Julian quotation with scripture
Against Julian 5.9.35
O the depth of the riches of God’s wisdom and knowledge (Romans 11:33)! Besides the future repayment of deeds, he willed free choice in large part to fulfill the form of judgment. Most justly, the good person and the evil person are each entrusted to themselves, so that the good person may enjoy himself and the evil person suffer himself.
Latin
Non coniugalem, hoc est licitum honestumque concubitum, fuisse prohibitum, sed ut operis huius causa sit voluntas propaginis, non carnis voluptas; et quod sine libidine fieri non potest, sic tamen fiat, ut non propter libidinem fiat
O altitudo divitiarum sapientiae et scientiae Dei! [n90] qui extra futuram operum retributionem ex multa parte liberum arbitrium formam voluit implere iudicii. Iustissime eum sibi bonus homo - inquis - malusque committitur, ut et bonus se fruatur, et malus se ipse patiatur
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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