Direct quotation
Against Julian 4.10.56
If there is no marriage without desire, and you condemn desire in general, you condemn marriage too.
That without which marriage does not exist cannot be called a disease. Marriage can exist apart from sin; but the apostle calls disease sin.
Latin
Si non sunt - inquis - nuptiae sine libidine, et generaliter a vobis libido damnatur, damnatis et nuptias
Non potest - inquis - dici morbus, sine quo non est connubium: quia potest esse connubium praeter peccatum; morbus autem - inquis - ab Apostolo peccatum dicitur
About this text
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.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Augustine, Against Julian (Latin · Excerpts arranged by Augustine’s books)
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