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You surely recognize how explicitly Mani affirms the transmission of souls by descent, and which testimony he uses to condemn flesh: precisely the one constantly on your lips, ‘What is born of flesh is flesh, and what is born of spirit is spirit’ (John 3:6).

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Cognoscis nempe, quomodo signatissime Manichaeus traducem confirmet animarum et quo testimonio utatur ad vituperationem carnis, illo videlicet, quod in vestro ore versatur, id est: Quod nascitur de carne, caro est et, quod de spiritu, spiritus est [n212] .

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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.

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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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