Excerpt from History of Christianity: Comprising All That Relates to the Progress of the Christian Religion in "the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," and a Vindication of Some Passages in the 15th and 16th Chapters<br><br>The serpents sent to destroy the infant hercules were strangled by the divine babe; the Nemean lion yielded his life to the immortal youth; and the twelve labors which attest his manhood. Though unjustly imposed, were performed with uncomplaining fortitude and resignation.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.