Hence no portraits are to be seen of many of those great and eminent men
in the society, who are now mingled with the dust.
These ideas, which thus actuated the first Quakers on this subject, are
those of the Quakers as a body at the present day. There may be here and
there an individual, who has had a portrait of some of his family taken.
But such instances may be considered as rare exceptions from the general
rule. In no society is it possible to establish maxims, which shall
influence an universal practice.
CHAP. III.....SECT. I.
_Language--Quakers differ in their language from others--the first
alteration made by George Fox of thou for you--this change had been
suggested by Erasmus and Luther--sufferings of the Quakers in
consequence of adapting this change--a work published in their
defence--this presented to King Charles and others--other works on the
subject by Barclay and Penn--in these the word thou shewn to be proper
in all languages--you to be a mark of flattery--the latter idea
corroborated by Harwell, Maresius, Godeau, Erasmus._
As the Quakers are distinguishable from their fellow-citizens by their
dress, as was amply shewn in a former chapter, so they are no less
distinguishable from them by the peculiarities of their language.
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