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performeperform

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

Puritas changed it
14,057 times in 2,099 works
Consistency
99.7% (14,057 of 14,094)
Reach if approved
~14,810 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: perform
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
14,095 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (14,057 changes in 2,099 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 14,057)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … to take them apart, and tell them impartially their owne illnesse. Oh that to performeperform the cure were no more difficult then to describe the Maladie, or prescribe the …
    With rule
    … to take them apart, and tell them impartially their owne illnesse. Oh that to performeperform the cure were no more difficult then to describe the Maladie, or prescribe the …

    Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … more then either the Lord required at their handes, or they were able to performeperform? And Satan thus in end tooke advantage, by his hypocriticall doctours, to the overthrow …
    With rule
    … more then either the Lord required at their handes, or they were able to performeperform? And Satan thus in end tooke advantage, by his hypocriticall doctours, to the overthrow …

    Patrick Forbes · Defense of the Lawful Calling of Ministers of Reformed Churches · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    These things to the wicked doth Sathan forme in speculation, though not performeperform in action. Hee is an ill wooer that wanteth wordes. Heare his voyce, and …
    With rule
    These things to the wicked doth Sathan forme in speculation, though not performeperform in action. Hee is an ill wooer that wanteth wordes. Heare his voyce, and …

    Thomas Adams · Englands Sickness Compared to Israels · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … vowes of pouertie, of chastitie and obedience, counted vnlawful, or men cōstrained not to performeperform thē. The first text perteineth to the old Testamēt, The second is a singular …
    With rule
    … vowes of pouertie, of chastitie and obedience, counted vnlawful, or men cōstrained not to performeperform thē. The first text perteineth to the old Testamēt, The second is a singular …

    William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 153 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … we repose and put in him, but of the faith that we yeeld and performeperform unto him.
    With rule
    … we repose and put in him, but of the faith that we yeeld and performeperform unto him.

    Thomas Gataker · The Decrease of Lazarus · p. 12 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … glorious workes of pietie and charity, which in ſome ſort they may, and doe performeperform, are but gliſtering ſinnes. Splendida peccata, as Saint Auſtine hath long ſince truly termed …
    With rule
    … glorious workes of pietie and charity, which in ſome ſort they may, and doe performeperform, are but gliſtering ſinnes. Splendida peccata, as Saint Auſtine hath long ſince truly termed …

    Stephen Geree · The Ornament of Women · p. 24 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … Gods lawe, as this. For taking God to be our God, we cannot but performeperform all fealtie vnto him. This profession haue our Parents made for vs, and we …
    With rule
    … Gods lawe, as this. For taking God to be our God, we cannot but performeperform all fealtie vnto him. This profession haue our Parents made for vs, and we …

    George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … hartes, and mouthes, ſo full of worldly things, as they doe not in deede performeperform the trueth of the Saboth, when as it ſhould be kept as the reſt …
    With rule
    … hartes, and mouthes, ſo full of worldly things, as they doe not in deede performeperform the trueth of the Saboth, when as it ſhould be kept as the reſt …

    Dudley Fenner · Brief Treatise Upon the First Table of the Law · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (37)

28 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 9 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

  • Printed
    … thou deſireſt to have the covenant of grace in Chriſt made good to thee. PerformePerform what thou haſt vowed: performeperform it to the full. Of all ſacrifices that which …
    With rule
    … thou deſireſt to have the covenant of grace in Chriſt made good to thee. PerformePerform what thou haſt vowed: performeperform it to the full. Of all ſacrifices that which …

    William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · p. 195 · Open in the reader

Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered A03827

  • Printed
    … Hes thou made a godly vowe to the Lord, quhilk thou hes not performed? PerformePerform thy godly vowe (if it be possible) vnto him: Hes thou made a lawful …
    With rule
    … Hes thou made a godly vowe to the Lord, quhilk thou hes not performed? PerformePerform thy godly vowe (if it be possible) vnto him: Hes thou made a lawful …

    Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 47 · Open in the reader

Answer to Campian the Jesuit A15057

  • Printed
    … any golden gilderds, but ministred his commandements by word of mouth, being purſleſſe himſelfe. PerformePerform faith fullie that his doctrine which you openly preach abroad, restore your money willingly …
    With rule
    … any golden gilderds, but ministred his commandements by word of mouth, being purſleſſe himſelfe. PerformePerform faith fullie that his doctrine which you openly preach abroad, restore your money willingly …

    William Whitaker · Answer to Campian the Jesuit · p. 286 · Open in the reader

Britains Remembrancer A15627

  • Printed
    PerformePerform externall workes of Holinesse;
    With rule
    PerformePerform externall workes of Holinesse;

    George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerformePerform thy vowes; which adde to thy offence.
    With rule
    PerformePerform thy vowes; which adde to thy offence.

