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Extreme Unction of the Romish Church shown to be widely different from the anointing mentioned by St. James, James 5:14. F

Fables of the ancients, reasons for believing that some of these have arisen out of the names of ships, Acts 28:11.

Faith, the GRACE by which it is produced, and the ACT of, demonstrated to be essentially distinct things, without the harmonious union of which no man ever was or ever can be saved, Ephesians 2:8. Faith, hope, and love, observations on, in reference to a future world 1 Corinthians 13:13, in fine.

Faithfulness of God, a favourite expression among the ancient Jews, 1 Corinthians 1:9. Two anecdotes related by the rabbins in illustration of this attribute of the Divine nature, ibid.

Falarica, see Phalarica.

Fall, metaphorical import of this term, Romans 5:21, in fine. Falling stars have been deemed by the common people an omen of evil times, Matthew 24:29. Examples produced, ibid.

False Christs, some account of the, who appeared before the destruction of the Jewish polity by the Romans, Matthew 24:5. Famines, account of four, in the reign of Claudius the Roman emperor, Acts 11:28.

Farewell, an old English form of expressing good wishes and good will, Acts 15:29. Derivation of the word, ibid.

Farthing, a corruption of fourthing, Luke 21:2. Why so named, ibid. Fasting, general observations on, Matthew 9:38, in fine. Considered by the Mohammedans as an essential part of piety, ibid.

Fasts of the Pharisees, many of them very superstitious, Matthew 4:14. Particular description of the twelve kinds of fasts among the Hindoos, Matthew 9:38, in fine.

Father, curious note in a Bible published by Edmund Becke, relative to the title of father given to the pope, Matthew 23:39, in fine. The four things which, among the ancient Jews, every father was bound to do for his son, Mark 6:3. He who acted a kind, instructing, and indulgent part to another, was styled the father of such a one, Romans 16:13. This sense of the word illustrated by a citation from Terence, ibid.; 1 Corinthians 4:15.

Fearful portents that immediately preceded the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Matthew 24:7.

Feasts of Charity, in the primitive Christian Church, see agapai. Felix, account of this Roman governor by Tacitus and Suetonius, Acts 23:24.

Female dancers, the people of the East from time immemorial very extravagant in their testimony of respect to, Mark 6:23. A remarkable example produced, ibid.

Feudal system, brief sketch of the, as it prevailed in Europe, before the Reformation, Revelation 17:9.

Final perseverance of the saints, doctrine of the, considered, John 10:28; Acts 2:47; 11:23; 1 Corinthians 10:12; Hebrews 3:7; 6:6.

First Cause, general definition of the Great, John 4:24. Flesh and blood, a Hebrew periphrasis for man in his present state of infirmity and decay, Matthew 16:17; 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 6:12.

Flux and reflux of the ocean, phenomena and cause of the, Hebrews 11:40, in fine.

Fool, the original word so rendered, implied the highest enormity and most aggravated guilt, Matthew 5:22. How such an expression, opprobriously applied, was punished among the Gentoos, ibid. Forehead consecrated by the ancients to Genius, Matthew 17:14. Foreknowledge of God, observations on the Acts 2:47, in fine.