Against Julian 5.5.21

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The members do not follow in the direction we want if we will something their physical structure does not permit.

Latin source witness

Latin

Ut alia membra moveantur positum in potestate est

quando ab impedimentis corpus liberum habemus et sanum

nec in eam partem sequi membra quam volumus, si ita velimus ut habitus ipse non patitur

ut ad opera sibi congrua moveantur

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.

Witnesses

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

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