To Florus 2.80
To impress our argument on the reader’s memory: you once defined sin, quite excellently, as nothing other than the will to commit what justice forbids and from which one is free to abstain.
Latin
Et ut, quod egimus, inculcetur memoriae lectoris: definisti quondam peccatum et optime nihil esse aliud quam voluntatem admittendi, quod iustitia vetat et unde liberum est abstinere.
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)
This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.