Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #11308 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

weakenesseweakness

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

Puritas changed it: 3,289 times in 861 works
Consistency: 98.6% (3,289 of 3,334)
Reach if approved: ~3,503 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: weakness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 3,334 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,289 changes in 861 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,289)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

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… at me for the use of a lawfull thing, before I know of their weakenesseweakness, and their taking of offence, the Scandall is onely passive, and so we see …
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… at me for the use of a lawfull thing, before I know of their weakenesseweakness, and their taking of offence, the Scandall is onely passive, and so we see …
George Gillespie · Dispute Against the English-Popish Ceremonies · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… their deliuerance by them may be glorified, and thy power conquering Satan in their weakeneſſeweakness, may be manifeſted, and for euer magnified.
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… their deliuerance by them may be glorified, and thy power conquering Satan in their weakeneſſeweakness, may be manifeſted, and for euer magnified.
Thomas Granger · The Blind Mans Sermon · Open in the reader
Printed
… argument is as strong as a roppe of sand, euery childe may see the weakenesseweakness of it, but I must be content to put it vp, it is such …
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… argument is as strong as a roppe of sand, euery childe may see the weakenesseweakness of it, but I must be content to put it vp, it is such …
Job Throckmorton · Some Laid Open in his Colors · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
And after weakeneſſeweakness, cauſe hym agayne to floryſh.
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And after weakeneſſeweakness, cauſe hym agayne to floryſh.
John Bale · Brief Comedy Concerning the Temptation of Jesus Christ by Satan · Open in the reader
Printed
It tendreth the weakeneſſeweakness and debilities of others; As of
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It tendreth the weakeneſſeweakness and debilities of others; As of
Henry Finch · Law · p. 26 · Open in the reader
Printed
… y^e strēgth of his aduersary, or the greatnesse of Gods Iustice, or his owne weakenesseweakness, and infirmitie? Or what occasion shall wée haue too feéle, and taste Gods goodnesse …
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… y^e strēgth of his aduersary, or the greatnesse of Gods Iustice, or his owne weakenesseweakness, and infirmitie? Or what occasion shall wée haue too feéle, and taste Gods goodnesse …
John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · p. 22 · Open in the reader
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… be oppressed with euils, heauen semeth to be shut vnto vs, and through the weakenesseweakness of mans nature we feare least the great distance of place shoulde seperate vs …
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… be oppressed with euils, heauen semeth to be shut vnto vs, and through the weakenesseweakness of mans nature we feare least the great distance of place shoulde seperate vs …
William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
… agreeable vnto y^t which Chriſt doth teache vs in this petition. Hee confeſſeth the weakeneſſeweakness of mans nature, which can neither beare extreeme pouertie, nor yet great aboundance of …
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… agreeable vnto y^t which Chriſt doth teache vs in this petition. Hee confeſſeth the weakeneſſeweakness of mans nature, which can neither beare extreeme pouertie, nor yet great aboundance of …
George Gifford · A Catechism · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (45)

39 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 6 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

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4 WeakeneſſeWeakness.
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4 WeakeneſſeWeakness.
Daniel Featley · A Key Opening Mysterious Texts of Scripture · p. 295 · Open in the reader

Gods Three Arrows A01974

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WeakeneſſeWeakness of others to be conſidered. 275
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WeakeneſſeWeakness of others to be conſidered. 275
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · Open in the reader
Printed
WeakeneſſeWeakness of others to be ſupported. 275
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WeakeneſſeWeakness of others to be ſupported. 275
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · Open in the reader
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WeakeneſſeWeakness of man gaineth diſpenſation in divine matters. 280
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WeakeneſſeWeakness of man gaineth diſpenſation in divine matters. 280
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · Open in the reader

