To Florus 3.208
We say that in each person already acting well or badly by personal choice, it is the person’s moral standing, not nature’s, that is corrupted. Accordingly we maintain that Christ’s grace heals what can be corrupted, since nothing is shown wounded except what is shown healed.
Latin
Vitiari autem in unoquoque iam suo arbitratu vel bonum agente vel malum personae meritum dicimus, non naturae. Et ideo per gratiam Christi id sanari asserimus, quod vitiari potest, quoniam nec aliud sauciatum ostenditur, quam quod sanatum docetur.
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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