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findefind

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it
57,011 times in 3,503 works
Consistency
99.9% (57,011 of 57,016)
Reach if approved
~59,914 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: find
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
57,022 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (57,011 changes in 3,503 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 57,011)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … follow the lambe wheresoeuer he shall leade them, if wee hee carefull therefore to findefind oute the Churche, let vs diligentlye seeke Christ, not at Rome or Ierusalem, but …
    With rule
    … follow the lambe wheresoeuer he shall leade them, if wee hee carefull therefore to findefind oute the Churche, let vs diligentlye seeke Christ, not at Rome or Ierusalem, but …

    William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · p. 92 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Then Innocent, more nocent none I findefind.
    With rule
    Then Innocent, more nocent none I findefind.

    Thomas Fuller · Davids Heinous Sin, Hearty Repentance, Heavy Punishment · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … of the holy Ghoſt, and divers others: but in the kingdome of Chriſt wee findefind but one onely ſort, viz. the order of Saint Vincents. In all other orders …
    With rule
    … of the holy Ghoſt, and divers others: but in the kingdome of Chriſt wee findefind but one onely ſort, viz. the order of Saint Vincents. In all other orders …

    Daniel Featley · A Key Opening Mysterious Texts of Scripture · p. 329 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    Pro. 31. 12. 15. Who ſhall findefind a ſtronge woman, when as her price exceedeth the car…ncles? And riſing whilest …
    With rule
    Pro. 31. 12. 15. Who ſhall findefind a ſtronge woman, when as her price exceedeth the car…ncles? And riſing whilest …

    Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … good. For then at once, the sicke carkase, after many tossings and turnings to findefind the easiest side, moanes his vnabated anguish: and the sicker conscience, after triall of …
    With rule
    … good. For then at once, the sicke carkase, after many tossings and turnings to findefind the easiest side, moanes his vnabated anguish: and the sicker conscience, after triall of …

    Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 188 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … they ſent for the Apoſtles, and cauſed them to be ſcourged, yet they could findefind nothing to lay to their charg, to puniſh them, becauſe they did keep themſelvs …
    With rule
    … they ſent for the Apoſtles, and cauſed them to be ſcourged, yet they could findefind nothing to lay to their charg, to puniſh them, becauſe they did keep themſelvs …

    John Forbes · Four Sermons · p. 41 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    Heere therefore shall we findefind either dehortations from sinne, vice, and wickednesse, or exhortations to righteousnesse, vertue, and holinesse …
    With rule
    Heere therefore shall we findefind either dehortations from sinne, vice, and wickednesse, or exhortations to righteousnesse, vertue, and holinesse …

    James Forester · The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures · p. 175 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    We shall findefind the perplexity of this spirituall sicknesse; (how far?) exceeding the corporall, if wee either …
    With rule
    We shall findefind the perplexity of this spirituall sicknesse; (how far?) exceeding the corporall, if wee either …

    Thomas Adams · Englands Sickness Compared to Israels · p. 90 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

5 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.

The Foot out of the Snare A01576

  • Printed
    Two other Bookes, written by the ſame Author; called, THE WAY TO FINDEFIND EASE, REST, AND REPOSE VNTO THE SOVLE.
    With rule
    Two other Bookes, written by the ſame Author; called, THE WAY TO FINDEFIND EASE, REST, AND REPOSE VNTO THE SOVLE.

    John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 94 · Open in the reader

A Reformed Catholic A09453

  • Printed
    … and seeke him—: beleeue and thou hast found him: for TO BELEEVE IS TO FINDEFIND. Chrysost. on Mark. Homil. 10. Let vs beleeue and we see Iesus present before vs …
    With rule
    … and seeke him—: beleeue and thou hast found him: for TO BELEEVE IS TO FINDEFIND. Chrysost. on Mark. Homil. 10. Let vs beleeue and we see Iesus present before vs …

    William Perkins · A Reformed Catholic · p. 48 · Open in the reader

Refutation of a Puritan-Papist A09885

  • Printed
    … as thou readest that the Maſter ſaid to his Seruants, COMPELL ALL THAT YOV FINDEFIND TO COME IN? And alſo that Paul was forced to receaue and embrace the …
    With rule
    … as thou readest that the Maſter ſaid to his Seruants, COMPELL ALL THAT YOV FINDEFIND TO COME IN? And alſo that Paul was forced to receaue and embrace the …

    Gabriel Powel · Refutation of a Puritan-Papist · p. 16 · Open in the reader

The Blind Guide A46809

  • Printed
    … waite at the doore of wiſdome till hee open unto us, UNDOUBTEDLY WE SHALL FINDEFIND FAITH, and not miſſe of it.
    With rule
    … waite at the doore of wiſdome till hee open unto us, UNDOUBTEDLY WE SHALL FINDEFIND FAITH, and not miſſe of it.

    William Jenkyn · The Blind Guide · p. 110 · Open in the reader

Sermon At a Public Fast A86017

  • Printed
    GoD Is oVr refVge, oVr ſtrength; a heLpe In troVbLes VerIe aboVnDant VVe fInDefind.
    With rule
    GoD Is oVr refVge, oVr ſtrength; a heLpe In troVbLes VerIe aboVnDant VVe fInDefind.

    George Gipps · Sermon At a Public Fast · Open in the reader