The terms "eternity and divinity" with
others were then ushered in, but these were confined wholly to the
emperors themselves. In the time of Constantine we find the title of
illustrious. This was given to those princes, who had distinguished
themselves in war, but it was not continued to their descendants. In
process of time, however, it became more common, and the son of every
prince began to be called illustrious.
[Footnote 51: [Greek: makarios] and [Greek: philochrisos] are
substituted by Athanasius for the word christian.]
[Footnote 52: Acts, xxiii, 26.]
[Footnote 53: Acts, xxiv. 3.]
SECT. VI.
_Thirdly against the alteration of the names of the days and
months--people, it is said do not necessarily pay homage to Idols, who
continue in the use of the ancient names--if the Quaker principles also
were generally adopted on this subject, language would be thrown into
confusion--Quakers also, by attempting to steer clear of Idolatry, fall
into it--replies of the Quakers to these objections._
The next objections for consideration, which are made against the
language of the Quakers, are those which relate to their alteration of
the names of the days and the months. These objections are commonly
made, when the language of the Quakers becomes a subject of conversation
with the world.
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