A Guide to Go to God A01975

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… and variableneſſe. By power it is that one remaineth firme, ſtable, conſtant, inuiolable, vnchangeable. WeakeneſſeWeakness therefore cauſeth the contrary. Of the Almightie it is ſaid, With him is no …
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… and variableneſſe. By power it is that one remaineth firme, ſtable, conſtant, inuiolable, vnchangeable. WeakeneſſeWeakness therefore cauſeth the contrary. Of the Almightie it is ſaid, With him is no …
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 290 · Open in the reader

The Whole Armor of God A01979

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1 WeakeneſſeWeakness of the fleſh (as Chriſt implieth when he checketh his Diſciples for their ſluggiſhneſſe …
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1 WeakeneſſeWeakness of the fleſh (as Chriſt implieth when he checketh his Diſciples for their ſluggiſhneſſe …
William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 493 · Open in the reader
Printed
§. 185. How Mans WeakeneſſeWeakness is ſuccoured by the miniſtry of Man.
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§. 185. How Mans WeakeneſſeWeakness is ſuccoured by the miniſtry of Man.
William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 544 · Open in the reader

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

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WeakeneſſeWeakness to be ſuſpected in our ſelves. 147.
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WeakeneſſeWeakness to be ſuſpected in our ſelves. 147.
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader
Printed
WeakeneſſeWeakness to be ſuspected in our ſelves. 147.
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WeakeneſſeWeakness to be ſuspected in our ſelves. 147.
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

Sins Overthrow A10024

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2. WeakenesseWeakness and impotency, p. 232
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2. WeakenesseWeakness and impotency, p. 232
John Preston · Sins Overthrow · Open in the reader

Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul A10663

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CHAP. XXIV. Of the causes of Hope, Want, and WeakenesseWeakness together, Experience and Knowledge. In what sence Ignorance may be said to strengthen, and …
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CHAP. XXIV. Of the causes of Hope, Want, and WeakenesseWeakness together, Experience and Knowledge. In what sence Ignorance may be said to strengthen, and …
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 240 · Open in the reader
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… causes of this Passion: the first impulsive cause of Hope is our Want, & our WeakenesseWeakness put together, the one driving us ad Bonum, to the Object; the other ad …
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… causes of this Passion: the first impulsive cause of Hope is our Want, & our WeakenesseWeakness put together, the one driving us ad Bonum, to the Object; the other ad …
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 240 · Open in the reader
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… have wronged us already: because in all these cases there is some notice of WeakenesseWeakness and Subjection in us: so that Feare is of all other a naked Passion …
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… have wronged us already: because in all these cases there is some notice of WeakenesseWeakness and Subjection in us: so that Feare is of all other a naked Passion …
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 275 · Open in the reader
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… a sl…ight esteeme of the abilities shee …ath given them, and deserve that WeakenesseWeakness which they unjustly complaine of: The sight of whose Iudgment is not unlike that …
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… a sl…ight esteeme of the abilities shee …ath given them, and deserve that WeakenesseWeakness which they unjustly complaine of: The sight of whose Iudgment is not unlike that …
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 277 · Open in the reader

The Only Remedy A11077

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… away the hope of Recouery: For lownesse is the very way to exaltation, and WeakenesseWeakness to Strength. Wee see here that before S^t. Paul came to this experience of …
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… away the hope of Recouery: For lownesse is the very way to exaltation, and WeakenesseWeakness to Strength. Wee see here that before S^t. Paul came to this experience of …
Francis Rous · The Only Remedy · p. 226 · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons A11454

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IT cannot be auoided, so long as there is or WeakenesseWeakness on earth, or Malice in hell, but that scandals will arise, and differences will …
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IT cannot be auoided, so long as there is or WeakenesseWeakness on earth, or Malice in hell, but that scandals will arise, and differences will …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 1 · Open in the reader
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WeakenesseWeakness and Smalnesse, be it in what kinde soeuer, is the fittest obiect to prouoke …
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WeakenesseWeakness and Smalnesse, be it in what kinde soeuer, is the fittest obiect to prouoke …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 6 · Open in the reader
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WeakenesseWeakness then is in it selfe contemptible, yet not more than Strength is contemptuous. Passiue …
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WeakenesseWeakness then is in it selfe contemptible, yet not more than Strength is contemptuous. Passiue …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 8 · Open in the reader

