THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. BY EDWARD GIBBON, ESQ. THE SECOND AMERICAN EDITION. IN EIGHT VOLUMES. VOL. III. FOR BRA NEW-YORK PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED BY ABRAHAM SMALL.....AND PUBLISHED BY HIM, AND M. CAREY. 1816. CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME. Persecution of Heresy.-The Schism of the Donatists.-The Arian Controversy.-Athai nasius.-Distracted State of the Church and Empire under Constantine and his Son". 97 Revealed by the Apostle St. John 9349 His Restoration Mysterious Nature of the Trinity 10351 Resentment of Constantius 11 353-355 Councils of Arles and Milan Character and Adventures of Atha- |