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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10066 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

he'lhe

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

Puritas changed it
379 times in 129 works
Consistency
79.9% (379 of 474)
Reach if approved
~498 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
474 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (379 changes in 129 works, 79.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 379)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … a Truth in all the Bible, if he be hard put to it that he'lhe stick at, but that meeting with a pressing suitable tentation he'lhe let it slip …
    With rule
    … a Truth in all the Bible, if he be hard put to it that he'lhe stick at, but that meeting with a pressing suitable tentation he'lhe let it slip …

    James Fergusson · Refutation of the Errors Toleration Erastianism Independency and Separation · p. 355 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … Refiners fire to purify his Churches from all their tin, and all their droſſe, he'lhe burn up the old oakes of Baſhan, as very briers and thornes.
    With rule
    … Refiners fire to purify his Churches from all their tin, and all their droſſe, he'lhe burn up the old oakes of Baſhan, as very briers and thornes.

    Thomas Hodges · The Hoary Head Crowned · p. 24 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … himſelf muſt have: which if it be granted to him, in a little time he'lhe put in for more, till at laſt it come to this man did all …
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    … himſelf muſt have: which if it be granted to him, in a little time he'lhe put in for more, till at laſt it come to this man did all …

    Thomas Jacombe · Sermons Preached on Romans 8 · p. 246 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … Mischief I am to do that Saint, must be done quickly, if at all; he'lhe shortly be out of my Reach for ever. And for this cause he will …
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    … Mischief I am to do that Saint, must be done quickly, if at all; he'lhe shortly be out of my Reach for ever. And for this cause he will …

    Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · p. 30 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … Rivers of Oyl? All this for one tranſgreſſion: A dear bought ſin ſure! but he'lhe not ſtick at more than all this: Shall I give my firſt born for …
    With rule
    … Rivers of Oyl? All this for one tranſgreſſion: A dear bought ſin ſure! but he'lhe not ſtick at more than all this: Shall I give my firſt born for …

    Samuel Annesley · Sermon Preached at the Funeral of Reverend Will Whitaker · p. 11 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    That vengeance is the Lords, and he'lhe repay.
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    That vengeance is the Lords, and he'lhe repay.

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 76 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … revelation knows any thing of 'em we'l hear him willingly, in the mean time he'lhe let us ſuppoſe, that there have been always people in the Church, who never …
    With rule
    … revelation knows any thing of 'em we'l hear him willingly, in the mean time he'lhe let us ſuppoſe, that there have been always people in the Church, who never …

    Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 139 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … ſevere Encmy against Anabaptiſts, as a witneſs againſt Infants Baptiſme, p. 146. the quite contrary he'lhe find, is true in my pag. 242. where I proauce him as the great Enemy …
    With rule
    … ſevere Encmy against Anabaptiſts, as a witneſs againſt Infants Baptiſme, p. 146. the quite contrary he'lhe find, is true in my pag. 242. where I proauce him as the great Enemy …

    Henry Danvers · Innocency and Truth Vindicated · p. 105 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (95)

66 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 60 are listed here. 29 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Purple Island A00977

  • Printed
    He'lHe think Medusa (sweeter then before)
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    He'lHe think Medusa (sweeter then before)

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 50 · Open in the reader

Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter A26856

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    He'lHe not abate it.
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    He'lHe not abate it.

    Richard Baxter · Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter · p. 73 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe die at any rates,
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    He'lHe die at any rates,

    Richard Baxter · Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter · p. 74 · Open in the reader

Directions and Persuasions to a Sound Conversion A26915

  • Printed
    … and terrours shall come upon you, and pursue your Soul as the wind, Job 30. 15. He'lHe fetch you out of the Ale-house, and the Gaming-house, and take you …
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    … and terrours shall come upon you, and pursue your Soul as the wind, Job 30. 15. He'lHe fetch you out of the Ale-house, and the Gaming-house, and take you …

    Richard Baxter · Directions and Persuasions to a Sound Conversion · p. 106 · Open in the reader

Poetical Fragments A26987

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    He'lHe not accept what's done againſt mens will,
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    He'lHe not accept what's done againſt mens will,

    Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 17 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe Love and Uſe me as his Own.
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    He'lHe Love and Uſe me as his Own.

    Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 60 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe perfect what he hath begun at length:
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    He'lHe perfect what he hath begun at length:

    Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 95 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe give the reſt, that freely gave the Will:
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    He'lHe give the reſt, that freely gave the Will:

    Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 95 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe take away thy ſting,
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    He'lHe take away thy ſting,

    Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 131 · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined A27810

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    7 He'lHe in the way drink of the brook, he'le lift the head therefore,
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    7 He'lHe in the way drink of the brook, he'le lift the head therefore,

    Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

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    He'lHe go on errands to the Devil, ſo gaines
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    He'lHe go on errands to the Devil, ſo gaines

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 206 · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

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    He'lHe ſeem a Poet that ſhall ſpeak but true;
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    He'lHe ſeem a Poet that ſhall ſpeak but true;

    Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 254 · Open in the reader

A Book for Boys and Girls A30125

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    He'lHe taunt and flout, if Goodness doth appear,
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    He'lHe taunt and flout, if Goodness doth appear,

    John Bunyan · A Book for Boys and Girls · p. 51 · Open in the reader

A Sovereign Antidote Against the Fear of Death A30678

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    He'lHe act you any part, Noble or Baſe,
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    He'lHe act you any part, Noble or Baſe,

    Edward Bury · A Sovereign Antidote Against the Fear of Death · p. 2 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe dye in Earneſt, though he liv'd in Jeſt.
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    He'lHe dye in Earneſt, though he liv'd in Jeſt.

    Edward Bury · A Sovereign Antidote Against the Fear of Death · p. 2 · Open in the reader

A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty A33748

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    … they from! My Light afflictions were not worthy to be compared with this Glory! He'lHe never repent that he ſowed in tears, who brings home his Sheafs with ſuch …
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    … they from! My Light afflictions were not worthy to be compared with this Glory! He'lHe never repent that he ſowed in tears, who brings home his Sheafs with ſuch …

    Elisha Coles · A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty · p. 39 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … matter, that they fall not into miſchief, as others do: And, to be ſure, He'lHe ſet them on their feet agen. The Abſolute Promiſe cannot be Null'd or diſcertain'd …
    With rule
    … matter, that they fall not into miſchief, as others do: And, to be ſure, He'lHe ſet them on their feet agen. The Abſolute Promiſe cannot be Null'd or diſcertain'd …

    Elisha Coles · A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty · p. 250 · Open in the reader

The Marrow of Gospel History A33990

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    He'lHe conquer you no more:
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    He'lHe conquer you no more:

    Hercules Collins · The Marrow of Gospel History · p. 53 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe Paſtors give, the Church may live
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    He'lHe Paſtors give, the Church may live

    Hercules Collins · The Marrow of Gospel History · p. 59 · Open in the reader

Husbandry Spiritualized A39665

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    He'lHe doubtless stay to hear what questions I
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    He'lHe doubtless stay to hear what questions I

    John Flavel · Husbandry Spiritualized · p. 199 · Open in the reader

Sermons Concerning Grace and Temptations A40520

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    … God (and not man) he gives continually; to give, he makes his continued Act: He'lHe never ceaſe giving to his Saints, not only in this life, but in the …
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    … God (and not man) he gives continually; to give, he makes his continued Act: He'lHe never ceaſe giving to his Saints, not only in this life, but in the …

    Thomas Froysell · Sermons Concerning Grace and Temptations · p. 72 · Open in the reader

Brief Exposition of 1 and 2 Thessalonians A41200

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    … of falling by his indiscreet use of Christian liberty be not given unto others. He'lHe labour to be on his guard not only against some tentations, but all, and …
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    … of falling by his indiscreet use of Christian liberty be not given unto others. He'lHe labour to be on his guard not only against some tentations, but all, and …

    James Fergusson · Brief Exposition of 1 and 2 Thessalonians · p. 256 · Open in the reader

Refutation of the Errors Toleration Erastianism Independency and Separation A41202

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    … therein they may see the unlovely Representation and Idea of their Own Heart Jer: 5. 31. He'lHe suffer even The Prophets to Prophesy falsly, and the Priests to bear Rule by …
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    … therein they may see the unlovely Representation and Idea of their Own Heart Jer: 5. 31. He'lHe suffer even The Prophets to Prophesy falsly, and the Priests to bear Rule by …

    James Fergusson · Refutation of the Errors Toleration Erastianism Independency and Separation · p. 293 · Open in the reader

Meditations the Parable of the Prodigal Son A42120

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    … is in pain; there any thing that will give him present ease is welcome: He'lHe stop Cerberus his mouth with a Crust. David must play away Saul his Evil …
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    … is in pain; there any thing that will give him present ease is welcome: He'lHe stop Cerberus his mouth with a Crust. David must play away Saul his Evil …

    Obadiah Grew · Meditations the Parable of the Prodigal Son · p. 194 · Open in the reader

Some Prison Meditations A42148

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    He'lHe lay his weapons down with all ſubmiſſion.
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    He'lHe lay his weapons down with all ſubmiſſion.

