To Florus 2.156
Why, he asks, do you think the nations cannot be brought into Abraham’s family without the law’s consecrations, when it is established that the promise made to Abraham preceded the law and was granted not for washings but for conduct (compare Romans 4:13–15) (Romans 4:13–15)?
Latin
Cur putes, inquit, sine consecrationibus legis ad Abrahae stemma nationes non posse perduci, cum constet promissionem, quae facta est ad Abraham, anteriorem fuisse quam legem nec eam ablutionibus tributam fuisse, sed moribus?
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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