Julian excerpts
Against Julian 5.7.27
If you admit desire’s evil cannot be conquered, you will profess yourself an advocate of shamefulness. But if you say you called this evil natural, yet capable of being conquered—that is, avoided—
People can avoid every sin when they can conquer the evil of desire. If lust is a natural evil and is conquered by love of virtue, all the more can the vices arising solely from the will be overcome.
Latin
Si connivero - sicut dicis - invictum esse libidinis malum, profitebor me esse turpitudinis advocatum: si autem dixero, malum me quidem hoc naturale dixisse, sed quod vinci possit, id est, possit caveri
Possunt enim homines - inquis - omne vitare peccatum, cum possunt vincere concupiscentiae malum. Si enim libido naturale malum est, et vincitur amore virtutis; multo magis - dicis - illa omnia vitia superari, quae de sola voluntate contingunt
Profiteri te turpitudinis advocatum, si libidinem negaveris esse vincendam
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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