44.] These considerations, both those of a moral nature, and those of the example of Jesus Christ, weighed so much with the early Quakers, that they made no exceptions even in favour of those of royal dignity, or of the rulers of their own land.

George Fox wrote several letters to great men.

He wrote twice to the king of Poland, three or four tunes to Oliver Cromwell, and several times to Charles the second; but he addressed them in no other manner man by their plain names, or by simple titles, expressive of their situations as rulers or kings.[43] [Footnote 43: The Quakers never refuse the legal titles in the superscription or direction of their letter.

They would direct to the king, as king: to a peer according to his rank, either as a duke, marquis, earl, viscount, or baron: to a clergyman, not as reverend, but as clerk.] These several alterations, which took place in the language of the early Quakers, were adopted by their several successors, and are in force in the society at the present day.
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_Other alterations in the language--the names of the days and months altered--reasons for this change--the word saint disused--various new phrases introduced_.
Another alteration, which took place in the language of the Quakers was the disuse of the common names of the days of the week, and of those of the months of the year.
The names of the days were considered to be of heathen origin.