To Florus 2.167
Then, when we see the promises of the Testaments being fulfilled, we count absolutely all the good and evil things of present life among trifles. We judge the trustworthiness of God’s promise from the greatness of his love toward us. The disappointment of eternal benefits will not refute our hope, because we hold God’s love as a guarantor of future blessedness. It ‘has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us’ (Romans 5:5): that is, through the Holy Spirit’s gifts God has proved his love for the human race.
Latin
Deinde cum in Testamentis agi ea, quae sunt promissa, conspicimus, praesentis vitae inter ludicra omnino omnia bona malaque numeramus fidem pollicitationis Dei de magnitudine in nos caritatis illius aestimantes. Neque enim confutabit spem nostram aeternorum frustratio commodorum, quandoquidem vadem beatitudinis futurae Dei caritatem tenemus, quae effusa est in cordibus nostris per Spiritum Sanctum, qui datus est nobis [n253] , id est per dona Sancti Spiritus amorem suum Deus circa genus probavit humanum.
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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