Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #1027 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

obseruerobserver

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 97 times in 76 works
Consistency: 95.1% (97 of 102)
Reach if approved: ~107 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: observer
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 102 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (97 changes in 76 works, 95.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 97)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… their error. Neither was it good or profitable that Paull ſhoulde be counted an obſeruerobserver of the lawe any long time, as the diſciples were then commonlie: for by …
With rule
… their error. Neither was it good or profitable that Paull ſhoulde be counted an obſeruerobserver of the lawe any long time, as the diſciples were then commonlie: for by …
John Calvin · Commentary on Acts · p. 502 · Open in the reader
Printed
… take it the Deuill gesseth at things which are prophecied, and is a sharpe obseruerobserver of causes. But you said he telleth what shall be, where he worketh that …
With rule
… take it the Deuill gesseth at things which are prophecied, and is a sharpe obseruerobserver of causes. But you said he telleth what shall be, where he worketh that …
George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader
Printed
… which hath bene of God, and with God euerlastingly; that law the author and obseruerobserver whereof is one only God to be blessed for euer; how should either men …
With rule
… which hath bene of God, and with God euerlastingly; that law the author and obseruerobserver whereof is one only God to be blessed for euer; how should either men …
Richard Hooker · The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity · p. 47 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of England agreeth with the holie ſcriptures of all theſe times, as a true obſeruerobserver of Gods woord therein:) I ſhall ſufficiently prooue that the church of England holdeth …
With rule
… of England agreeth with the holie ſcriptures of all theſe times, as a true obſeruerobserver of Gods woord therein:) I ſhall ſufficiently prooue that the church of England holdeth …
Josias Nichols · Abrahams Faith · p. 102 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it not sufficient to saue vs before God. And Paul, who was a straite obseruerobserver of the lawe, after he came to the knowledge of Christ counted all his …
With rule
… it not sufficient to saue vs before God. And Paul, who was a straite obseruerobserver of the lawe, after he came to the knowledge of Christ counted all his …
William Perkins · The True Gain More in Worth Than All the Goods in the World · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thoſe nations. There ſhall not be among you any witch that vſeth witchcraft, any obſeruerobserver of times, any prognoſticator of ſeaſons, any ſorcerer, or enchanter, or that counſaileth with …
With rule
… thoſe nations. There ſhall not be among you any witch that vſeth witchcraft, any obſeruerobserver of times, any prognoſticator of ſeaſons, any ſorcerer, or enchanter, or that counſaileth with …
Jean Taffin · The Amendment of Life · p. 475 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſay, God hath promiſed the Church, that ſhe ſhall be a faithfull and perpetuall obſeruerobserver of his word and teſtament, that is, according to your new commentarie, that the …
With rule
… ſay, God hath promiſed the Church, that ſhe ſhall be a faithfull and perpetuall obſeruerobserver of his word and teſtament, that is, according to your new commentarie, that the …
William Whitaker · Answer to Reynolds Book · p. 249 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to the Scribes and Phariſes cenſures, but hearken we to Chriſt the true expounder & obſeruerobserver of the Law, now he allowed workes of mercy and workes of neceſſity to …
With rule
… to the Scribes and Phariſes cenſures, but hearken we to Chriſt the true expounder & obſeruerobserver of the Law, now he allowed workes of mercy and workes of neceſſity to …
Theophilus Brabourne · A Discourse Upon the Sabbath Day · p. 152 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Guide to Grand-jury Men A09118

Printed
… a searcher out, qui dies vel hor as explorat, & so coniectures and foretelleth. An ObseruerObserver of times, to know when it is best to begin a businesse, as Hamans …
With rule
… a searcher out, qui dies vel hor as explorat, & so coniectures and foretelleth. An ObseruerObserver of times, to know when it is best to begin a businesse, as Hamans …
Richard Bernard · A Guide to Grand-jury Men · p. 245 · Open in the reader