Divine Meditations and Holy Contemplations A12181

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… they are so farre resisted and subdued, that they breake not forth into action. WeakenesseWeakness, is when we suffer an infirmitie, to breake out for want of watchfulnesse, as …
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… they are so farre resisted and subdued, that they breake not forth into action. WeakenesseWeakness, is when we suffer an infirmitie, to breake out for want of watchfulnesse, as …
Richard Sibbes · Divine Meditations and Holy Contemplations · p. 265 · Open in the reader

The Practice of Repentance A13551

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2. WeakenesseWeakness of grace. A childe of God for weakenesseweakness may get many fals to day …
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2. WeakenesseWeakness of grace. A childe of God for weakenesseweakness may get many fals to day …
Thomas Taylor · The Practice of Repentance · p. 212 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

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3 One, who wants all strength bodily and spirituall. 1 Cor. 15, 43. It is sowne in WeakenesseWeakness. Rom. 5, 6. When we were yet weak (or of no strength.) This is spirituall WeakenesseWeakness …
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3 One, who wants all strength bodily and spirituall. 1 Cor. 15, 43. It is sowne in WeakenesseWeakness. Rom. 5, 6. When we were yet weak (or of no strength.) This is spirituall WeakenesseWeakness …
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 528 · Open in the reader
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… WeakenesseWeakness. Rom. 5, 6. When we were yet weak (or of no strength.) This is spirituall WeakenesseWeakness totally, vnto which, al men from their birth, be subiect.
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… WeakenesseWeakness. Rom. 5, 6. When we were yet weak (or of no strength.) This is spirituall WeakenesseWeakness totally, vnto which, al men from their birth, be subiect.
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 528 · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

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… the dangerous Passions wherevnto Man is subiect, hast showne his vanities, layed open his WeakenesseWeakness, and sharpely taxed his Presumptions: If now thou shouldest wilfully runne thy selfe into …
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… the dangerous Passions wherevnto Man is subiect, hast showne his vanities, layed open his WeakenesseWeakness, and sharpely taxed his Presumptions: If now thou shouldest wilfully runne thy selfe into …
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God A16338

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1. WeakenesseWeakness of spirit, vnmanlinesse of minde. Hence it is that old men, infant… and sicke …
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1. WeakenesseWeakness of spirit, vnmanlinesse of minde. Hence it is that old men, infant… and sicke …
Robert Bolton · Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God · p. 95 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Romans A17643

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WeakeneſſeWeakness of faith twofold, cha. 4. 19.
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WeakeneſſeWeakness of faith twofold, cha. 4. 19.
John Calvin · Commentary on Romans · Open in the reader

Abridgment of Institutes of the Christian Religion A17676

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1. WeakeneſſeWeakness Not that we may diſpaire. But haue recourſe vnto Chriſt.
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1. WeakeneſſeWeakness Not that we may diſpaire. But haue recourſe vnto Chriſt.
John Calvin · Abridgment of Institutes of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

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Of mans WeakenesseWeakness, and that it is the ministers charge to strengthen the weake knees, &c.
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Of mans WeakenesseWeakness, and that it is the ministers charge to strengthen the weake knees, &c.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

The Loathsomeness of Long Hair A45331

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… who walke at liberty is intollerable. So in some constitutions, in some cases of WeakenesseWeakness, in some extrardinary cold climats that may be lawfull, which in another case not …
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… who walke at liberty is intollerable. So in some constitutions, in some cases of WeakenesseWeakness, in some extrardinary cold climats that may be lawfull, which in another case not …
Thomas Hall · The Loathsomeness of Long Hair · p. 8 · Open in the reader

Of Sins of Weakness A45428

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OF SINNES OF WeakeneſſeWeakness. Wilfulneſſe.
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OF SINNES OF WeakeneſſeWeakness. Wilfulneſſe.
Henry Hammond · Of Sins of Weakness · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance A53688