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 47 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe ſay it is of Grace, and not deſert,
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    He'lHe ſay it is of Grace, and not deſert,

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 62 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe come and take thee to himſelf agen;
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    He'lHe come and take thee to himſelf agen;

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 74 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe canonize and make a Saint of him,
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    He'lHe canonize and make a Saint of him,

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 85 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe not him harm, they'l down together lye,
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    He'lHe not him harm, they'l down together lye,

    John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 132 · Open in the reader

A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 A45335

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    … The voluptuous man saith, God shall not rule over me; and the worldling saith, He'lHe not leave his profit to be commanded by him; and every rebellious sinner stands …
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    … The voluptuous man saith, God shall not rule over me; and the worldling saith, He'lHe not leave his profit to be commanded by him; and every rebellious sinner stands …

    Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    3. He'lHe blesse their posterity. V. 11, 12.
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    3. He'lHe blesse their posterity. V. 11, 12.

    Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 79 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    4. He'lHe blesse their provision, and satisfy the poor in Zion with bread. V. 15. (i. e …
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    4. He'lHe blesse their provision, and satisfy the poor in Zion with bread. V. 15. (i. e …

    Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 79 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … us from the scourge of the Tongue, and maintain our reputation against all opposition. He'lHe clear our innocency as the light, and if we can but make it good …
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    … us from the scourge of the Tongue, and maintain our reputation against all opposition. He'lHe clear our innocency as the light, and if we can but make it good …

    Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 86 · Open in the reader

Zion in Distress 2 A47095

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    He'lHe ne'r avenge on thee my grievous wrong?
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    He'lHe ne'r avenge on thee my grievous wrong?

    Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress 2 · p. 31 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe break thy heart, and make thee for to cry,
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    He'lHe break thy heart, and make thee for to cry,

    Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress 2 · p. 50 · Open in the reader

Distressed Zion Relieved A47473

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    He'lHe make his Canons roar louder than Guns,
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    He'lHe make his Canons roar louder than Guns,

    Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 102 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe make all Christendom forthwith to arm
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    He'lHe make all Christendom forthwith to arm

    Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 102 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe surely fall and never rise again;
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    He'lHe surely fall and never rise again;

    Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 145 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

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    He'lHe bid you welcome, and your Treaſures fill.
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    He'lHe bid you welcome, and your Treaſures fill.

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 183 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe pay thy debts, and wipe off all thy ſcore.
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    He'lHe pay thy debts, and wipe off all thy ſcore.

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 203 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe call her Conſcience to examination;
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    He'lHe call her Conſcience to examination;

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 231 · Open in the reader

Contemplations on Mortality A49958

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    … the perfect, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. He'lHe give grace and glory, and no good thing will he withhold: If there be …
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    … the perfect, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. He'lHe give grace and glory, and no good thing will he withhold: If there be …

    Samuel Lee · Contemplations on Mortality · p. 120 · Open in the reader

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    … that's God himſelf) he'lhe keep back nothing. From whom? from ſuch as walk uprightly. He'lHe ſhew the path of Life, but 'tis to ſuch, as firſt have been lead …
    With rule
    … that's God himſelf) he'lhe keep back nothing. From whom? from ſuch as walk uprightly. He'lHe ſhew the path of Life, but 'tis to ſuch, as firſt have been lead …

    Samuel Lee · Contemplations on Mortality · p. 120 · Open in the reader

A Good Man Making a Good End A50132

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    … smelling Savour. Ask a Christian, How do you think to find Acceptance with God? He'lHe tell you, If he be a Christian, he'lhe tell you, 'Tis thro' the Merits …
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    … smelling Savour. Ask a Christian, How do you think to find Acceptance with God? He'lHe tell you, If he be a Christian, he'lhe tell you, 'Tis thro' the Merits …

    Cotton Mather · A Good Man Making a Good End · p. 74 · Open in the reader

The Serviceable Man A50160

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    … Believe me, The Almighty God will make those Agents of the Devil know that He'lHe Remember them! those Tobijahs and Sanballats will not be forgotten▪
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    … Believe me, The Almighty God will make those Agents of the Devil know that He'lHe Remember them! those Tobijahs and Sanballats will not be forgotten▪

