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Ezekiel 44:3

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Jerome

Such is the greatness of his goodness and the prince of his mercy, that even though he alone sits at the closed door and eats bread before the Lord, he desires to have more companions at his table and feast, and says: 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone opens to me, I will enter in and dine with him, and he with me' (Rev. 3:20). But he alone eats bread in the presence of the Lord, because his substance and divine nature are separate from all the substances of creatures. …

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