Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10003 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

publicanespublican's

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 254 times in 152 works
Consistency: 79.6% (254 of 319)
Reach if approved: ~335 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: publicans
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 319 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: publicans (65)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (254 changes in 152 works, 79.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 254)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the PublicanesPublican's and the harlots beleeued him: and yee, though ye saw it, were not mo …
With rule
… vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the PublicanesPublican's and the harlots beleeued him: and yee, though ye saw it, were not mo …
John Calvin · Harmony of the Gospels · p. 573 · Open in the reader
Printed
… profession, although not performing in time. Because faith alone doth iustifie, and therefore the PublicanesPublican's and harlattes shalbe sooner in the kingdome of heauen, because they beleued Ihon. &c …
With rule
… profession, although not performing in time. Because faith alone doth iustifie, and therefore the PublicanesPublican's and harlattes shalbe sooner in the kingdome of heauen, because they beleued Ihon. &c …
William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… from hence to ſee the reaſon and cauſe where the fault lies. Luke 7.29. The PublicanesPublican's juſtified God, being baptiſed with the baptiſme of Iohn: But the Phariſees and Lawyers …
With rule
… from hence to ſee the reaſon and cauſe where the fault lies. Luke 7.29. The PublicanesPublican's juſtified God, being baptiſed with the baptiſme of Iohn: But the Phariſees and Lawyers …
Thomas Hooker · Three Sermons · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
78 Christe kept companie with sinners: whores, and PublicanesPublican's, to the ende, that he might allure theim from wickednesse, vnto Godlinesse, saiyng: Thei …
With rule
78 Christe kept companie with sinners: whores, and PublicanesPublican's, to the ende, that he might allure theim from wickednesse, vnto Godlinesse, saiyng: Thei …
Thomas Becon · The Acts of Christ and Antichrist · Open in the reader
Printed
… call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And, Verily I say vnto you, that PublicanesPublican's and harlots shall goe before you into the kingdome of God.
With rule
… call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And, Verily I say vnto you, that PublicanesPublican's and harlots shall goe before you into the kingdome of God.
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 756 · Open in the reader
Printed
… if their Altars be but the Popes Exchequers, and the Priests but like the PublicanesPublican's, which sit there at the receit of custome; Goe out of Babylon, let us …
With rule
… if their Altars be but the Popes Exchequers, and the Priests but like the PublicanesPublican's, which sit there at the receit of custome; Goe out of Babylon, let us …
William Prynne · A Quench-Coal · p. 376 · Open in the reader
Printed
… beside vvhich are suiters alvvaies to him, and looke still to receiue like the PublicanesPublican's, but neuer caste in their minds what they should giue, threfore their tribute is …
With rule
… beside vvhich are suiters alvvaies to him, and looke still to receiue like the PublicanesPublican's, but neuer caste in their minds what they should giue, threfore their tribute is …
Henry Smith · The Christians Sacrifice Seen and Allowed · Open in the reader
Printed
… yee love them that love you what reward shall ye have? doe not the PublicanesPublican's even the same? I never heard nor read before that condemnation was dispensable. The …
With rule
… yee love them that love you what reward shall ye have? doe not the PublicanesPublican's even the same? I never heard nor read before that condemnation was dispensable. The …
William Twisse · Discovery of Jacksons Vanity · p. 653 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.