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raignethreigneth

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

Puritas changed it
878 times in 423 works
Consistency
98.6% (878 of 890)
Reach if approved
~935 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: reigneth
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
890 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (878 changes in 423 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 878)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    That he raignethreigneth and ruleth in her by the Scepter of his word, and power of his …
    With rule
    That he raignethreigneth and ruleth in her by the Scepter of his word, and power of his …

    Henry Finch · The Calling of the Jews · p. 103 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … out of which order hée is cōmonly chosen, and euen this Pope that nowe raignethreigneth, Gregorie the 13. by reporte of them that haue séene him and heard him speake …
    With rule
    … out of which order hée is cōmonly chosen, and euen this Pope that nowe raignethreigneth, Gregorie the 13. by reporte of them that haue séene him and heard him speake …

    William Fulke · Sermon Preached 12 March 1581 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … of one diſtreſſed in this or the like maner; Thoſe in whom any ſinne raignethreigneth, or in whoſe hearts hypocriſie and ſelfe-love is the predominant principle, are not …
    With rule
    … of one diſtreſſed in this or the like maner; Thoſe in whom any ſinne raignethreigneth, or in whoſe hearts hypocriſie and ſelfe-love is the predominant principle, are not …

    Thomas Goodwin · A Child of Light Walking in Darkness · p. 70 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … opposeth the one against the other: For whiles the spirit striueth against sinne / and raignethreigneth in vs / thoughe the fleshe rebell / and cause vs to sinne seauen times a …
    With rule
    … opposeth the one against the other: For whiles the spirit striueth against sinne / and raignethreigneth in vs / thoughe the fleshe rebell / and cause vs to sinne seauen times a …

    John Greenwood · Answer to Giffords Defense of Read Prayers · p. 41 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … and worketh in him, Acts 26. 18. Ephes. 2. 2. 2. Tim. …. 26. And we know they in whom Sathan raignethreigneth, cannot abide Christ nor his Word, but must needs be disquieted with it, as …
    With rule
    … and worketh in him, Acts 26. 18. Ephes. 2. 2. 2. Tim. …. 26. And we know they in whom Sathan raignethreigneth, cannot abide Christ nor his Word, but must needs be disquieted with it, as …

    Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 28 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … in presence, and with the royall assente of King Charles the ninth, which now raignethreigneth, it was decreed, that from thencefoorth it shoulde not be preiudicaill to any man …
    With rule
    … in presence, and with the royall assente of King Charles the ninth, which now raignethreigneth, it was decreed, that from thencefoorth it shoulde not be preiudicaill to any man …

    François Hotman · The Furious Outrages of France and the Horrible Slaughter · p. VI · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … yet the motiōs, & entisemētes of the same. But they are so purged y• sinne raignethreigneth not in their mortall bodies. for the sede of God, which is the vertue …
    With rule
    … yet the motiōs, & entisemētes of the same. But they are so purged y• sinne raignethreigneth not in their mortall bodies. for the sede of God, which is the vertue …

    John Knox · An Answer to Blasphemous Cavillations by an Anabaptist · p. 393 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … waxe cold through abundance of iniquity. Now as liuing where ſome bodily contagious diſeaſe raignethreigneth, we will looke to our ſelues more carefully: ſo we muſt proportionably bee circumſpect …
    With rule
    … waxe cold through abundance of iniquity. Now as liuing where ſome bodily contagious diſeaſe raignethreigneth, we will looke to our ſelues more carefully: ſo we muſt proportionably bee circumſpect …

    Paul Baynes · A Caveat for Cold Christians · p. 3 · 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 Christian Dictionary A15520

  • Printed
    4 To gouerne and rule the faithfull, by the word and holy spirite: thus Christ RaignethReigneth ouer his Church. Psal. 97, 1. The Lord RaignethReigneth, let the earth reioyce.
    With rule
    4 To gouerne and rule the faithfull, by the word and holy spirite: thus Christ RaignethReigneth ouer his Church. Psal. 97, 1. The Lord RaignethReigneth, let the earth reioyce.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 388 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … the word and holy spirite: thus Christ RaignethReigneth ouer his Church. Psal. 97, 1. The Lord RaignethReigneth, let the earth reioyce.
    With rule
    … the word and holy spirite: thus Christ RaignethReigneth ouer his Church. Psal. 97, 1. The Lord RaignethReigneth, let the earth reioyce.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 388 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … in the Reuelation. Reuel. 17, 18. The Woman which thou sawest, is that great Citty, which RaignethReigneth ouer the Kings of the earth. Papistes are deceiued, which interpret this Citty of …
    With rule
    … in the Reuelation. Reuel. 17, 18. The Woman which thou sawest, is that great Citty, which RaignethReigneth ouer the Kings of the earth. Papistes are deceiued, which interpret this Citty of …

