To Florus 1.136
Consequently, it strongly opposed you too by saying that not everyone is formed for the condemnation into which you declare everyone goes. You habitually make the utterly absurd argument: “But those who are afterward freed are not formed for condemnation.” Yet not even the surface of the apostle's words can agree with you in that way. When you say, “Everyone is created for condemnation by the law of birth, but some, though very few, are freed from it through the mysteries”, you do not assert what he does. He proclaims not only that people are freed from among the condemned, but that not everyone is formed for condemnation: some are formed for dishonor, others for honor.
Latin
Ac per hoc et tibi vehementer obnixa est, dicens, non omnes fingi in condemnationem, in quam tu omnes ire pronuntias. Absurdissime autem argumentari soles, ut dicas: Sed hi non finguntur in condemnationem, qui postea liberantur; cum nec sic possit sermonis apostolici tibi vel superficies convenire. Nam cum dicis tu: Omnes in condemnationem creantur lege nascendi, sed aliqui inde, licet perexigui, mysteriis liberantur; non hoc asseris quod ille, qui non solum de condemnatis liberari praedicat, verum non omnes in condemnationem fingi, sed alios in contumeliam, alios in honorem.
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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