Against Julian 5.16.62

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Marriage is nothing other than the union of bodies.

Propagation is impossible without mutual desire and the natural act.

Latin source witness

Latin

Nihil aliud - dicis - esse nuptias, quam corporum commixtionem

sine appetitu mutuo et sine opere naturali propagationem esse non posse

Eas aliud non esse nisi corporum commixtionem

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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