Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10013 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

renounc'drenounced

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

Puritas changed it: 85 times in 50 works
Consistency: 92.3% (85 of 92)
Reach if approved: ~97 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: renounced
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 92 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (85 changes in 50 works, 92.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 85)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… thoſe who have ſhamefully fallen in an hour of Temptation, of ſuch as have renounc'drenounced their Chriſtianity in Turky and received the Impoſtures of Mahomet; Of many more in …
With rule
… thoſe who have ſhamefully fallen in an hour of Temptation, of ſuch as have renounc'drenounced their Chriſtianity in Turky and received the Impoſtures of Mahomet; Of many more in …
John Shower · St Peters Sin and True Repentance · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… envy; now all this trash and filthiness must be cast out, and such Self renounc'drenounced; and the Heart must be made of Stone flesh, made pure, clean, tender, broken …
With rule
… envy; now all this trash and filthiness must be cast out, and such Self renounc'drenounced; and the Heart must be made of Stone flesh, made pure, clean, tender, broken …
Samuel Hardy · A Second Guide to Heaven · p. 135 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not ſenſible of the pleaſures of the Mind, but in proportion, as he hath renounc'drenounced thoſe … the Body. And therefore we Chriſtians are all ſo little touch'd with Spiritual …
With rule
… not ſenſible of the pleaſures of the Mind, but in proportion, as he hath renounc'drenounced thoſe … the Body. And therefore we Chriſtians are all ſo little touch'd with Spiritual …
Samuel Smith · The Christians Guide to Devotion · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
… diſpenſation of Grace, the ſenſual and voluptuous were perſwaded to mortify the Fleſh, and renounc'drenounced the forbidden Pleaſures of Sin, the ambitious deſpiſed their earthly honours, and receiv'd the …
With rule
… diſpenſation of Grace, the ſenſual and voluptuous were perſwaded to mortify the Fleſh, and renounc'drenounced the forbidden Pleaſures of Sin, the ambitious deſpiſed their earthly honours, and receiv'd the …
Ebenezer Pemberton · Sermons on Several Subjects · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… liable to be substracted upon every pretence of demerit, she has by solemn Contract renounc'drenounced that liberty, & in her Marriage-vow taken him for better for worse; & it is …
With rule
… liable to be substracted upon every pretence of demerit, she has by solemn Contract renounc'drenounced that liberty, & in her Marriage-vow taken him for better for worse; & it is …
Richard Allestree · The Ladys Calling · p. 182 · Open in the reader
Printed
… state; and the destructive Power of Satan, and Death, is from Sin. When Man renounc'drenounced his Creatour and natural Lord, he was judicially given up to Satan as the …
With rule
… state; and the destructive Power of Satan, and Death, is from Sin. When Man renounc'drenounced his Creatour and natural Lord, he was judicially given up to Satan as the …
William Bates · Sermons Upon Death and Eternal Judgment · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… so ordained and have conformed, having (as I said) eatenus or in so far, renounc'drenounced their Presbyterial ordination, and adhering to the prelatical as the more perfect, this their …
With rule
… so ordained and have conformed, having (as I said) eatenus or in so far, renounc'drenounced their Presbyterial ordination, and adhering to the prelatical as the more perfect, this their …
Thomas Forrester · Review and Examination of the Doctrine · p. 81 · Open in the reader
Printed
Therefore seeing you have renounc'drenounced them, keep them still at that distance, do not ever admitt them more to …
With rule
Therefore seeing you have renounc'drenounced them, keep them still at that distance, do not ever admitt them more to …
Robert Leighton · Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 1 · p. 151 · Open in the reader

Read-only. Sign in as a reviewer to approve or dismiss candidates.

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 5 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Renounc'dRenounced, and all the wayes of ſuperſtition.
With rule
Renounc'dRenounced, and all the wayes of ſuperſtition.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 162 · Open in the reader

St Peters Sin and True Repentance A60148

Printed
… Profeſſion of Repentance made by T. W. who after Eleven Years Slavery in Turkey, Renounc'dRenounced his Baptiſm and Chriſtianity there, and within a Year made his Eſcape, and returning …
With rule
… Profeſſion of Repentance made by T. W. who after Eleven Years Slavery in Turkey, Renounc'dRenounced his Baptiſm and Chriſtianity there, and within a Year made his Eſcape, and returning …
John Shower · St Peters Sin and True Repentance · Open in the reader