To Florus 2.191
Now consider how greatly your explanation conflicts with the rest of the passage and with these words in particular: the apostle declares that death reigned even over those ‘who did not sin in the likeness of Adam’s transgression, who is a figure of the one to come’ (Romans 5:14). If he were dealing with natural sin, about which, as you suppose, he had said ‘in whom all sinned’ (Romans 5:12), who would these people be whom he immediately declares not to be found liable—not merely for Adam’s transgression, but not even for the likeness of his fault?
Latin
Nunc intuere, quantum a tua expositione discordent ut cetera eiusdem loci ita illa verba, quibus Apostolus pronuntiat etiam in eos regnasse mortem, qui non peccaverunt in similitudine praevaricationis Adae, qui est forma futuri [n305] . Si enim de naturali peccato ageret, de quo dixerat, ut videtur tibi: In quo omnes peccaverunt [n306] , qui essent hi, quos statim pronuntiat non solum in praevaricatione Adae, sed ne in similitudine quidem culpae illius obnoxios deprehendi?
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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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