Against Julian 4.3.14

I pursue the points in his argument that seem clever to him.

Eagerly blaming the substance, he praises its gifts.

Latin

Soletis

negantes Dei dona esse virtutes quibus recte vivitur, et eas naturae voluntatique humanae, non gratiae Dei tribuentes, hoc uti argumento, quod eas nonnumquam habeant infideles

pudicum non veraciter dici, qui non propter Deum verum fidem connubii servat uxori

Cum enim virtus sit - inquam - pudicitia, cui vitium contrarium est impudicitia, omnesque virtutes etiam quae per corpus operantur, in animo habitent; quomodo vera ratione pudicum corpus asseritur, quando a vero Deo ipse animus fornicatur?

Mea - sicut dicis - quae mihi videntur acuta persequeris

studio vituperando substantiam, dona collaudo

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.

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

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