To Florus 3.5
Nor would he charge some people with other people’s sins. Accordingly, he would not sentence innocent children to eternal punishment because of their parents’ wrongdoing, when those children had personally done nothing either good or evil by which they could be shown to have imitated their parents’ crimes. Taken together, these considerations establish both that God exists and that he is just. For it was clear that, if he did anything unjust, his divinity would suffer exactly as much damage as his fairness did (Romans 9:11).
Latin
Nec aliena peccata aliis imputaret ac per hoc nec propter parentum iniquitates innocentes eorum filios, qui per se nihil operati essent vel boni vel mali, per quod parentum suorum crimina docerentur imitati, aeternis adiudicaret suppliciis [n4] . Quibus collectis Deum et esse et iustum esse constat, quem claruerat, si aliquid operetur iniustum, tantum subire in divinitate, quantum pertulisset in aequitate dispendium.
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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