Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #11480 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

cleerclear

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

Puritas changed it: 1,851 times in 629 works
Consistency: 98.8% (1,851 of 1,873)
Reach if approved: ~1,968 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: clear
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,873 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,851 changes in 629 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,851)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… confeſſed, though the evidence be cleerclear againſt it. Affliction will quicken our wits, and cleerclear our eye-ſight, ſo as we ſhall be the better able to finde out …
With rule
… confeſſed, though the evidence be cleerclear againſt it. Affliction will quicken our wits, and cleerclear our eye-ſight, ſo as we ſhall be the better able to finde out …
Adam Harsnett · A Cordial for the Afflicted · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… becauſe they obſcure the Goſpel: for nothing ought to be adūbrated now in the cleerclear light therof, ſay our writers. So that we thus plead againſt the oyle (& the …
With rule
… becauſe they obſcure the Goſpel: for nothing ought to be adūbrated now in the cleerclear light therof, ſay our writers. So that we thus plead againſt the oyle (& the …
Robert Parker · Against Symbolizing with Antichrist in Ceremonies · p. 97 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to paſſe, that when men haue ſinned greeuouſly, and are brouhgt forth by moſt cleerclear and euident witneſſes, to ſhame and puniſhment; yet hardly, and with much ado, will …
With rule
… to paſſe, that when men haue ſinned greeuouſly, and are brouhgt forth by moſt cleerclear and euident witneſſes, to ſhame and puniſhment; yet hardly, and with much ado, will …
Richard Rogers · Samuels Encounter with Saul · p. 241 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and waiting vpon God. Secōdly, that the time of the gospel hath a more cleerclear reuelation of Gods good will to the elect then that of the law; which …
With rule
… and waiting vpon God. Secōdly, that the time of the gospel hath a more cleerclear reuelation of Gods good will to the elect then that of the law; which …
Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · p. 199 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sophistrie, or schoole-subtilty can inuent any probability, or seeming-reason, to oppose this cleerclear and inuincible truth. But perhaps they wil find some glosse vpon this scripture, that …
With rule
… sophistrie, or schoole-subtilty can inuent any probability, or seeming-reason, to oppose this cleerclear and inuincible truth. But perhaps they wil find some glosse vpon this scripture, that …
Henry Burton · Truths Triumph Over Trent · p. 65 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſame Metaphore, 2. Cor. 3. 13, 14, 18. In the Old Teſtament, a vayle or couering kept away the cleerclear Light, that their eyes were rather dazeled, then able to looke into the bottome …
With rule
… ſame Metaphore, 2. Cor. 3. 13, 14, 18. In the Old Teſtament, a vayle or couering kept away the cleerclear Light, that their eyes were rather dazeled, then able to looke into the bottome …
John Downame · The Sum of Sacred Divinity · p. 389 · Open in the reader
Printed
… their several factions; for alas, their Intellects are generally too gross, to have any cleerclear apprehension of the Points they contend for; their Leaders only give them some general …
With rule
… their several factions; for alas, their Intellects are generally too gross, to have any cleerclear apprehension of the Points they contend for; their Leaders only give them some general …
Richard Allestree · The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety · p. 277 · Open in the reader
Printed
… God which is …n them that beleeve, ſet downe in Heb 11. doth ſu…iciētly cleerclear the truth hereof, who only by faith are ſaid to have performed, & ſuffered ſo …
With rule
… God which is …n them that beleeve, ſet downe in Heb 11. doth ſu…iciētly cleerclear the truth hereof, who only by faith are ſaid to have performed, & ſuffered ſo …
John Forbes · The Doctrine of Justification · p. 155 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (22)

19 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.

Mysterious Clouds and Mists A42464

Printed
MYSTERIOUS CLOUDES AND MISTES, Shunning the CleerClear Light, a little further diſcloſed, in a ſhort Anſwer to Mr. JOHN SIMPSONS long …
With rule
MYSTERIOUS CLOUDES AND MISTES, Shunning the CleerClear Light, a little further diſcloſed, in a ſhort Anſwer to Mr. JOHN SIMPSONS long …
Thomas Gataker · Mysterious Clouds and Mists · Open in the reader

The Application of Redemption A44342

Printed
CleerClear this, cleerclear all, i. e. we make way for the Evidences that appertain to …
With rule
CleerClear this, cleerclear all, i. e. we make way for the Evidences that appertain to …
Thomas Hooker · The Application of Redemption · p. 378 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
CleerClear Victory; to our pa… loss and rout
With rule
CleerClear Victory; to our pa… loss and rout
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
CleerClear Spring, or shadie Grove, or Sunnie Hill,
With rule
CleerClear Spring, or shadie Grove, or Sunnie Hill,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

Exposition of John 17 A52249

Printed
CleerClear Truths may be queſtioned and doubted, page. 212
With rule
CleerClear Truths may be queſtioned and doubted, page. 212
George Newton · Exposition of John 17 · Open in the reader

Lex Rex A57975

Printed
… who desireth that Superiors, under the name of Charitie, hid not rapine: and citeth CleerClear, gravely saying, offic: l. 1. Nulla generi humano & justitiae major pestis est, quam eorum, qui …
With rule
… who desireth that Superiors, under the name of Charitie, hid not rapine: and citeth CleerClear, gravely saying, offic: l. 1. Nulla generi humano & justitiae major pestis est, quam eorum, qui …
Samuel Rutherford · Lex Rex · p. 465 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ecclesiastes A62085

