To Florus 2.29
The case here concerns four persons: God the maker; the two parents, from whom the material is supplied to the maker; and the infant who is born. You say sin dwells in this company. I ask who commits it. God? You say no. The father? Again you say no. The mother? The same answer. The infant? No. And you still do not think it has been proved that something none of these four commits cannot exist among these four?
Latin
Quattuor hic personarum causa vertitur: Dei opificis, duorum parentum de quibus materia praestatur operanti, et parvuli qui nascitur. Dicis tu in hoc choro habitare peccatum; interrogo ego, a quo fiat, utrum a Deo? Negas: A patre? Totidem negas: A matre? Idem negas: A parvulo? Negas; et adhuc non putas fuisse conclusum, quia non possit esse inter hos quattuor, quod ab his quattuor nullus admittit?
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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