And he said,
Draw not near here: put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
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Ambrose of Milan
AD 397
For it is said to Moses when he was desiring to draw nearer: “Put off your shoes from your feet,” how much more must we free the feet of our soul from the bonds of the body and clear our steps from all connection with this world. .