Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1298 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

blessebless

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

Puritas changed it: 13,798 times in 2,448 works
Consistency: 99.8% (13,798 of 13,823)
Reach if approved: ~14,524 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: bless
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 13,823 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (13,798 changes in 2,448 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 13,798)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… women without deſert, is no bleſſing, but a curſe, and on the contrary, to bleſſebless and praiſe where there is juſt ground, will be a means to bring a …
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… women without deſert, is no bleſſing, but a curſe, and on the contrary, to bleſſebless and praiſe where there is juſt ground, will be a means to bring a …
Stephen Geree · The Ornament of Women · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
The thing, Be fauourable, that is, giue these things: 2, continue them: 3, blessebless them.
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The thing, Be fauourable, that is, giue these things: 2, continue them: 3, blessebless them.
George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader
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… if one will bring it to this certayne forme of proofe. If I will bleſſebless thee, thou must kepe my Sabbothe, but thou doeſt not, Ergo
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… if one will bring it to this certayne forme of proofe. If I will bleſſebless thee, thou must kepe my Sabbothe, but thou doeſt not, Ergo
Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader
Printed
Ah, let me blessebless my armes with thy embraces.
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Ah, let me blessebless my armes with thy embraces.
Phineas Fletcher · Sicelides a Piscatory · Open in the reader
Printed
… still in hope to atchieue his purpose: yet was Balaam vrged volente nolente, to blessebless the people of God. All which is shewed from the first verse to the …
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… still in hope to atchieue his purpose: yet was Balaam vrged volente nolente, to blessebless the people of God. All which is shewed from the first verse to the …
James Forester · The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures · p. 130 · Open in the reader
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… oracles, then humane precepts or traditions. We stand not vpon numbers (which yet, wee blessebless God, are not small) but vpon truth. You see, as the Church of the …
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… oracles, then humane precepts or traditions. We stand not vpon numbers (which yet, wee blessebless God, are not small) but vpon truth. You see, as the Church of the …
Thomas Adams · Englands Sickness Compared to Israels · p. 31 · Open in the reader
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… would say, God and our Ladie blessebless them. Nay rather God by Iesus Christ blessebless them, for what other Angell but Christ the Angell of the great councell was …
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… would say, God and our Ladie blessebless them. Nay rather God by Iesus Christ blessebless them, for what other Angell but Christ the Angell of the great councell was …
William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 130 · Open in the reader
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… of the Chalice then vsed, saying, Calix benedictionis, The Chalice of benediction which wee blessebless, is it not the communication of Christs blood? and the bread which we breake …
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… of the Chalice then vsed, saying, Calix benedictionis, The Chalice of benediction which wee blessebless, is it not the communication of Christs blood? and the bread which we breake …
Thomas Gataker · Discussion of the Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation · p. 215 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (25)

25 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.

Meditations and Disquisitions Upon the Seven Consolatory Psalms of David A02119

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1 BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my ſoule; and all that is within me, bleſſebless his holy …
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1 BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my ſoule; and all that is within me, bleſſebless his holy …
Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon the Seven Consolatory Psalms of David · Open in the reader
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BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my Verſe 1 Soule: O how well they are fitted! for what …
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BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my Verſe 1 Soule: O how well they are fitted! for what …
Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon the Seven Consolatory Psalms of David · p. 147 · Open in the reader

Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs A11649

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… place, but in the holy (Hebrew) tongue; as it is said, THVS SHAL YE BLESSEBLESS, &c. The lifting up of hands, is by ten Priests of the number. A …
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… place, but in the holy (Hebrew) tongue; as it is said, THVS SHAL YE BLESSEBLESS, &c. The lifting up of hands, is by ten Priests of the number. A …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and his sonnes the Priests with thy Saints, as it is said, THE LORD BLESSEBLESS THEE AND KEEP ETHEE, &c. A Priest that hath lift up his hands in …
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… and his sonnes the Priests with thy Saints, as it is said, THE LORD BLESSEBLESS THEE AND KEEP ETHEE, &c. A Priest that hath lift up his hands in …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but they are the Lords power (or substance) as it is written (in Deut. 33. 11.) BLESSEBLESS LORD HIS POWER: and the blessed (God) himselfe earneth for them; as it is …
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… but they are the Lords power (or substance) as it is written (in Deut. 33. 11.) BLESSEBLESS LORD HIS POWER: and the blessed (God) himselfe earneth for them; as it is …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 69 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Genesis and Exodus A15408

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Vers. 34. BLesseBless me also my father, &c. Esau came too late for the blessing which was …
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Vers. 34. BLesseBless me also my father, &c. Esau came too late for the blessing which was …
Andrew Willet · Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · p. 257 · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined A27810

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BLesseBless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, blessebless his holy …
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BLesseBless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, blessebless his holy …
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader
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BLesseBless God my soul, his holy Name blessebless all that is in me:
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BLesseBless God my soul, his holy Name blessebless all that is in me:
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader
Printed
BLesseBless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great: thou …
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BLesseBless the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, thou art very great: thou …
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader
Printed
BLesseBless God my soul, O Lord my God thou art exceeding great:
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BLesseBless God my soul, O Lord my God thou art exceeding great:
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader

A Brief Explication of the Last Fifty Psalms A35943

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Ver. 1. BLesseBless the LORD, O my soule: and all that is within me, blessebless his holy …
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Ver. 1. BLesseBless the LORD, O my soule: and all that is within me, blessebless his holy …
David Dickson · A Brief Explication of the Last Fifty Psalms · p. 20 · Open in the reader
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Ver. 1. BLesseBless the LORD, O my soul, O LORD my God, thou art very great: thou …
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Ver. 1. BLesseBless the LORD, O my soul, O LORD my God, thou art very great: thou …
David Dickson · A Brief Explication of the Last Fifty Psalms · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Westminster Annotations A36467

