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suddainsudden

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

Puritas changed it: 1,171 times in 541 works
Consistency: 98.1% (1,171 of 1,193)
Reach if approved: ~1,254 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sudden
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,193 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,171 changes in 541 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,171)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… deſtruction comes upon them, as the Example of Haman in his great Honour and ſuddainsudden downfall doth prove, Eſth. 5.11, 12. And Haman told his friends of his great and ſingular …
With rule
… deſtruction comes upon them, as the Example of Haman in his great Honour and ſuddainsudden downfall doth prove, Eſth. 5.11, 12. And Haman told his friends of his great and ſingular …
John Allin · The Spouse of Christ Coming Out of Affliction · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
His ſuddainsudden, and ſurpriſing fear
With rule
His ſuddainsudden, and ſurpriſing fear
John Allison · Upon the Late Lamentable Fire in London · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… State. Now as I am grieved to ſee it, ſo I wonder at the ſuddainsudden diſtemper and great heat you are fallen into, which makes you talk ſo much …
With rule
… State. Now as I am grieved to ſee it, ſo I wonder at the ſuddainsudden diſtemper and great heat you are fallen into, which makes you talk ſo much …
John Bastwick · The Utter Routing of the Whole Army of All the Independents and Sectaries · p. 645 · Open in the reader
Printed
… I ſhewed from the more to the leſſe, howe Chriſte might have (for the ſuddainsudden) the powers of his minde aſtoniſhed, and yet no decay in him of faith …
With rule
… I ſhewed from the more to the leſſe, howe Chriſte might have (for the ſuddainsudden) the powers of his minde aſtoniſhed, and yet no decay in him of faith …
Henry Jacob · Defense of a Treatise Touching the Suffering and Victory of Christ · p. 122 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the infidelity of the wicked & rebellious. The godly at ſometime diſtruſt through a certain ſuddainsudden motiō of the …leſh & weaknes. So Peter through infirmitie, denied the Lord: & in the …
With rule
… the infidelity of the wicked & rebellious. The godly at ſometime diſtruſt through a certain ſuddainsudden motiō of the …leſh & weaknes. So Peter through infirmitie, denied the Lord: & in the …
Robert Rollock · Exposition Upon Select Psalms · p. 431 · Open in the reader
Printed
… such dangers, as are outwardly incident, and in those most of all which are suddainsudden: as this daunger of battell, wherein Ioabs fortitude did shew it selfe, was vnexpected …
With rule
… such dangers, as are outwardly incident, and in those most of all which are suddainsudden: as this daunger of battell, wherein Ioabs fortitude did shew it selfe, was vnexpected …
Andrew Willet · Harmony Upon 2 Samuel · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 This peece of seruice being done on the suddainsudden, and as occasion then was offered, we are now to see, in what thinges …
With rule
2 This peece of seruice being done on the suddainsudden, and as occasion then was offered, we are now to see, in what thinges …
Edmund Bunny · Of the Head Cornerstone · p. 283 · Open in the reader
Printed
… them will not bee so long, but that it shall euer bee true, that suddainsudden destruction shall ouerwhelme them. And for proofe thereof, when the wicked say, Peace, all …
With rule
… them will not bee so long, but that it shall euer bee true, that suddainsudden destruction shall ouerwhelme them. And for proofe thereof, when the wicked say, Peace, all …
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · p. 319 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (22)

18 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Godly Fear A26706

Printed
… be not in a ſudden fit, but be the reſult of the deepeſt conſideration. SuddainSudden bargains are often, as ſuddenly repented of. A light unadviſed choice, is not like …
With rule
… be not in a ſudden fit, but be the reſult of the deepeſt conſideration. SuddainSudden bargains are often, as ſuddenly repented of. A light unadviſed choice, is not like …
Richard Alleine · Godly Fear · p. 261 · Open in the reader

A Brief Exposition of Matthew A35949

Printed
… God; for, If so it be, it is not good to marry, say they. 2. SuddainSudden resolutions and sentences are readily full of folly: for here the disciples neither do …
With rule
… God; for, If so it be, it is not good to marry, say they. 2. SuddainSudden resolutions and sentences are readily full of folly: for here the disciples neither do …
David Dickson · A Brief Exposition of Matthew · p. 219 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… quenching the fire in the first spark, he presented the King with a Cheap, SuddainSudden, and Seasonable Victory.
With rule
… quenching the fire in the first spark, he presented the King with a Cheap, SuddainSudden, and Seasonable Victory.
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 221 · Open in the reader

A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine A40681

Printed
… Yet afterwards by the setting up of the brazen Serpent, their malady was remedied. SuddainSudden wound, to be hurt with a touch; and as quick a cure, to be …
With rule
… Yet afterwards by the setting up of the brazen Serpent, their malady was remedied. SuddainSudden wound, to be hurt with a touch; and as quick a cure, to be …
Thomas Fuller · A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine · p. 37 · Open in the reader

A Bridle for the Tongue A42543

Printed
… that you be not over-haſty to be angry and guilty of raſh anger: SuddainSudden and violent paſſions make men rage and be like mad men: Thus Saul in …
With rule
… that you be not over-haſty to be angry and guilty of raſh anger: SuddainSudden and violent paſſions make men rage and be like mad men: Thus Saul in …
William Gearing · A Bridle for the Tongue · p. 448 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Jonah A46743

