To Florus 2.154
How thoroughly this passage opposes your opinion was discussed in my first work; whatever needs to be recalled from it will be examined. For now, observe that the promise made to Abraham as a reward for his faith, saying that he would be established as the father of many nations, showed two things. He should not be maintained to be the progenitor of only one people, since he was foretold as the father of many nations. Nor did he receive the reward of belief so exclusively that others who believe in the same way should be thought excluded from sharing the reward. ‘But it was not written only for his sake,’ Paul says, ‘that it was reckoned to him, but also for ours, to whom it will be reckoned as we believe in the one who raised Jesus Christ our Lord from the dead, who was handed over because of our offenses and rose because of our justification’ (Romans 4:23–25).
Latin
Qui locus quam sit opinioni vestrae totus infestus, et primo opere disputatum est et, si quid hinc recoli oportuerit, disseretur. Nunc autem advertatur promissionem, quae facta est ad Abraham ob remunerationem fidei eius, in qua dicitur, quia pater multarum gentium constitueretur, ostendisse nec unius illum populi genitorem debere defendi, qui multarum gentium sit pater praedictus, nec ita solum credulitatis recepisse mercedem, ut alios similiter credentes a praemii consortio putetur excludere. Non est autem scriptum - inquit - tantummodo propter ipsum, quia reputatum est illi, sed et propter nos, quibus reputabitur credentibus in eum, qui suscitavit Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum a mortuis, qui traditus est propter delicta nostra et resurrexit propter iustificationem nostram [n217] .
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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