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 123 · Open in the reader

Lex Rex A57975

  • Printed
    … for ill doing, he is acting the Office of the Lord, by whom he RaignethReigneth; but if he take away their heads, and send out the long-tusked Vultures …
    With rule
    … for ill doing, he is acting the Office of the Lord, by whom he RaignethReigneth; but if he take away their heads, and send out the long-tusked Vultures …

    Samuel Rutherford · Lex Rex · p. 270 · Open in the reader

Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation of John A63065

  • Printed
    RaignethReigneth] i. …. He now maketh it appear that he raignethreigneth, which Averroes and ſome other …
    With rule
    RaignethReigneth] i. …. He now maketh it appear that he raignethreigneth, which Averroes and ſome other …

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation of John · p. 578 · Open in the reader

The Divine Right of Church Government and Excommunication A92138

  • Printed
    … Sword and Royall power of the King, Rev. 1. 16. Rev. 19. 15. By which he Ruleth and RaignethReigneth in his Church, Iſa. 11. v. 4. Pſal. 110. 2. Heb. 1. 8, 9. Pſal. 45. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7. Iſa. 61. 1, 2. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5, 6. 1 Pet. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7. And if by …
    With rule
    … Sword and Royall power of the King, Rev. 1. 16. Rev. 19. 15. By which he Ruleth and RaignethReigneth in his Church, Iſa. 11. v. 4. Pſal. 110. 2. Heb. 1. 8, 9. Pſal. 45. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7. Iſa. 61. 1, 2. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5, 6. 1 Pet. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7. And if by …

    Samuel Rutherford · The Divine Right of Church Government and Excommunication · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … v. 4. Pſal. 110. 2. Heb. 1. 8, 9. Pſal. 45. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7. Iſa. 61. 1, 2. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5, 6. 1 Pet. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7. And if by this Word the King RaignethReigneth, bindeth, looſeth, and conquereth ſouls and ſubdueth his Enemies, Matth. 18. 18, 19, 20. Matth. 16. 19. Rev. 6. 2. Then certainly …
    With rule
    … v. 4. Pſal. 110. 2. Heb. 1. 8, 9. Pſal. 45. 3, 4. 5, 6, 7. Iſa. 61. 1, 2. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5, 6. 1 Pet. 2. 4, 5, 6, 7. And if by this Word the King RaignethReigneth, bindeth, looſeth, and conquereth ſouls and ſubdueth his Enemies, Matth. 18. 18, 19, 20. Matth. 16. 19. Rev. 6. 2. Then certainly …

    Samuel Rutherford · The Divine Right of Church Government and Excommunication · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Teachers, Elders, by Word, Sacraments, and Diſcipline. Now the King himſelf, the Lord who RaignethReigneth in this externall Policie, muſt be the only Lawgiver, Iam. 4. 12. Iſa. 33. v. 22. There can …
    With rule
    … Teachers, Elders, by Word, Sacraments, and Diſcipline. Now the King himſelf, the Lord who RaignethReigneth in this externall Policie, muſt be the only Lawgiver, Iam. 4. 12. Iſa. 33. v. 22. There can …

    Samuel Rutherford · The Divine Right of Church Government and Excommunication · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Cor. 5. 16. Except that he is a viſible Head in this ſenſe, in that he RaignethReigneth and Ruleth, even in the externall viſible Policie of his Church, through all the …
    With rule
    … Cor. 5. 16. Except that he is a viſible Head in this ſenſe, in that he RaignethReigneth and Ruleth, even in the externall viſible Policie of his Church, through all the …

    Samuel Rutherford · The Divine Right of Church Government and Excommunication · p. 16 · Open in the reader

Treatise of Civil Policy A92147

  • Printed
    … for ill doing, he is acting the Office of the Lord, by whom he RaignethReigneth; but if he take away their heads, and ſend out the long-tusked Vultures …
    With rule
    … for ill doing, he is acting the Office of the Lord, by whom he RaignethReigneth; but if he take away their heads, and ſend out the long-tusked Vultures …

    Samuel Rutherford · Treatise of Civil Policy · p. 270 · Open in the reader