Printed
… forty days, and ſuch a ſinful place ſhall be overthrown; but we can ſay, SuddainSudden deſtruction comes upon ſome unawares, 1 Theſ. 5.3. Beware; there is no way to eſcape, but …
With rule
… forty days, and ſuch a ſinful place ſhall be overthrown; but we can ſay, SuddainSudden deſtruction comes upon ſome unawares, 1 Theſ. 5.3. Beware; there is no way to eſcape, but …
William Jemmat · Exposition of Jonah · p. 149 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Psalm 130 A53721

Printed
Fourthly, SuddainSudden forgetfulness of endearing manifestations of special Love. This God cautions his people against; as …
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Fourthly, SuddainSudden forgetfulness of endearing manifestations of special Love. This God cautions his people against; as …
John Owen · Exposition of Psalm 130 · p. 26 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan A63069

Printed
And cryed with a loud voice] SuddainSudden or ſingular Judgements put Saints upon humble, earneſt, and argumentative prayer.
With rule
And cryed with a loud voice] SuddainSudden or ſingular Judgements put Saints upon humble, earneſt, and argumentative prayer.
John Trapp · Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan · p. 420 · Open in the reader

A Body of Practical Divinity A65285

Printed
… So God sometimes makes a Deliverance fly swiftly upon the Wing, and on a SuddainSudden he turns the shadow of Death into the Light of the Morning. As God …
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… So God sometimes makes a Deliverance fly swiftly upon the Wing, and on a SuddainSudden he turns the shadow of Death into the Light of the Morning. As God …
Thomas Watson · A Body of Practical Divinity · p. 263 · Open in the reader

Sigh for the Pitchers Breathed Out A66777

Printed
By SuddainSudden Death likewi…e all Plagues are ended
With rule
By SuddainSudden Death likewi…e all Plagues are ended
George Wither · Sigh for the Pitchers Breathed Out · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
From all Relations by a SuddainSudden PRESS,
With rule
From all Relations by a SuddainSudden PRESS,
George Wither · Sigh for the Pitchers Breathed Out · p. 23 · Open in the reader

Expositions Upon Matthew 1-10 A76798

Printed
… there's difference betwixt fits and ſtates of godlineſs. Hypocrites have fits but not ſtates. SuddainSudden heats and ſuddainsudden colds argue an unhealthfull temperature in the body, ſo doth it …
With rule
… there's difference betwixt fits and ſtates of godlineſs. Hypocrites have fits but not ſtates. SuddainSudden heats and ſuddainsudden colds argue an unhealthfull temperature in the body, ſo doth it …
Christopher Blackwood · Expositions Upon Matthew 1-10 · p. 882 · Open in the reader

Gangrena Part 3 A83515

Printed
… ſay nothing, but at the Seſſions endite him, and get a Warrant of a SuddainSudden before he could take councell to fetch him away, and it may be being …
With rule
… ſay nothing, but at the Seſſions endite him, and get a Warrant of a SuddainSudden before he could take councell to fetch him away, and it may be being …
Thomas Edwards · Gangrena Part 3 · Open in the reader

Sermon 29 September 1659 A89792

Printed
… both in reſpect of the danger and means of deliverance as from the Lord. SuddainSudden danger may gaſter a man of courage and ſo far diſcompoſe his mind, as …
With rule
… both in reſpect of the danger and means of deliverance as from the Lord. SuddainSudden danger may gaſter a man of courage and ſo far diſcompoſe his mind, as …
Philip Nye · Sermon 29 September 1659 · p. 3 · Open in the reader

A Sudden Flash A96775

Printed
A SuddainSudden Flaſh Timely Diſcovering, Some Reaſons wherefore, the ſtile of PROTECTOR, ſhould not be deſerted …
With rule
A SuddainSudden Flaſh Timely Diſcovering, Some Reaſons wherefore, the ſtile of PROTECTOR, ſhould not be deſerted …
George Wither · A Sudden Flash · Open in the reader
Printed
A SuddainSudden Flaſh
With rule
A SuddainSudden Flaſh
George Wither · A Sudden Flash · Open in the reader

The Power of Godliness B17454

Printed
… more we weigh what encouragements we have to proceed, the more forcible they seem. SuddainSudden accidents most amaze, whereas foresight and preparation diminish the apprehension of present miseries. It …
With rule
… more we weigh what encouragements we have to proceed, the more forcible they seem. SuddainSudden accidents most amaze, whereas foresight and preparation diminish the apprehension of present miseries. It …
John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 224 · Open in the reader

A Sort of Believers Never Saved N01282

Printed
… is but a Counterfeit and not Laſting. Many Apoſtates have had many meltings & much SuddainSudden ſtrong joy: So had thoſe Stony Ground Hearers; but it amounted not to Saving …
With rule
… is but a Counterfeit and not Laſting. Many Apoſtates have had many meltings & much SuddainSudden ſtrong joy: So had thoſe Stony Ground Hearers; but it amounted not to Saving …
Jeremiah Shepard · A Sort of Believers Never Saved · p. 5 · Open in the reader