    Cotton Mather · The Serviceable Man · p. 29 · Open in the reader

Death and Life A51632

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    … eaf to all counſels, arguments and perſwaſions uſed …o engage him againſt his luſt; He'lHe no more fight againſt his ſin, than againſt his life; no more endeavour to …
    With rule
    … eaf to all counſels, arguments and perſwaſions uſed …o engage him againſt his luſt; He'lHe no more fight againſt his ſin, than againſt his life; no more endeavour to …

    Samuel Malbon · Death and Life · p. 11 · Open in the reader

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    … live after the fleſh, God will depart, his ſoul will depart from us, Jer. 6.8. He'lHe leave us as he left Saul, who thereupon dyed, before he dyed, becauſe God …
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    … live after the fleſh, God will depart, his ſoul will depart from us, Jer. 6.8. He'lHe leave us as he left Saul, who thereupon dyed, before he dyed, becauſe God …

    Samuel Malbon · Death and Life · p. 14 · Open in the reader

A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem A52813

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    In Council, He'lHe be Captain-General.
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    In Council, He'lHe be Captain-General.

    Christopher Ness · A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem · p. 23 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He'lHe have the Priesthood too, and th' Ephod wear:
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    He'lHe have the Priesthood too, and th' Ephod wear:

    Christopher Ness · A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem · p. 34 · Open in the reader

Plea for Scripture Ordination A53660

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    … of the Churches. What he cannot effect by Power, he will attempt by Craft. He'lHe send forth his daring Emissaries to undermine Preaching by Preaching. Thus the Adversaries of …
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    … of the Churches. What he cannot effect by Power, he will attempt by Craft. He'lHe send forth his daring Emissaries to undermine Preaching by Preaching. Thus the Adversaries of …

    James Owen · Plea for Scripture Ordination · p. 3 · Open in the reader

Poems in Two Parts A60349

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    He'lHe bare his arm, and broach his comforts too.
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    He'lHe bare his arm, and broach his comforts too.

    Samuel Slater · Poems in Two Parts · p. 49 · Open in the reader

Feminine Valor Eminently Discovered A61840

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    He'lHe not be Thwarted or Control'd
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    He'lHe not be Thwarted or Control'd

    James Strong · Feminine Valor Eminently Discovered · Open in the reader

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    He'lHe pierce the Bone, and strike the Joynt
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    He'lHe pierce the Bone, and strike the Joynt

    James Strong · Feminine Valor Eminently Discovered · Open in the reader

Iter Boreal 2 A66004

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    He'lHe bow to the Dragons Tail.
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    He'lHe bow to the Dragons Tail.

    Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 102 · Open in the reader

The Floating Island A94057

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    He'lHe fawn then to.—You were not beſt to flatter
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    He'lHe fawn then to.—You were not beſt to flatter

    William Strode · The Floating Island · Open in the reader

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    He'lHe marry words not ſubſtance. The word whore
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    He'lHe marry words not ſubſtance. The word whore

    William Strode · The Floating Island · Open in the reader

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    He'lHe ne're hold hanging. Now for my part, ſleep
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    He'lHe ne're hold hanging. Now for my part, ſleep

    William Strode · The Floating Island · Open in the reader

Three Decades of Sermons A96523

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    … gain, Chriſt his honour, …eligion his preferment: His eye is ſingle, his heart ſincere: He'lHe do his duty, do his work faithfully, and truſt God for his wages: Nay …
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    … gain, Chriſt his honour, …eligion his preferment: His eye is ſingle, his heart ſincere: He'lHe do his duty, do his work faithfully, and truſt God for his wages: Nay …

    Dean Henry Wilkinson · Three Decades of Sermons · p. 81 · Open in the reader

The Bostonian Ebenezer B09511

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    … about my Houſe, becauſe of the Army. If our God have an Houſe here, He'lHe Encamp about it. Nazianzen, a famous Miniſter of the Goſpel, taking his Farewel of …
    With rule
    … about my Houſe, becauſe of the Army. If our God have an Houſe here, He'lHe Encamp about it. Nazianzen, a famous Miniſter of the Goſpel, taking his Farewel of …

    Cotton Mather · The Bostonian Ebenezer · p. 35 · Open in the reader

Ministers Spiritual Parents N02308

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    … that flows in his breaſt! The Vigour of Endeavour! The unweary'd Offices of Benignity! He'lHe gladly ſit up late, & riſe early, to ſerve them, & think nothing in his power …
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    … that flows in his breaſt! The Vigour of Endeavour! The unweary'd Offices of Benignity! He'lHe gladly ſit up late, & riſe early, to ſerve them, & think nothing in his power …

    Thomas Foxcroft · Ministers Spiritual Parents · p. 42 · Open in the reader