Against Julian 6.19.58

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Augustine reports Julian’s allegation that he has called the devil the author of human nature and the maker of the very substance of which a human being consists.

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Latin

generi humano inflictum vulnus a diabolo, quidquid per illud nascitur, cogit esse sub diabolo, tamquam de suo frutice fructum iure decerpat

naturae humanae auctorem dixerim diabolum, et ipsius qua homo constat substantiae conditorem

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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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