Question 2 — The Act of Faith

We must now consider the act of faith, and (1) the internal act; (2) the external act.

Under the first head there are ten points of inquiry:

(1) What is to believe, which is the internal act of faith?

• (2) In how many ways is it expressed?
• (3) Whether it is necessary for salvation to believe in anything above natural reason?
• (4) Whether it is necessary to believe those things that are attainable by natural reason?
• (5) Whether it is necessary for salvation to believe certain things explicitly?
• (6) Whether all are equally bound to explicit faith?
• (7) Whether explicit faith in Christ is always necessary for salvation?
• (8) Whether it is necessary for salvation to believe in the Trinity explicitly?
• (9) Whether the act of faith is meritorious?
• (10) Whether human reason diminishes the merit of faith?