To Florus 2.82
The Teacher of the Gentiles armed reason with the special force of authority by declaring that guilt passed into this world through one man (Romans 5:12). By this expression he excluded the activities of marriage, which cannot occur without the participation of two. We emphasized that he named one precisely so that no one would dare understand two.
Latin
Magistrum vero Gentium rationem privilegio auctoritatis armantem pronuntiasse, quia per unum hominem in hunc mundum culpa transierit, quo nomine separavit opera nuptiarum, quae sine duorum negotio esse non possunt, commendavimusque ob hoc ab illo unum fuisse nominatum, ne quis duos intellegere auderet.
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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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