To Florus 2.131
He said, ‘Grace is from many offenses to justification’ (Romans 5:16). He ranked the abundance of the medicine above sin’s effectiveness. This meaning agrees with the catholics’ doctrine. They understand that remission of sins takes place in those in whom many sins can be found—sins acquired by the movement of their own will. But where this movement of a personal will does not exist, that is, in infants, there are no sins at all, not merely no multitude of sins.
Latin
Ille dixit: Gratia ex multis delictis in iustificationem [n175] ; ille peccati efficientiae medicinae copiam praetulit; qui sensus catholicorum dogmati congruit intellegentium in his remissionem peccatorum fieri, in quibus possunt multa deprehendi, id est motu propriae voluntatis attracta, in quibus autem non sit hic motus propriae voluntatis, id est in parvulis, non minus nulla esse quam multa.
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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.
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- 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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