To Florus 3.42
What does ‘It shall no longer be spoken’ (Ezekiel 18:3) mean, when the Manichaeans still maintain it today with such effort? It means this: no one belonging to the people of Israel, or accepting this Scripture’s authority, will dare believe such a thing after my ruling. Anyone who persists in that opinion neither obeys these writings nor will be counted among the true Israel (Romans 9:6).
Latin
Quid est hoc: Amplius non dicetur, cum hoc usque hodie tantis Manichaeorum conatibus asseratur? Sed hoc est quod indicat, quoniam nemo, qui est de populo Israel vel qui huius Scripturae auctoritatem suscipit, post definitionem meam tale quid audebit accredere. Porro omnis, qui in illa opinione perstiterit nec his oboedit litteris, nec in eo, qui est verus Israel, enumerabitur.
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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