Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10288 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

increas'dincreased

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

Puritas changed it: 132 times in 93 works
Consistency: 97.7% (132 of 135)
Reach if approved: ~142 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: increased
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 135 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (132 changes in 93 works, 97.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 132)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the Character of which, is, Many ſhall run to and fro, and Knowledge be increas'dincreased by thoſe Voices Come and See, or ſome proportionable Voice; and It laſted 404 Years …
With rule
… the Character of which, is, Many ſhall run to and fro, and Knowledge be increas'dincreased by thoſe Voices Come and See, or ſome proportionable Voice; and It laſted 404 Years …
Thomas Beverley · Positions · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Blessedness, to which there is no possibility of accession: his essential Glory cannot be increas'dincreased, but his declarative Glory may be more manifested in the Eyes of Men: and …
With rule
… Blessedness, to which there is no possibility of accession: his essential Glory cannot be increas'dincreased, but his declarative Glory may be more manifested in the Eyes of Men: and …
William Bates · The Danger of Prosperity · p. 234 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Jezebeliſm, and Idolatry, and Fornication of that Time alſo, when the Apoſtacy was increas'dincreased.
With rule
… the Jezebeliſm, and Idolatry, and Fornication of that Time alſo, when the Apoſtacy was increas'dincreased.
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 123 · Open in the reader
Printed
… followed their own inventions with the ſtrength of my outward Bleſſings. As their Wealth increas'dincreased, they increas'dincreased the Ornaments of their Images; ſo that what were before of Wood …
With rule
… followed their own inventions with the ſtrength of my outward Bleſſings. As their Wealth increas'dincreased, they increas'dincreased the Ornaments of their Images; ſo that what were before of Wood …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 667 · Open in the reader
Printed
If Afflictions are increas'dincreased with Chriſt, Joy and Comfort increaſe alſo with him; for as God commands Wine …
With rule
If Afflictions are increas'dincreased with Chriſt, Joy and Comfort increaſe alſo with him; for as God commands Wine …
Charles Drelincourt · The Christians Defense Against the Fears of Death · p. 286 · Open in the reader
Printed
… we not read (ſaith he) that Faith comes by Hearing, which is confirm'd and increas'dincreased in pious Minds by the ſame means? And ſhall we aſcribe leſs to the …
With rule
… we not read (ſaith he) that Faith comes by Hearing, which is confirm'd and increas'dincreased in pious Minds by the ſame means? And ſhall we aſcribe leſs to the …
Stephen Lobb · The Growth of Error · p. 146 · Open in the reader
Printed
… he ſeem'd much refreſh'd and had them often read to him. But his weakneſs increas'dincreased, ſo that I could not afterward diſcourſe much with him. A little before he …
With rule
… he ſeem'd much refreſh'd and had them often read to him. But his weakneſs increas'dincreased, ſo that I could not afterward diſcourſe much with him. A little before he …
John Shower · Heaven and Hell · p. 177 · Open in the reader
Printed
Verse. XI. When goods encrease, they are increas'dincreased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the …
With rule
Verse. XI. When goods encrease, they are increas'dincreased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the …
George Sikes · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 249 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

0 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.