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On the Ruin of Britain

St Gildas, tr. Williams, 1899

Holy Malachy the prophet also says: Behold the day of the Lord shall come, burning as a …

Holy Malachy the prophet¹ also says: Behold the day of the Lord shall come, burning as a furnace; and all the proud and all who work wickedness shall be as stubble, and the coming day shall set them on fire, saith the Lord of hosts, which shall not leave of them root or shoot.

Notes

Malachias: as in Gildas, this book is twelfth, following Haggai and Zechariah, and last, in all arrangements of the minor prophets. We may compare the short quotation made here, with the large space given to him by Gildas in addressing the clergy, because Malachi’s prophecies are directed, chiefly, against abuses and corruptions prevailing among the priests.