Against Julian 1.8.41

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Sin cannot be transmitted through nature, because the devil’s work is not allowed to pass through God’s work.

Latin source witness

Latin

Trahi peccatum per naturam non potest, quia per opus Dei opus diaboli transire non sinitur

Opus diaboli per opus Dei non transire

Per opus - inquis - Dei malum transire non sinitur

About this text

Earlier four-book work to Turbantius, surviving as excerpts arranged by Augustine’s witness. Latin source text is on each section when recovered.

English follows Julian’s words as Augustine excerpts them in Against Julian. This is not a recovered complete To Turbantius.

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Copy-text Augustine, Against Julian (Latin · Excerpts arranged by Augustine’s books)

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