To Florus 2.160
But since you confess that transgressors under the law are not heirs of the blessing, because for such people the law produces wrath (Romans 4:15), it is clear that the promise concerns faith, not circumcision. The promise would be destroyed if no one were righteous apart from the law. For the law, introduced four hundred and thirty years after the promise (Galatians 3:17), would show Abraham himself, Isaac, Jacob, and all the holy people in between excluded from a blessing which could not have been conferred on anyone without the law.
Latin
Nunc autem, cum confiteamini praevaricatores in lege non esse benedictionis haeredes, quia talibus lex iram operatur, constat promissionem illam non circumcisioni convenire, sed fidei. Destrueretur autem promissio, si praeter legem nemo iustus esset, quandoquidem post quadringentos et triginta annos promissionis allata lex [n230] , et ipsum Abraham et Isaac et Iacob et omnes in medietate sanctos expertes benedictionis ostenderet, quae non potuisset cuiquam sine lege conferri.
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.
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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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