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… they have, or Testimony from the Word they doe recieve, of the Darkenesse, and WeakenesseWeakness of their Minds, the stubbornesse of their Wills, with the strong inclinations that are …
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… they have, or Testimony from the Word they doe recieve, of the Darkenesse, and WeakenesseWeakness of their Minds, the stubbornesse of their Wills, with the strong inclinations that are …
John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 25 · Open in the reader
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… in this case, Cap: 8. Sect: 86. which because they have been already sufficiently evinced of WeakenesseWeakness, Falshood, and Impertinency, by his Learned Antagonist, I shall only take up that which …
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… in this case, Cap: 8. Sect: 86. which because they have been already sufficiently evinced of WeakenesseWeakness, Falshood, and Impertinency, by his Learned Antagonist, I shall only take up that which …
John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 34 · Open in the reader
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… Spirituall? He Afflicts them, and Relieves them, sends them Light and Darkenesse, Strength and WeakenesseWeakness, Forsakes and Appears to them againe, without the least alteration in his thoughts, and …
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… Spirituall? He Afflicts them, and Relieves them, sends them Light and Darkenesse, Strength and WeakenesseWeakness, Forsakes and Appears to them againe, without the least alteration in his thoughts, and …
John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 43 · Open in the reader
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… Will of God. The Shallownesse of their Vnderstanding, the Shortnesse of their Foresight, the WeakenesseWeakness of their Power, the Changeablenesse of their Minds, the Vncertainty of all the meanes …
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… Will of God. The Shallownesse of their Vnderstanding, the Shortnesse of their Foresight, the WeakenesseWeakness of their Power, the Changeablenesse of their Minds, the Vncertainty of all the meanes …
John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 51 · Open in the reader
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… no meanes whatsoever, by no Temptation of Sathan, Deceits of sinne, Fury of oppressiours, WeakenesseWeakness or decay of Faith, they perish and fall away from him. This is the …
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… no meanes whatsoever, by no Temptation of Sathan, Deceits of sinne, Fury of oppressiours, WeakenesseWeakness or decay of Faith, they perish and fall away from him. This is the …
John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 83 · Open in the reader

Collection of Poems A68914

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WeakeneſſeWeakness is no faire Dogge vnto the eye,
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WeakeneſſeWeakness is no faire Dogge vnto the eye,
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Proper Psalms A68966

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WeakeneſſeWeakness,
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WeakeneſſeWeakness,
John Boys · Exposition of the Proper Psalms · p. 79 · Open in the reader

A Reply to a Relation A69024

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… those, or the most part, who are insnared by them. Although you call this WeakenesseWeakness in those, that cry them all down. But I hope this weaknesse is So …
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… those, or the most part, who are insnared by them. Although you call this WeakenesseWeakness in those, that cry them all down. But I hope this weaknesse is So …
Henry Burton · A Reply to a Relation · p. 108 · Open in the reader

The Arraignment of Error A76988

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… the firſt ground, why men are carried away with errours, and that is weakneſſe; 1. WeakeneſſeWeakness of underſtanding. 2. Want of ſtability. 3. Too much credulity, and I have given you the …
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… the firſt ground, why men are carried away with errours, and that is weakneſſe; 1. WeakeneſſeWeakness of underſtanding. 2. Want of ſtability. 3. Too much credulity, and I have given you the …
Samuel Bolton · The Arraignment of Error · p. 76 · Open in the reader

Of Peace and Contentment of Mind A81837

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… the one to ſharpen the wit, the other to give ſolidity to the judgement. WeakeneſſeWeakness reads to a man a continual Lecture of prudence and compliance; for being not …
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… the one to ſharpen the wit, the other to give ſolidity to the judgement. WeakeneſſeWeakness reads to a man a continual Lecture of prudence and compliance; for being not …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 139 · Open in the reader