To Florus 4.82
But the catholic faith crushed him on both points. It declares that evil does not exist naturally in flesh and that therefore Christ lacked nothing human and possessed nothing unjust. Conscious of his own saving work, he cries: “See, the ruler of this world is coming, and he finds nothing in me” (John 14:30). Certainly nothing he could accuse: he could not defame a nature whose will he had not bent toward sins.
Latin
At hunc fides catholica in utroque contrivit; malum scilicet in carne non esse naturaliter, atque ob hoc Christo nec aliquid defuisse humanitatis, nec quidquam iniquitatis adfuisse pronuntians. Clamat ergo dispensationis suae conscius: Ecce venit princeps huius mundi, et invenit in me nihil [n119] ; nihil profecto quod possit arguere, quia non poterat infamare naturam, cuius ad peccata non inflexerat voluntatem.
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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