To Florus 2.64
Consider, then, the distance between you and Paul. He says ‘through one man’ (Romans 5:12); you say ‘through two,’ that is, through generation. He declares that both sin and death were in the first man, but that only death passed to his descendants. You, on the contrary, maintain that both sin and destruction spread to everyone.
Latin
Quantum igitur inter te et Paulum distet, intende. Ille dicit: Per unum hominem [n94] , tu: Per duos, id est, per generationem. Ille pronuntiat, in primo homine et peccatum et mortem fuisse, ad posteros vero solam transisse mortem; tu contra asseris, et peccatum ad omnes et interitum cucurrisse.
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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