182. For He intimates that the thief is the
unclean spirit, who cannot find entrance into those who walk in the
light of good works, but if he has caught any one in the darkness of
earthly desires, and in the midst of the enjoyment of earthly
pleasures, he spoils them of all the flower of eternal virtue.
And therefore the Lord says: “Lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroy, and where
thieves do not break through and steal. For where thy treasure
is, there will thy heart be also.”