To Florus 1.120
I therefore see a great distance produced by the progress of your learning between you and Mani, the progenitor of your ideas. Although he introduced two authors, he left hope of salvation on the side on which he said that the good God was utterly removed from injustice and cruelty. You, however, by speaking of one good God who is also the Creator of evil people, have utterly abolished both reverence for divinity and hope of salvation.
Latin
Inter te igitur et Manichaeum prosatorem sensuum tuorum, video per profectum eruditionis tuae magnam factam esse distantiam. Ille enim licet duos induxisset auctores, tamen spem salutis ex ea reliquit parte, qua dixit bonum Deum esse alienissimum ab iniquitate, et a crudelitate; tu vero unum bonum quidem Deum, sed eumdem malorum conditorem loquens, ut reverentiam divinitatis, ita spem salutis funditus sustulisti.
About this text
Julian’s six preserved books to Florus, quoted section by section in Augustine’s unfinished reply. Augustine’s refutations are omitted. Latin of Julian’s words is on each section.
Julian’s own books do not survive as a separate manuscript. English follows his words as Augustine quotes them in the Unfinished Work Against Julian. Augustine’s replies are omitted. We do not restore a Julian text independent of Augustine.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Augustine, Unfinished Work Against Julian (Latin · Julian’s words as quoted, Books 1–6)
- Checked print Augustinus.it Latin of the Unfinished Work (Latin · Same work)
- Checked print Migne PL 45 (Latin · Hard cases)
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