s relate immediately to God, namely, the adoration and the thanks-
^giving — these are caused ex opere operaio^ immediately and i.i*
i^allMy; but the effects that relate to us, udLmtXy^ propitiatory,
^4a^eiratory^ and satisfactory^ these are caused, some immediately-
ymnd some mediately^ some infallibly^ and others not infallible^
i^^hus the remission of sins is only effected mediately^ namely, by^
^.moving God to grant the grace of repentance to the sinner, for it
|^ belongs to the Sacrament of Penance to effect immediately the
f:remission of sins. Likewise, it effects in the souls of the just
T. only m^^/^/^/y an increase of sanctifying grace, namely, by sup-
^plicating actual graces for good works which merit the increase
^cf grace, for to cause ^^r se and immediately an increase of grace
^belongs to the Sacraments of the living. On the other hand,.
«,.it causes actual graces immediately^ that is liberation from evils,.
^. both public and private, and, generally speaking, all, even
p temporal goods it is ordained to obtain for us immediately, pro-
^ yided these conduce to our salvation. It also causes immediately
the remission of the temporal punishment due to sin ; and the
. satisfactory effect, both for the living and the dead, is infallible^
All punishment is not, however, always satisfied by one sacrifice;
\, for to the living is granted remission according to the manner of
•j their dispositions; and to the dead according to the manner of

the Divine Justice and Wisdom.
