To Florus 2.142
Now, however, the apostle not only did not rank grace below the fault; he ranked it above, saying that benefits abounded to far more people than losses had crept into (Romans 5:15). Under the theory of inherited transmission, by contrast, sins clearly did far more harm than grace did good. It has therefore been irrefutably proved that the apostle Paul meant nothing about inherited transmission; rather, his statement destroyed its advocates together with their Manichaean teachers.
Latin
Nunc autem, cum Apostolus non solum non postposuerit culpae gratiam, verum etiam praeposuerit dicens multo in plures abundasse beneficia quam irrepsisse dispendia, per opinionem autem traducis multo magis constet nocuisse peccata quam profuisse gratiam, irrefutabiliter approbatum est apostolum Paulum nihil sensisse de traduce, sed eius sententia Traducianos cum Manichaeis magistris suis pariter fuisse destructos.
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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.
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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