Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10622 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

constantine'sconstantine

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

Puritas changed it: 157 times in 73 works
Consistency: 73.3% (157 of 214)
Reach if approved: ~225 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 214 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (157 changes in 73 works, 73.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 157)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of their own authority ſpeak ſharply againſt them, yet they were not troubled in Conſtantine'sConstantine time, the Biſhops of theirs ſate in the Councel of Nice, they had their …
With rule
… of their own authority ſpeak ſharply againſt them, yet they were not troubled in Conſtantine'sConstantine time, the Biſhops of theirs ſate in the Councel of Nice, they had their …
John Troughton · An Apology for the Non-Conformists · p. 110 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Forbearances, as are neceſſary. And his own prudent Over-ſight and Authority, (like Conſtantine'sConstantine at Nice) will facilitate the Succeſs.
With rule
… and Forbearances, as are neceſſary. And his own prudent Over-ſight and Authority, (like Conſtantine'sConstantine at Nice) will facilitate the Succeſs.
Richard Baxter · A Moral Prognostication · p. 39 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Joſhuah's; Nehemiah's and Ezra's have been conjoin'd! And in Church Hiſtory, than when Conſtantine'sConstantine and Athanaſius's; Theodoſe's and Ambroſe's; the Proteſtant Princes and Luther's &c. and in our …
With rule
… and Joſhuah's; Nehemiah's and Ezra's have been conjoin'd! And in Church Hiſtory, than when Conſtantine'sConstantine and Athanaſius's; Theodoſe's and Ambroſe's; the Proteſtant Princes and Luther's &c. and in our …
Thomas Beverley · Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation · Open in the reader
Printed
… his old Age for his rare Parts he was appointed Tutor to Cris…us, Constantine'sConstantine Son: He was so far from seeking after riches, that he died very poor.
With rule
… his old Age for his rare Parts he was appointed Tutor to Cris…us, Constantine'sConstantine Son: He was so far from seeking after riches, that he died very poor.
Samuel Clarke · The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
Conſtantine'sConstantine Baptiſm and Death. page 286. and 275
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Conſtantine'sConstantine Baptiſm and Death. page 286. and 275
Peter du Moulin Jr · The Novelty of Popery Opposed to the Antiquity of True Christianity · Open in the reader
Printed
… Ancient the uſe thereof hath been in Baptiſm. The Biſhop of Wincheſter ſaid, in Conſtantine'sConstantine time it was uſed in Baptiſm. His Majeſty replied, if ſo, I ſee no …
With rule
… Ancient the uſe thereof hath been in Baptiſm. The Biſhop of Wincheſter ſaid, in Conſtantine'sConstantine time it was uſed in Baptiſm. His Majeſty replied, if ſo, I ſee no …
William Gearing · The History of the Church of Great Britain · p. 266 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all to be killed whom they kill. I am ſure if you look upon Conſtantine'sConstantine Epiſtle, written to perſwade concord upon the firſt diſagreement between Alexander & Arrius, you will …
With rule
… all to be killed whom they kill. I am ſure if you look upon Conſtantine'sConstantine Epiſtle, written to perſwade concord upon the firſt diſagreement between Alexander & Arrius, you will …
Henry Hammond · View of Some Exceptions Made by a Romanist · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
No Inſtance can be given of any Dedication of Temples till about Conſtantine'sConstantine time, and the Dedications of that Age were no Ceremonious Conſecrations; they were only …
With rule
No Inſtance can be given of any Dedication of Temples till about Conſtantine'sConstantine time, and the Dedications of that Age were no Ceremonious Conſecrations; they were only …
James Owen · Defense of Scripture Ordination · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (57)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 are listed here. 48 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Treatise of Episcopacy A27050

Printed
… perſons ſpared to have made two Orders in a Church. 5. And what if in Conſtantine'sConstantine days the Churches grew yet greater, than they did in the ſecond, or third …
With rule
… perſons ſpared to have made two Orders in a Church. 5. And what if in Conſtantine'sConstantine days the Churches grew yet greater, than they did in the ſecond, or third …
Richard Baxter · A Treatise of Episcopacy · p. 138 · Open in the reader

The True History of Councils A27058

Printed
… we have only the Authority for it of Tychonius a Donatiſt. 2. It's improbable after Conſtantine'sConstantine ſuppreſſion of them that Schiſm ſhould ſo ſuddenly ſpread. 3. Leſt it ſhould prove the …
With rule
… we have only the Authority for it of Tychonius a Donatiſt. 2. It's improbable after Conſtantine'sConstantine ſuppreſſion of them that Schiſm ſhould ſo ſuddenly ſpread. 3. Leſt it ſhould prove the …
Richard Baxter · The True History of Councils · p. 121 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Revelation A37035

Printed
… then were, to wit, Dioclesian, Maximianus, Herculeus, Galerius, Maximinus (called also Iovius) and Constantius, Constantine'sConstantine father, only this last had a favour to Christians, the other three being most …
With rule
… then were, to wit, Dioclesian, Maximianus, Herculeus, Galerius, Maximinus (called also Iovius) and Constantius, Constantine'sConstantine father, only this last had a favour to Christians, the other three being most …
James Durham · Commentary on Revelation · p. 374 · Open in the reader
Printed
Agreeable to this it is which Baronius asserteth, Anno 312. num. 80. of Constantine'sConstantine giving the emperiall palace to Melchiades the Bishop of Rome, and what is afterward …
With rule
Agreeable to this it is which Baronius asserteth, Anno 312. num. 80. of Constantine'sConstantine giving the emperiall palace to Melchiades the Bishop of Rome, and what is afterward …
James Durham · Commentary on Revelation · p. 562 · Open in the reader
Printed
… before in their deaths, are afterward honoured in their memories, which they begin at Constantine'sConstantine time, when the publick profession of Religion became honourable. This, I say, cannot be …
With rule
… before in their deaths, are afterward honoured in their memories, which they begin at Constantine'sConstantine time, when the publick profession of Religion became honourable. This, I say, cannot be …
James Durham · Commentary on Revelation · p. 718 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and so end it in Gregory the seventh, or Hildebrand. 4. Most begin it at Constantine'sConstantine reign, making this contemporary with that of Satan's being cast from heaven, Chap. 12. this …
With rule
… and so end it in Gregory the seventh, or Hildebrand. 4. Most begin it at Constantine'sConstantine reign, making this contemporary with that of Satan's being cast from heaven, Chap. 12. this …
James Durham · Commentary on Revelation · p. 723 · Open in the reader
Printed
… him. This is the more strange, that although they draw the thousand years from Constantine'sConstantine time, they reckon the Church all the while to have peace, and moveth only …
With rule
… him. This is the more strange, that although they draw the thousand years from Constantine'sConstantine time, they reckon the Church all the while to have peace, and moveth only …
James Durham · Commentary on Revelation · p. 787 · Open in the reader

Works A50522

Printed
… notwithstanding lived fifty years after him; and out of Lactantius, who, being Tutor to Constantine'sConstantine son Crispus, was yonger than he.
With rule
… notwithstanding lived fifty years after him; and out of Lactantius, who, being Tutor to Constantine'sConstantine son Crispus, was yonger than he.
Joseph Mede · Works · p. 385 · Open in the reader