To Florus 2.46
All literary learning testifies that you have achieved nothing against me. The conflict between your statements shows how you struggle against the apostle and rage against God. But now that we have shown that things separated by their very nature cannot be joined, let us question the apostle too. Otherwise the barbarity proved to exist in your statements might be thought to exist in his understanding.
Latin
Quam mecum nihil egeris, litterarum omnium testatur eruditio; quam vero contra Apostolum nitaris, et contra Deum insanias, sententiarum tuarum pugna demonstrat. Sed ostenso iam, non posse haec coniungi, quae rerum natura dissociat; interrogemus et Apostolum, ne illius putetur inesse sensibus, quae in tuis est sententiis probata barbaries.
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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