"But it is not only of space in the Church which we ought to be jealous, but also of the interior of the house of God in us, so that it might not become a house of merchandise, or a den of robbers."
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Ambrose, Commentary on John 2:16, Exposition of the Psalms of David 118 (PL 15 1457B)
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