    George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

  • Printed
    PerformePerform it, Lord, and helpe my unbeliefe:
    With rule
    PerformePerform it, Lord, and helpe my unbeliefe:

    George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 240 · Open in the reader

The Way to True Peace and Rest A17051

  • Printed
    … thing: Therefore he saith, Vow, and performeperform your vowes; Vow to testifie your thankfulnesse: PerformePerform your vowes to testifie your obedience, and how readie ye are to serue so …
    With rule
    … thing: Therefore he saith, Vow, and performeperform your vowes; Vow to testifie your thankfulnesse: PerformePerform your vowes to testifie your obedience, and how readie ye are to serue so …

    Robert Bruce · The Way to True Peace and Rest · p. 315 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

  • Printed
    … it is to haue profited in the doctrine. Therefore let this worde Doe or PerformePerform runne alwayes in their minds which heare the worde of God. How now, let …
    With rule
    … it is to haue profited in the doctrine. Therefore let this worde Doe or PerformePerform runne alwayes in their minds which heare the worde of God. How now, let …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · p. 179 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerformePerform.
    With rule
    PerformePerform.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    After what manner we doe PerformePerform Gods word.
    With rule
    After what manner we doe PerformePerform Gods word.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    This word Do or PerformePerform must runne alwaies in their mindes which heare the word of God.
    With rule
    This word Do or PerformePerform must runne alwaies in their mindes which heare the word of God.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God A20720

  • Printed
    PerformePerform an holy and vpright seruice vnto God.
    With rule
    PerformePerform an holy and vpright seruice vnto God.

    George Downame · The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerformePerform y• repētance, wch in the time of our preparatiō we either purposed or promised.
    With rule
    PerformePerform y• repētance, wch in the time of our preparatiō we either purposed or promised.

    George Downame · The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God · Open in the reader

The Churches Security Together with the Antidote A20803

  • Printed
    … Pastors of the Church, Ministers, and Preachers of the word beware they do not PerformePerform Gods worke negligently; let them wisely and couragiously speake and admonish the wicked of …
    With rule
    … Pastors of the Church, Ministers, and Preachers of the word beware they do not PerformePerform Gods worke negligently; let them wisely and couragiously speake and admonish the wicked of …

    Thomas Draxe · The Churches Security Together with the Antidote · p. 23 · Open in the reader

The Marrow of Sacred Divinity A25291

  • Printed
    … act, so that the goodnesse of the one is perfited in the other, 2 Cor. 8. 11. PerformePerform to doe that very thing: that as there was a readinesse to will, so …
    With rule
    … act, so that the goodnesse of the one is perfited in the other, 2 Cor. 8. 11. PerformePerform to doe that very thing: that as there was a readinesse to will, so …

    William Ames · The Marrow of Sacred Divinity · p. 240 · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in English Meter A27786

  • Printed
    PerformePerform not his ill thought, lest he with pride be set on sire.
    With rule
    PerformePerform not his ill thought, lest he with pride be set on sire.

    Francis Rous · The Psalms of David in English Meter · p. 297 · Open in the reader

Westminster Annotations A36467

  • Printed
    do sacrifice and oblation] PerformePerform spirituall service to him, Zeph. 3. 10. Mal. 1. 11.
    With rule
    do sacrifice and oblation] PerformePerform spirituall service to him, Zeph. 3. 10. Mal. 1. 11.

    John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Conscience A40653

  • Printed
    PErformePerform your promise, which is the first counsell you commend unto me?
    With rule
    PErformePerform your promise, which is the first counsell you commend unto me?

