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isaackIsaac

Proper names whose form changes beyond mechanical spelling: Ionas → Jonah. Approve one at a time.

Puritas changed it: 1,500 times in 327 works
Consistency: 99.1% (1,500 of 1,513)
Reach if approved: ~1,590 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: isaac
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,513 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,500 changes in 327 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,500)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… it be resolved on in the purpose of the heart; Thus Abraham offered up IsaackIsaac by Faith; and Iudas did that which he meant to do. And as God …
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… it be resolved on in the purpose of the heart; Thus Abraham offered up IsaackIsaac by Faith; and Iudas did that which he meant to do. And as God …
John Robinson · Observations Divine and Moral · p. 125 · Open in the reader
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Thirdly, when God commanded Abraham to offer vp his ſonne IſaackIsaac. Gen. 22.2. Then Abraham offered vp his onely begotten ſonne of whom it was ſaid …
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Thirdly, when God commanded Abraham to offer vp his ſonne IſaackIsaac. Gen. 22.2. Then Abraham offered vp his onely begotten ſonne of whom it was ſaid …
John Foorthe · The Apostles Catechism · p. 23 · Open in the reader
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… as is plaine by Cain. Gen. 4.8. and 1. Iohn 3.12. and Iſmael. Gen. 21.9. et Gal 4.29. becauſe IſaackIsaac was regenerate: and thus did the Iewes againſt the Prophets and Chriſt himſelfe.
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… as is plaine by Cain. Gen. 4.8. and 1. Iohn 3.12. and Iſmael. Gen. 21.9. et Gal 4.29. becauſe IſaackIsaac was regenerate: and thus did the Iewes againſt the Prophets and Chriſt himſelfe.
William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 91 · Open in the reader
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… tooke unto him wives of other nations, which was a griefe of minde unto IſaackIsaac and Reb…ckah; Gen. 26.35. What wicked children had Ely the Prieſt and judge of …
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… tooke unto him wives of other nations, which was a griefe of minde unto IſaackIsaac and Reb…ckah; Gen. 26.35. What wicked children had Ely the Prieſt and judge of …
Adam Harsnett · A Cordial for the Afflicted · p. 218 · Open in the reader
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… child of God, and the wicked; let Iſmael live and be great, and let IſaackIsaac be the heire, with all the troubles that belong to the executorſhip; let Eſau …
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… child of God, and the wicked; let Iſmael live and be great, and let IſaackIsaac be the heire, with all the troubles that belong to the executorſhip; let Eſau …
Alexander Leighton · The Looking Glass of the Holy War · p. 273 · Open in the reader
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… ſeeke righteouſneſſe by their workes. Now as Sarah being the free woman, her ſonne IſaackIsaac was the heire vnto Abraham, and remayned in his houſe for euer: ſo the …
With rule
… ſeeke righteouſneſſe by their workes. Now as Sarah being the free woman, her ſonne IſaackIsaac was the heire vnto Abraham, and remayned in his houſe for euer: ſo the …
Josias Nichols · Abrahams Faith · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in Gods sight? No, Abraham must goe and cut his owne sonnes throate, and IsaackIsaac the hope of Abraham and of the world, must dye by the hand of …
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… in Gods sight? No, Abraham must goe and cut his owne sonnes throate, and IsaackIsaac the hope of Abraham and of the world, must dye by the hand of …
William Pemble · A Plea for Grace · p. 253 · Open in the reader
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… the enemies of our ſaluation can enterpriſe or take in hande. Such were Abraham, IſaackIsaac, and Iacob, and ſo manie legions of braue and valiaunt ſouldiers, whoſe valiaunt acts …
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… the enemies of our ſaluation can enterpriſe or take in hande. Such were Abraham, IſaackIsaac, and Iacob, and ſo manie legions of braue and valiaunt ſouldiers, whoſe valiaunt acts …
Theodore Beza · Sermons on Three Chapters of Song of Songs · p. 356 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (13)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 5 are listed here. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Commentary on Genesis and Exodus A15408

Printed
Vers▪ 6…. ISaackIsaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, &c. 1. Not that IsaackIsaac went thither …
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Vers▪ 6…. ISaackIsaac came from the way of Beer-lahai-roi, &c. 1. Not that IsaackIsaac went thither …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 220 · Open in the reader
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… FIRST BOOKE OF THIS SECOND PART OF GENESIS, Containing the Historie concerning the Patriarks, ISAACKISAAC, IACOB.
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… FIRST BOOKE OF THIS SECOND PART OF GENESIS, Containing the Historie concerning the Patriarks, ISAACKISAAC, IACOB.
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 231 · Open in the reader
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Vers. 28. ISaackIsaac loved Esau, &c. 1. By this we see that parents are carried with blind affection …
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Vers. 28. ISaackIsaac loved Esau, &c. 1. By this we see that parents are carried with blind affection …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 242 · Open in the reader
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Vers. 21. ISaackIsaac prayed to the Lord for his wife. It seemeth, seeing Rebeccah continued barren twenty …
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Vers. 21. ISaackIsaac prayed to the Lord for his wife. It seemeth, seeing Rebeccah continued barren twenty …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 243 · Open in the reader
Printed
Vers. 12. ISaackIsaac sowed, &c. Thus the Lord tempereth adversity and prosperity, sorrow and joy together: like …
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Vers. 12. ISaackIsaac sowed, &c. Thus the Lord tempereth adversity and prosperity, sorrow and joy together: like …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 248 · Open in the reader