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Vers. 1. BLesseBless Lord, O my soul] He awakeneth his soul to praise God, shewing that both …
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Vers. 1. BLesseBless Lord, O my soul] He awakeneth his soul to praise God, shewing that both …
John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

The Appeal of Injured Innocence A40651

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… in vain (to Jear us both) is Prophanenesse. The Animadvertor who now inserts, GOD-BLESSEBLESS, when it might have been omitted, will omit it when it should be inserted …
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… in vain (to Jear us both) is Prophanenesse. The Animadvertor who now inserts, GOD-BLESSEBLESS, when it might have been omitted, will omit it when it should be inserted …
Thomas Fuller · The Appeal of Injured Innocence · p. 58 · Open in the reader
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Time was, when the Animadvertor did needlessely Lavish a GOD-BLESSEBLESS; God blessebless not onely our Historian, but Baronius himselfe, from being held an Author …
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Time was, when the Animadvertor did needlessely Lavish a GOD-BLESSEBLESS; God blessebless not onely our Historian, but Baronius himselfe, from being held an Author …
Thomas Fuller · The Appeal of Injured Innocence · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Paraphrase Upon the Books of the Psalms A45442

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1. BLesseBless the Lord, O my soule: O Lord my God, thou art very great, thou …
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1. BLesseBless the Lord, O my soule: O Lord my God, thou art very great, thou …
Henry Hammond · Paraphrase Upon the Books of the Psalms · p. 510 · Open in the reader

Annotations Upon the Books of Poetry A46807

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Verſ. 1. BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my ſoul, and all that is within me bleſſebless his holy …
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Verſ. 1. BLeſſeBless the Lord, O my ſoul, and all that is within me bleſſebless his holy …
Arthur Jackson · Annotations Upon the Books of Poetry · p. 622 · Open in the reader

Life of William Laud A56135

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BLeſſeBless his moſt truſty and faithfull ſervant the Lord Duke of Buckingham; That he may …
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BLeſſeBless his moſt truſty and faithfull ſervant the Lord Duke of Buckingham; That he may …
William Prynne · Life of William Laud · p. 14 · Open in the reader

Hidden Works of Darkness Brought to Public Light A56171

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… mercifull Father, we humbly beseech thee, and of thy ALMIGHTY GOODNESSE vouchsafe SO TO BLESSEBLESS & SANCTIFY with thy word and holy spirit, NOTE. these thy gifts and creatures of …
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… mercifull Father, we humbly beseech thee, and of thy ALMIGHTY GOODNESSE vouchsafe SO TO BLESSEBLESS & SANCTIFY with thy word and holy spirit, NOTE. these thy gifts and creatures of …
William Prynne · Hidden Works of Darkness Brought to Public Light · p. 160 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

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… HVMBLY DESIRES TO CONSECRATE HIMSELFE AND HIS POORE LABOVRS: BESEECHING HIM TO ACCEPT AND BLESSEBLESS THEM TO THE PVBLIKE GOOD, AND TO THE PRAISE OF HIS OWNE GLORIOVS NAME.
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… HVMBLY DESIRES TO CONSECRATE HIMSELFE AND HIS POORE LABOVRS: BESEECHING HIM TO ACCEPT AND BLESSEBLESS THEM TO THE PVBLIKE GOOD, AND TO THE PRAISE OF HIS OWNE GLORIOVS NAME.
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · Open in the reader

The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King A96886

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… ſpoken to the heart of all His faithfull Servants in all Generations, I VVILL BLESSEBLESS THEM THAT BLESSEBLESS THEE: and CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE, even ſo, Lord, let …
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… ſpoken to the heart of all His faithfull Servants in all Generations, I VVILL BLESSEBLESS THEM THAT BLESSEBLESS THEE: and CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE, even ſo, Lord, let …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · Open in the reader
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… heart of all His faithfull Servants in all Generations, I VVILL BLESSEBLESS THEM THAT BLESSEBLESS THEE: and CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE, even ſo, Lord, let the curſe they …
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… heart of all His faithfull Servants in all Generations, I VVILL BLESSEBLESS THEM THAT BLESSEBLESS THEE: and CURSE HIM THAT CURSETH THEE, even ſo, Lord, let the curſe they …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · Open in the reader
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… layed CONSIDER IT . What muſt they conſider? It followes, FROM THIS DAY WILL I BLESSEBLESS YOƲ; from that moment of time when they minded Gods worke to doe it …
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… layed CONSIDER IT . What muſt they conſider? It followes, FROM THIS DAY WILL I BLESSEBLESS YOƲ; from that moment of time when they minded Gods worke to doe it …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · p. 85 · Open in the reader
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… that moment of time when they minded Gods worke to doe it, I WILL BLESSEBLESS YOU ſaith the LORD.
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… that moment of time when they minded Gods worke to doe it, I WILL BLESSEBLESS YOU ſaith the LORD.
Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · p. 85 · Open in the reader

Some Helps for Young Scholars in Christianity B07554

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BLeſſeBless vs gude Lorde, and theſe thy creatures whilk of thy gudeneſſe thou giueſt vs …
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BLeſſeBless vs gude Lorde, and theſe thy creatures whilk of thy gudeneſſe thou giueſt vs …
John Davidson · Some Helps for Young Scholars in Christianity · Open in the reader