Gregory the Great, on Exod 3:3

“And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

“Hence Moses, when he was seeking the glory of heavenly contemplation, said, "I will now pass on, and see this great sight." For except he had withdrawn the footstep of the heart from the love of the world, he would never have been able to understand things above.”

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