    Thomas Fuller · The Cause and Cure of a Wounded Conscience · p. 95 · Open in the reader

Canterburys Doom A56144

  • Printed
    … morning at Greenwich, there came one to me ſeriouſly, and THAT AVOWED ABILITY TO PERFORMEPERFORM IT, AND OFFERED ME TO BE A CARDINALL. I went preſently to the King …
    With rule
    … morning at Greenwich, there came one to me ſeriouſly, and THAT AVOWED ABILITY TO PERFORMEPERFORM IT, AND OFFERED ME TO BE A CARDINALL. I went preſently to the King …

    William Prynne · Canterburys Doom · p. 431 · Open in the reader

Crumbs of Bread for the Dove in the Clefts of the Rock A62529

  • Printed
    … correction, not at all deſtruction. 2. Let faith Apply this and the like. 3. Aſſent. 4. Rely. 5. PerformePerform the duties of ſuch conditions. 6. Confidently from Chriſt expect acceptance, aſſiſtance, and deliverance.
    With rule
    … correction, not at all deſtruction. 2. Let faith Apply this and the like. 3. Aſſent. 4. Rely. 5. PerformePerform the duties of ſuch conditions. 6. Confidently from Chriſt expect acceptance, aſſiſtance, and deliverance.

    John Tickell · Crumbs of Bread for the Dove in the Clefts of the Rock · p. 46 · Open in the reader

A Prophecy Written for the Year 1641 A66774

  • Printed
    PerformePerform his Chriſtian duty, to thy praiſe.
    With rule
    PerformePerform his Chriſtian duty, to thy praiſe.

    George Wither · A Prophecy Written for the Year 1641 · p. 80 · Open in the reader

A Godly Form of Household Government A67866

  • Printed
    1. PerformePerform to them of his familie.
    With rule
    1. PerformePerform to them of his familie.

    Robert Cleaver · A Godly Form of Household Government · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 A68508

  • Printed
    … We muſt 1. Humble our ſelues before God: 2. Beleeue in Chriſt: 3. Repent of our ſinnes: 4. PerformePerform new obedience vnto God.
    With rule
    … We muſt 1. Humble our ſelues before God: 2. Beleeue in Chriſt: 3. Repent of our ſinnes: 4. PerformePerform new obedience vnto God.

    Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 160 · Open in the reader

The Defense for the Congregational Way A82522

  • Printed
    … Poſitions, any thing in your examinations contained notwithſtanding, we doe Sportamquam nacti ſumus ornare, PerformePerform what we have undertaken. And though when we doe more, (if ſolidly and truely …
    With rule
    … Poſitions, any thing in your examinations contained notwithſtanding, we doe Sportamquam nacti ſumus ornare, PerformePerform what we have undertaken. And though when we doe more, (if ſolidly and truely …

    Samuel Eaton · The Defense for the Congregational Way · p. 23 · Open in the reader

The Rule of the New Creature A91732

  • Printed
    4. PerformePerform daily duties both in family, and cloſet (eſpecially theſe 3. of Prayer, Meditation, reading) with …
    With rule
    4. PerformePerform daily duties both in family, and cloſet (eſpecially theſe 3. of Prayer, Meditation, reading) with …

    Edward Reyner · The Rule of the New Creature · p. 7 · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

  • Printed
    PerformePerform that ſervice, you in Stories read.
    With rule
    PerformePerform that ſervice, you in Stories read.

    George Wither · Britains Genius · p. 21 · Open in the reader

A Sovereign Cordial B18136

  • Printed
    … him to that four-fold work; to Resist Temptations, Partic. 5 to Subdue Corruption, to PerformePerform Duties, to Endure Sufferings. Here is the 4th. Head.
    With rule
    … him to that four-fold work; to Resist Temptations, Partic. 5 to Subdue Corruption, to PerformePerform Duties, to Endure Sufferings. Here is the 4th. Head.

    John Brinsley · A Sovereign Cordial · p. 100 · Open in the reader

Exhortation to the Ministers of Gods Word B40355

  • Printed
    1. PerformePerform to them of his familie.
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    1. PerformePerform to them of his familie.

    Henrich Bullinger · Exhortation to the Ministers of Gods Word · p. 20 · Open in the reader