologue — On miracles

  1. Whether God can do anything in creatures that is beyond nature, against nature, or contrary to the course of nature?
    1. Whether everything that God does without natural causes or contrary to the course of nature can be called a miracle?
    1. Whether spiritual creatures can work miracles by their natural power?
    1. Whether good angels and men can work miracles by some gift of grace?
    1. Whether the demons also cooperate in the working of miracles?
    1. Whether angels and demons have bodies naturally united to them?
    1. Whether angels or demons can assume bodies?
    1. Whether an angel or demon by means of an assumed body can exercise the functions of a living body?
    1. Whether the working of a miracle should be attributed to faith?
    1. Whether by means of certain sensible and corporeal objects, deeds, or words, the demons are forced to work the miracles that seem to occur by magic?

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