To Florus 2.199
But generation, which began with Adam, remains after the law too. If it were the fountain of sins and the devil’s shrub, as you argue, this crime would certainly flourish not only until the law but after the law and after Christ. Therefore the sin of which the apostle declares that it existed until the law and could not remain after the law is proved to belong to action, not birth (Romans 5:13).
Latin
Generatio autem, quae coepit ab Adam, et post legem permanet; quae si esset fons peccatorum et frutex diaboli, sicut tu argumentaris, non utique usque ad legem, sed et post legem et post Christum hoc crimen vigeret. Peccatum itaque, de quo Apostolus pronuntiat, quia usque ad legem fuerit nec potuerit manere post legem, actionis, non nativitatis esse convincitur.
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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