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 188 saoaUBTs m etaSalL. [Bose 1I. "Hence, though heretics (Protestants) deny that grace Jo eom; by the sacraments, they nevertireless validly baptize. "So also a pagan, although he does not believe tim baptism can effect any* ing, hal)rises, ,novertholess, validly', provided lie oberves the form of the church. "The  tdmat intention is not eudlicient t the/atowd one is aim required, or that the minister would exhibit the external act, in- tending thereby, especially impliedly, to administer a sacrament, or do what the church does? "A general, implied, and confused intention is enough, when it suf- ficiendy determines to do those things externally which beio.tOwt sacramental action. Hence St. Thornas says: 'Although ' does not believe baptism to be a sacrament, or to have any spiritual virtue, does not intend while he baptizes to confer a sacrament; though he intends to do at the 8me time what the church does, t.hough he repute8 that to be nothing; and because the church does somethin .so, of consequence, he intends to do impliedly something, though not explicidy.'" "In liko manner, it is not required that the minister explicidy do what the Church st  lome does, but it is sufficient that he simply  generally wills to do what Christ instituted, or what the true church does, whatever hie opinion may be concerning the church. This is declared by the practice of the church which ratifies the baptism heretics. do, bt no tvAa t/ C/mr of  ? . Such a e, my speg, bapes vy." t  t ? . Pmvid e n m esm direct or t in rpect of the sen or if there be oy   pli ndon of steng a srament, e sachem w  val, thoh e or mntion is not fight. ence St. T s,' If a pest in m baptize a cen femme t he may  her, or ff he inn m e e y of Ct  he y  it in oer m n, d ause e foyer ntion &d n dend  �e lr, hence it ppe t e rveni of such  imend s u dey e verity of the cment: bm e r  s eiy by such  intention.'" or   mt? , tively,  apam from  ve foa of e aacme. Thus, by I Aap t, I  , a ceain and deteinate on is desiated .... Hence  the  man M wre on e dw  t& M, 8ec. 7, it re thus: ' If y one h before m ereyen wafers, and innds  u only te not detening wt ten he innd8, in e cM he  t ncte, ca e innon is r.'" w  mly conm; cae he  e inn of M �lkns, Tract. de 8Mram., No. 40.

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