To Florus 1.104
Recalling our earlier definitions, however, also helps demolish your doctrine completely. If sin is nothing but the will to retain and commit what justice forbids and from which one is free to abstain, then on your account no sin can be found anywhere in reality.
Latin
Verumtamen, ad destructionem totam dogmatis tui proficit, ut etiam recordemur definitionum superiorum. Si peccatum non est nisi voluntas retinendi et admittendi, quod iustitia vetat et unde liberum est abstinere, nullum peccatum in rebus penitus invenitur.
About this text
Julian’s six preserved books to Florus, quoted section by section in Augustine’s unfinished reply. Augustine’s refutations are omitted. Latin of Julian’s words is on each section.
Julian’s own books do not survive as a separate manuscript. English follows his words as Augustine quotes them in the Unfinished Work Against Julian. Augustine’s replies are omitted. We do not restore a Julian text independent of Augustine.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Augustine, Unfinished Work Against Julian (Latin · Julian’s words as quoted, Books 1–6)
- Checked print Augustinus.it Latin of the Unfinished Work (Latin · Same work)
- Checked print Migne PL 45 (Latin · Hard cases)
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