Augustine of Hippo, on Ezek 16:20

“And thou hast taken thy sons, and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne to me: and best sacrificed the same to them to be devoured. Is thy fornication small?”

“When the soul disregards the higher law by which it is governed and prostitutes itself as though for a price, then it corrupts itself.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.