Against Julian 3.7.16

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The purpose of the sexes is bodily union.

If bodily union is always evil, then the condition of bodies formed as different sexes is also shameful.

Since you will not be able to deny this…

Latin source witness

Latin

Causa sexuum commixtio corporum

Si mala semper commixtio, deformis etiam condicio corporum in sexuum diversitate positorum

Quod cum negare nequiveris

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Earlier four-book work to Turbantius, surviving as excerpts arranged by Augustine’s witness. Latin source text is on each section when recovered.

English follows Julian’s words as Augustine excerpts them in Against Julian. This is not a recovered complete To Turbantius.

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Copy-text Augustine, Against Julian (Latin · Excerpts arranged by Augustine’s books)

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