De Principiis, Book III
Opposing powers; double-soul claim (III.2–4)§3.2-3.4
3.2-3.4Hostile powers war against the human race as Scripture says, yet they do not cancel free decision. The claim of two souls in one person is weighed and refused where it would split the human being into two agents of equal standing.
Latin · §3.2-3.4
(Rufinus; see working file)
World began in time; end — BOOK III CLOSEOUT§3.5-3.6
3.5-3.6The world began in time under God’s will; an endless series of unmade worlds is refused. The end looks toward God being all in all without making creature equal to Creator. BOOK III CLOSEOUT.
Latin · §3.5-3.6
(Rufinus; see working file)
Rufinus’s book-III note; free will (III pref–1)§3.pref-3.1
3.pref-3.1Rufinus notes he finished Books I–II under pressure in Lent and moves more slowly through III–IV. The treatise turns to free decision: praise and blame, commandments, and apostolic warnings only make sense if the rational creature is self-determining, not moved as a mere tool.
Latin · §3.pref-3.1
(Rufinus; see working file)