Reported interpretation with excerpt
Against Julian 5.7.25
Augustine reports Julian interpreted his claim that desire is ‘indecent because disobedient’ as meaning that desire ‘is subject neither to body nor mind, but remains always untamed through a savage force.’
Glorious struggles.
Latin
Hunc itaque motum ideo indecentem, quia inoboedientem, cum illi primi homines in sua carne sensissent, et in sua nuditate erubuissent, foliis ficulneis eadem membra texerunt: ut saltem arbitrio verecundantium velaretur, quod non arbitrio volentium movebatur; et quoniam pudebat quod indecenter libebat, operiendo fieret quod decebat
motum
ideo indecentem, quia inoboedientem
non eam corpori, non animo esse subiectam, sed fera virtute semper indomitam
gloriosa certamina
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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