Printed
… and awak'ned Saints, seen to be Miserable, Poor, Blind, and Naked, as Happy, Rich, CleerClear-sighted, and Well-cloathed, as he think's himself. He will find this too true …
With rule
… and awak'ned Saints, seen to be Miserable, Poor, Blind, and Naked, as Happy, Rich, CleerClear-sighted, and Well-cloathed, as he think's himself. He will find this too true …
George Sikes · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 180 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
CleerClear, or bright, or the moon. The name of a godly woman, Rom, 16. 1.
With rule
CleerClear, or bright, or the moon. The name of a godly woman, Rom, 16. 1.
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 480 · Open in the reader

A Historical Vindication of the Government of the Church of Scotland A77444

Printed
CleerClear grounds for Mr. Melvils justification, p. 9. his flight no argument of guiltineſſe, p. 11. A …
With rule
CleerClear grounds for Mr. Melvils justification, p. 9. his flight no argument of guiltineſſe, p. 11. A …
Robert Baillie · A Historical Vindication of the Government of the Church of Scotland · Open in the reader

A Modest and Clear Answer to Mr Balls Set Forms of Prayer A80626

Printed
A MODEST AND CleerClear Anſvver TO Mr. Ball's Diſcourſe OF Set Formes OF PRAYER. Written by the Reverend …
With rule
A MODEST AND CleerClear Anſvver TO Mr. Ball's Diſcourſe OF Set Formes OF PRAYER. Written by the Reverend …
John Cotton · A Modest and Clear Answer to Mr Balls Set Forms of Prayer · Open in the reader

Gospel Liberty A80742

Printed
… it ſelfe, but as it is miſconceived, and miſemployed by the Juſticiary Selfe-juſtifier. CleerClear enough the morall law is not oppoſite to faith, Jam. 2.21. to the end of …
With rule
… it ſelfe, but as it is miſconceived, and miſemployed by the Juſticiary Selfe-juſtifier. CleerClear enough the morall law is not oppoſite to faith, Jam. 2.21. to the end of …
Walter Cradock · Gospel Liberty · Open in the reader

Baxters Aphorisms A80762

Printed
… rather Similia illuſtrant, non probant. Similitudes are of good uſe to illuſtrate and make CleerClear to the underſtanding that which is before proved to be a truth; but of …
With rule
… rather Similia illuſtrant, non probant. Similitudes are of good uſe to illuſtrate and make CleerClear to the underſtanding that which is before proved to be a truth; but of …
John Crandon · Baxters Aphorisms · p. 172 · Open in the reader

A Model of Church Government A81924

Printed
CleerClear it is, That if every one be left in his outward and publike wayes …
With rule
CleerClear it is, That if every one be left in his outward and publike wayes …
John Dury · A Model of Church Government · Open in the reader

Shadows Without Substance A85830

Printed
3. CleerClear your ſelf if you can, from guilt of blaſphemie, for averring, that God in …
With rule
3. CleerClear your ſelf if you can, from guilt of blaſphemie, for averring, that God in …
Thomas Gataker · Shadows Without Substance · p. 69 · Open in the reader

Might Overcoming Right A85944

Printed
ΚΑΤΑΔΥΝΑΣΤΗΣ: MIGHT OVERCOMING RIGHT, OR A CLEERCLEAR ANSWER to M. JOHN GOODWIN's MIGHT and RIGHT well met.
With rule
ΚΑΤΑΔΥΝΑΣΤΗΣ: MIGHT OVERCOMING RIGHT, OR A CLEERCLEAR ANSWER to M. JOHN GOODWIN's MIGHT and RIGHT well met.
John Geree · Might Overcoming Right · Open in the reader

The Quakers Looking-Glass Looked Upon A86418

Printed
But in the next place the man, (to make his Glaſs CleerClear) hee gives it a Rubb, and that (as he thinks) to purpoſe two: And …
With rule
But in the next place the man, (to make his Glaſs CleerClear) hee gives it a Rubb, and that (as he thinks) to purpoſe two: And …
Richard Hobbs · The Quakers Looking-Glass Looked Upon · p. 7 · Open in the reader

The Coming Forth of Christ in the Power of His Death A93876

Printed
The CleerClear ſtating, and Compleat ſatisfying of One Queſtion, ſeems to me to tend much to …
With rule
The CleerClear ſtating, and Compleat ſatisfying of One Queſtion, ſeems to me to tend much to …
Peter Sterry · The Coming Forth of Christ in the Power of His Death · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Deep Waters of the Skie, above the Firmament; when they are Calm, and CleerClear, they are as a Chryſtall glaſſe, they diſcover the Face, and Wayes of God …
With rule
… the Deep Waters of the Skie, above the Firmament; when they are Calm, and CleerClear, they are as a Chryſtall glaſſe, they diſcover the Face, and Wayes of God …
Peter Sterry · The Coming Forth of Christ in the Power of His Death · p. 45 · Open in the reader

Sermon 29 March 1648 A93880

Printed
… a Loſſe, that She cannot Find, or Know Her ſelf; She can give no CleerClear, or Conſtant Account of Her ſelf, in any One Man, or in any One …
With rule
… a Loſſe, that She cannot Find, or Know Her ſelf; She can give no CleerClear, or Conſtant Account of Her ſelf, in any One Man, or in any One …
Peter Sterry · Sermon 29 March 1648 · Open in the reader