To Florus 1.114
Here I would briefly warn that it cannot support you in establishing an opinion which all learning, all reason, and God's Law convict of being utterly unjust. Let the attentive reader therefore notice your declaration that God is the maker of evil people, and creates people of such a kind that, without anything deserved by a will of their own, absolutely all of them go into condemnation.
Latin
Hic autem breviter admonuerim, quoniam suffragari tibi non potest ad eius sententiae confirmationem, quam omnis eruditio, omnis ratio, et lex Dei convincit iniquissimam. Diligens ergo lector intendat quod pronuntiasti, Deum esse factorem malorum; et tales eum condere, qui sine aliquo propriae merito voluntatis eant in condemnationem prorsus omnes.
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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