4. The adjectives eternal, divine, heavenly, are not printed with capitals in the Scriptures, when referring to the Deity; as, the eternal God, heavenly Father. See Deut. xxxiii. 27; Heb. ix. 14; Mat. vi. 32; 2 Pet. i. 3. When, however, these adjectives are used in an emphatic or special sense, they may commence with capitals.
5. The pronouns referring to the Deity should not be capitalized, when they are used with some name of the Supreme Being; as, “At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.”—Mat. xi. 25. Any chapter of the New Testament will give similar illustrations.
When, however, a pronoun referring to the Deity stands alone, it should commence with a capital; as,—
“O Thou! with whom the night is day,
And one the near and far away.”—Whittier.
6. The capitalization of pronouns is sometimes carried to a ridiculous excess by some writers, especially in poetry; as,
“We praise Thee, O God! for the Son of Thy love.”
7. God, goddess, deity, applied to heathen divinities, should not commence with a capital.
Rule XI. Quotations.—When the exact words of another are given, the first word of the quotation should commence with a capital, if it forms a complete sentence.