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and of the magnificence of the Church. To him 

 the Church of Christ was indeed the Kingdom of 

 God on earth, and he never grew weary in speak- 

 ing of its praises. 



These now named are sometimes called the 

 Ante-Nicene Fathers. But it would make a long 

 list to go on giving an account of the many others, 

 such as Clement, Narcissus, Gregory, Dionysius, 

 who by their important services gave solidity to the 

 Church. 



Of course these men, although called Fathers of 

 the Church, were not, as we have seen, entirely 

 free from errors ; but we must not be surprised at 

 that, for God alone is perfect, and even apostles 

 needed the gift of inspiration to preserve them 

 from blundering. 



