Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #11138 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

shepheardshepherd

Everything else the mechanical classes do not explain: shew → show, then → than.

Puritas changed it: 3,769 times in 1,161 works
Consistency: 99.6% (3,769 of 3,781)
Reach if approved: ~3,977 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: shepherd
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 3,785 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,769 changes in 1,161 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,769)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… God, in whom his soule was well content and pleased, Mat. 3. 17. 2. Hee was a ShepheardShepherd, 1. Sam. 17. 15. So is Christ the true ShepheardShepherd of our soules, 1. Pet. 2. 3. Hee pulled the …
With rule
… God, in whom his soule was well content and pleased, Mat. 3. 17. 2. Hee was a ShepheardShepherd, 1. Sam. 17. 15. So is Christ the true ShepheardShepherd of our soules, 1. Pet. 2. 3. Hee pulled the …
William Guild · Moses Unveiled · p. 162 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of … soule, with whom Saint Austin him selfe accordeth, Ser. 29. de verb. Do… Thy ShepheardShepherd and thy giver of life is th… meate and eternall bread, learne and teach …
With rule
… of … soule, with whom Saint Austin him selfe accordeth, Ser. 29. de verb. Do… Thy ShepheardShepherd and thy giver of life is th… meate and eternall bread, learne and teach …
Daniel Featley · Transubstantiation Exploded · p. 165 · Open in the reader
Printed
… walke in Gods howſe otherwiſe then God hath Commanded: hee knowes that if the ſhepheardshepherd be ſmittem, the flock will be ſtattered, & that the corrupting of the Paſtour will …
With rule
… walke in Gods howſe otherwiſe then God hath Commanded: hee knowes that if the ſhepheardshepherd be ſmittem, the flock will be ſtattered, & that the corrupting of the Paſtour will …
John Forbes · Four Sermons · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
OVr Lord Ieſus Chriſt hath promiſed that if we hold him for our ſhepheardshepherd, hee will not ſuffer the Diuel to haue any aduauntage of vs, but he …
With rule
OVr Lord Ieſus Chriſt hath promiſed that if we hold him for our ſhepheardshepherd, hee will not ſuffer the Diuel to haue any aduauntage of vs, but he …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of an infamous Curtisan. In holy Writ; Gideon was a poore Thrasher, Dauid a ShepheardShepherd; yet both mightie men of valour, both chosen to rule, both speciall Sauiours of …
With rule
… of an infamous Curtisan. In holy Writ; Gideon was a poore Thrasher, Dauid a ShepheardShepherd; yet both mightie men of valour, both chosen to rule, both speciall Sauiours of …
Thomas Adams · Five Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
… féed my ſhéepe. When as therefore the hireling, the idle Drone, and the Idoll ſhepheardshepherd haue the flocke of the Shéepe & Lambes of Chriſt and doe not féede them …
With rule
… féed my ſhéepe. When as therefore the hireling, the idle Drone, and the Idoll ſhepheardshepherd haue the flocke of the Shéepe & Lambes of Chriſt and doe not féede them …
George Gifford · A Godly Zealous and Profitable Sermon Upon James 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… are wholy and throughout to ſubmit our ſelues to be ordered by the chiefe ſhepheardshepherd and Biſhop of our ſoules, for hee onely muſt direct all neceſſarie things in …
With rule
… are wholy and throughout to ſubmit our ſelues to be ordered by the chiefe ſhepheardshepherd and Biſhop of our ſoules, for hee onely muſt direct all neceſſarie things in …
Henry Finch · Exposition of the Song of Solomon · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it, that is, they ſuffer themſelues to be ruled, and gouerned by their chiefe ſhepheardshepherd Ieſus Chriſt, ſpeaking to them and calling them to him in his word, yea …
With rule
… it, that is, they ſuffer themſelues to be ruled, and gouerned by their chiefe ſhepheardshepherd Ieſus Chriſt, ſpeaking to them and calling them to him in his word, yea …
Thomas Granger · The Light of the World · p. 18 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

10 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Key Opening Mysterious Texts of Scripture A00593

Printed
THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD. A Sermon preached at the Conſecration of three Biſhops, the Lords Elect of Oxford …
With rule
THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD. A Sermon preached at the Conſecration of three Biſhops, the Lords Elect of Oxford …
Daniel Featley · A Key Opening Mysterious Texts of Scripture · p. 131 · Open in the reader

The Faithful Shepherd A09092

Printed
THE FAITHFVLL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD: OR THE SHEPHEARDS Faithfulneſſe: Wherein is for the matter largely, but for the maner …
With rule
THE FAITHFVLL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD: OR THE SHEPHEARDS Faithfulneſſe: Wherein is for the matter largely, but for the maner …
Richard Bernard · The Faithful Shepherd · Open in the reader
Printed
THE FAITHFVLL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD: Or THE SHEPHEARDS Faithfulneſſe.
With rule
THE FAITHFVLL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD: Or THE SHEPHEARDS Faithfulneſſe.
Richard Bernard · The Faithful Shepherd · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Shepherds Hunting A15656

Printed
SHepheardShepherd would these Gates were ope,
With rule
SHepheardShepherd would these Gates were ope,
George Wither · The Shepherds Hunting · Open in the reader

A Short Explanation of Hebrews A20414

Printed
… Him; yet doeth Hee keepe the Place and Style of ARCH-PASTOR, or GREAT SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD, to Himselfe. 3. People, how-so-ever they bee furnished by Ministers, yet they haue …
With rule
… Him; yet doeth Hee keepe the Place and Style of ARCH-PASTOR, or GREAT SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD, to Himselfe. 3. People, how-so-ever they bee furnished by Ministers, yet they haue …
David Dickson · A Short Explanation of Hebrews · p. 327 · Open in the reader

The True and Absolute Bishop A36980

Printed
Wherein is alſo shevved hovv CHRIST is our only SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD, As well as our trueſt BISHOP; And alſo, how lamentable and miſerable the condition …
With rule
Wherein is alſo shevved hovv CHRIST is our only SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD, As well as our trueſt BISHOP; And alſo, how lamentable and miſerable the condition …
Nicholas Darton · The True and Absolute Bishop · Open in the reader
Printed
1. SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
With rule
1. SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
Nicholas Darton · The True and Absolute Bishop · p. 19 · Open in the reader

The Faithful Shepherd A41006

Printed
OR THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
With rule
OR THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
Daniel Featley · The Faithful Shepherd · Open in the reader
Printed
THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
With rule
THE FAITHFULL SHEPHEARDSHEPHERD.
Daniel Featley · The Faithful Shepherd · Open in the reader

Collection of Poems A68914

Printed
SHepheardShepherd, would theſe Gates were ope,
With rule
SHepheardShepherd, would theſe Gates were ope,
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader