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perswadespersuades

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

Puritas changed it
1,590 times in 837 works
Consistency
98.3% (1,590 of 1,616)
Reach if approved
~1,698 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: persuades
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,616 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,590 changes in 837 works, 98.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,590)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … wrath as wel as others: Paul shewes the force of this consideration, when he perswadespersuades men to be softe and gentle, shewing all meekenesse to all men: a reason …
    With rule
    … wrath as wel as others: Paul shewes the force of this consideration, when he perswadespersuades men to be softe and gentle, shewing all meekenesse to all men: a reason …

    William Perkins · Commentary on Galatians 1-5 · p. 480 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … a glad haruest: for they that sowe in teares, shall reape in ioy. Hee perswadespersuades himselfe, that the dayes of mourning will passe ouer, as the winde blowes ouer …
    With rule
    … a glad haruest: for they that sowe in teares, shall reape in ioy. Hee perswadespersuades himselfe, that the dayes of mourning will passe ouer, as the winde blowes ouer …

    Thomas Adams · A Divine Herbal Together with a Forest of Thorns · p. 87 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    Firſt, when he perſwadespersuades himſelfe to be a true worſhipper of God, becauſe he frequents the places and …
    With rule
    Firſt, when he perſwadespersuades himſelfe to be a true worſhipper of God, becauſe he frequents the places and …

    William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 119 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … hart. i. a cheerful heart is health to the bones, a very medicine: 2. he perſwadespersuades the means, Put ſorrow from thy heart (ſaith he) rejoyce with thy wife, be …
    With rule
    … hart. i. a cheerful heart is health to the bones, a very medicine: 2. he perſwadespersuades the means, Put ſorrow from thy heart (ſaith he) rejoyce with thy wife, be …

    Robert Harris · Hezekiahs Recovery · p. 34 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Where the Spirit dwels, it perswadespersuades them in the truth of religion.
    With rule
    Where the Spirit dwels, it perswadespersuades them in the truth of religion.

    Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon Psalm 51 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Another impediment of godlineſſe in a young man is his ſtrong conſtitution, which perſwadespersuades him that he ſhall liue long, & that (therefore) he may at leaſure inough turne …
    With rule
    Another impediment of godlineſſe in a young man is his ſtrong conſtitution, which perſwadespersuades him that he ſhall liue long, & that (therefore) he may at leaſure inough turne …

    Robert Horne · Life and Death · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … as it is the faſhion in Italie) it is preaching ſufficient for them, and perſwadespersuades them more with the verie ſight of it, to hate Chriſtian Religion, then any …
    With rule
    … as it is the faſhion in Italie) it is preaching ſufficient for them, and perſwadespersuades them more with the verie ſight of it, to hate Chriſtian Religion, then any …

    Humphrey Lynde · The Safe Way Leading All Christians · p. 190 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … gather matter to accuse the same of Witchcraft. And to performe this, the Diuell perswadespersuades some to seeke to a Wizard for helpe and counsell, which hel-hound telleth …
    With rule
    … gather matter to accuse the same of Witchcraft. And to performe this, the Diuell perswadespersuades some to seeke to a Wizard for helpe and counsell, which hel-hound telleth …

    Richard Bernard · A Guide to Grand-jury Men · p. 82 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (26)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 13 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount A09432

  • Printed
    … hands haue made me and fashioned mee, and wilt thou destroy me? where Iob PerswadesPersuades himselfe of preseruation, because God created him: & 1. Pet. 4. 19. Let them that suffer according to …
    With rule
    … hands haue made me and fashioned mee, and wilt thou destroy me? where Iob PerswadesPersuades himselfe of preseruation, because God created him: & 1. Pet. 4. 19. Let them that suffer according to …

    William Perkins · Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount · p. 376 · Open in the reader

Six Evangelical Histories of Water Turned into Wine A21036

  • Printed
    2. PerswadesPersuades them to the imbracing of Christ.
    With rule
    2. PerswadesPersuades them to the imbracing of Christ.

    Daniel Dyke · Six Evangelical Histories of Water Turned into Wine · p. 216 · Open in the reader

Westminster Annotations A36467

  • Printed
    … salutation, Chap. 1. 1, 2. and mention of the riches of Gods Mercy to true Christians, Vers 3, 4. PerswadesPersuades to good works, from Verse 5. to Verse 12. from thence, to the end of the …
    With rule
    … salutation, Chap. 1. 1, 2. and mention of the riches of Gods Mercy to true Christians, Vers 3, 4. PerswadesPersuades to good works, from Verse 5. to Verse 12. from thence, to the end of the …

    John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

A Century of Sermons A43515

  • Printed
    … make him preſume. Upbraids him at firſt that God would give him no bread: PerſwadesPersuades with him by and by that God will give him all his Angels: Firſt …
    With rule
    … make him preſume. Upbraids him at firſt that God would give him no bread: PerſwadesPersuades with him by and by that God will give him all his Angels: Firſt …

    John Hacket · A Century of Sermons · p. 312 · Open in the reader

Of Quenching the Spirit A55333

  • Printed
    … By quenching the spirit, the Devil hath advantage to overcome. He blindes the Understanding. PerswadesPersuades the Will. Fills the heart. Leads men up and down as they lead beasts …
    With rule
    … By quenching the spirit, the Devil hath advantage to overcome. He blindes the Understanding. PerswadesPersuades the Will. Fills the heart. Leads men up and down as they lead beasts …

    Theophilus Polwheile · Of Quenching the Spirit · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … By quenching the spirit the Devil hath advantage to overcome. He blindes the understanding. PerswadesPersuades the Will. Fills the Heart. Leads men up and down as they lead beasts …
    With rule
    … By quenching the spirit the Devil hath advantage to overcome. He blindes the understanding. PerswadesPersuades the Will. Fills the Heart. Leads men up and down as they lead beasts …

    Theophilus Polwheile · Of Quenching the Spirit · p. 72 · Open in the reader

The Unreasonableness of Separation A61632

  • Printed
    … that he was of the contrary, it appears plainly by this, That before he PerswadesPersuades the Dissenting Ministers rather to live privately than to subscribe; and that he expresses …
    With rule
    … that he was of the contrary, it appears plainly by this, That before he PerswadesPersuades the Dissenting Ministers rather to live privately than to subscribe; and that he expresses …

    Edward Stillingfleet · The Unreasonableness of Separation · p. 20 · Open in the reader

The Annals of the World A64619

  • Printed
    PerswadesPersuades the Grecians to establish the peace amongst themselves. 4348
    With rule
    PerswadesPersuades the Grecians to establish the peace amongst themselves. 4348

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerswadesPersuades to prosecute Antonius in war. sup. J. P. 4671
    With rule
    PerswadesPersuades to prosecute Antonius in war. sup. J. P. 4671

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerswadesPersuades to war against the Romans. 4521
    With rule
    PerswadesPersuades to war against the Romans. 4521

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerswadesPersuades Agesilaus to return home. The same year.
    With rule
    PerswadesPersuades Agesilaus to return home. The same year.

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    PerswadesPersuades the Gadarens, that he would bring the businesse so to passe, that being freed …
    With rule
    PerswadesPersuades the Gadarens, that he would bring the businesse so to passe, that being freed …

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

  • Printed
    PerſwadesPersuades, the Nations to agree,
    With rule
    PerſwadesPersuades, the Nations to agree,

    George Wither · Britains Genius · p. 42 · Open in the reader