Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #12167 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

encreasethincreaseth

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

Puritas changed it: 1,071 times in 566 works
Consistency: 99.8% (1,071 of 1,073)
Reach if approved: ~1,172 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: increases
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,115 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,071 changes in 566 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,071)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… that vseth them, then of the vertue of the stones. As that an Emerald encreasethincreaseth loue, a Saphir fauoure, a Diamonde strength, & suche lyke vertues of whiche Albertus in …
With rule
… that vseth them, then of the vertue of the stones. As that an Emerald encreasethincreaseth loue, a Saphir fauoure, a Diamonde strength, & suche lyke vertues of whiche Albertus in …
William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · Open in the reader
Printed
… no mutation; but the body encreasethincreaseth with the encrease of God. For as Christ encreasethincreaseth the strength of his grace in vs, so we grow to perfection.
With rule
… no mutation; but the body encreasethincreaseth with the encrease of God. For as Christ encreasethincreaseth the strength of his grace in vs, so we grow to perfection.
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
… hee deſires to be filled with it; as the thirſt of the dropſie-man encreaſethincreaseth by drinking. Hee that hath leaſt grace, puts the loweſt price upon it: no …
With rule
… hee deſires to be filled with it; as the thirſt of the dropſie-man encreaſethincreaseth by drinking. Hee that hath leaſt grace, puts the loweſt price upon it: no …
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to endure theſe troubles, which otherwiſe would bee intollerable vnto him. As his paine encreaſethincreaseth, ſo increaſe his patience: and as it decreaſeth, ſo increaſe his thankfulneſſe. Turne this …
With rule
… to endure theſe troubles, which otherwiſe would bee intollerable vnto him. As his paine encreaſethincreaseth, ſo increaſe his patience: and as it decreaſeth, ſo increaſe his thankfulneſſe. Turne this …
Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 316 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Anſ. 2. The vvord tranſlated, though ſubiect to error, is Gods word, and begetteth, and encreaſethincreaseth faith, not ſo farre forth as man through frailty erreth; but as he is …
With rule
… Anſ. 2. The vvord tranſlated, though ſubiect to error, is Gods word, and begetteth, and encreaſethincreaseth faith, not ſo farre forth as man through frailty erreth; but as he is …
Paul Baynes · The Spiritual Armor · p. 263 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of thy faythe, yet te doth it profyt the nothynge at all, but rather encreasethincreaseth thy damnacion, seynge thou arte an Hypocrite & dissembler both before God & mā. Certes if …
With rule
… of thy faythe, yet te doth it profyt the nothynge at all, but rather encreasethincreaseth thy damnacion, seynge thou arte an Hypocrite & dissembler both before God & mā. Certes if …
Thomas Becon · Davids Harp · Open in the reader
Printed
… his elect the ſtudie of reconciling themſelues to God, and howe he preſerueth and encreaſethincreaseth in them which are reconciled, the ſtudie of holding that reconciliation.
With rule
… his elect the ſtudie of reconciling themſelues to God, and howe he preſerueth and encreaſethincreaseth in them which are reconciled, the ſtudie of holding that reconciliation.
Caspar Olevian · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 48 · Open in the reader
Printed
For the speech encreasethincreaseth, greater is burnt offering, than sacrifice.
With rule
For the speech encreasethincreaseth, greater is burnt offering, than sacrifice.
George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Westminster Annotations A36467

Printed
Vers. 1. EVery wise woman buildeth her house] EncreasethIncreaseth the welfare of it, by looking well to her children and servants: but foolish …
With rule
Vers. 1. EVery wise woman buildeth her house] EncreasethIncreaseth the welfare of it, by looking well to her children and servants: but foolish …
John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

The Application of Redemption A44342

Printed
… of sin to pierce more deeply 217 2 Holds the heart under the pressures of it 219 3 EncreasethIncreaseth and presseth down the weight of it upon the Conscience 221 Uses three, hence 1 Humiliation …
With rule
… of sin to pierce more deeply 217 2 Holds the heart under the pressures of it 219 3 EncreasethIncreaseth and presseth down the weight of it upon the Conscience 221 Uses three, hence 1 Humiliation …
Thomas Hooker · The Application of Redemption · Open in the reader