possessepossess
A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.
- Puritas changed it
- 6,290 times in 1,744 works
- Consistency
- 99.9% (6,290 of 6,293)
- Reach if approved
- ~6,614 places (estimated)
- MorphAdorner
- Agrees: possess
- Matches
- Exact word, any case
- In our text
- 6,295 times in the 7,099 works compared
- Other readings
- None
- Taken into joins
- None
If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (6,290 changes in 1,744 works, 99.9% consistent).”
Where Puritas made the change (8 of 6,290)
- Printed… Elie wrote vnto him, that the French king ſet vp Iohn, his brother, to poſſeſſepossess his kingdome, being councelled thereunto by the Templars. Whereupon, the K. ſéeing the Duke …With rule… Elie wrote vnto him, that the French king ſet vp Iohn, his brother, to poſſeſſepossess his kingdome, being councelled thereunto by the Templars. Whereupon, the K. ſéeing the Duke …
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 181 · Open in the reader
- Printed… the diuel to haue such power ouer her daughter, as that he did wholy possessepossess her, and miserably torment her. For of all aduersities that can be laid vpon …With rule… the diuel to haue such power ouer her daughter, as that he did wholy possessepossess her, and miserably torment her. For of all aduersities that can be laid vpon …
William Fulke · The Woman of Canaan · p. 5 · Open in the reader
- Printed… whose bodies took livery and seasin in behalf of their posteritie, which were to possessepossess the whole land. 3. Kirjath-sepher or Debir, an ancient Universitie of the Canaanites: for …With rule… whose bodies took livery and seasin in behalf of their posteritie, which were to possessepossess the whole land. 3. Kirjath-sepher or Debir, an ancient Universitie of the Canaanites: for …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Holy War · p. 33 · Open in the reader
- Printed… sayd to giue Mount Seir to Esau; I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir to possessepossess it; therefore the Israelites among their spoyles of Canaan, were expressely forbidden to destroy …With rule… sayd to giue Mount Seir to Esau; I gaue vnto Esau mount Seir to possessepossess it; therefore the Israelites among their spoyles of Canaan, were expressely forbidden to destroy …
Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · Open in the reader
- Printed… who ſoeuer looketh to walke in the way of knowledge, he muſt ſeeke to poſſeſſepossess his ſoule in patience. It folowith, with patience godlines, &c. A man may demand …With rule… who ſoeuer looketh to walke in the way of knowledge, he muſt ſeeke to poſſeſſepossess his ſoule in patience. It folowith, with patience godlines, &c. A man may demand …
George Gifford · Four Sermons Upon the Seven Chief Virtues · Open in the reader
- Printed… light, as I may call it, which God in much mercy vouchſafed to pre-poſſeſſepossess the minde with, before it ſhould be deflowred and defiled with corrupt principles from …With rule… light, as I may call it, which God in much mercy vouchſafed to pre-poſſeſſepossess the minde with, before it ſhould be deflowred and defiled with corrupt principles from …
Thomas Goodwin · Aggravation of Sin · p. 80 · Open in the reader
- Printed… haue partly mentioned) to be so farre from sinne, that they vvill not onely possessepossess whatsoeuer a Christian man hath, but they vvill neuer be satisfied, till they haue …With rule… haue partly mentioned) to be so farre from sinne, that they vvill not onely possessepossess whatsoeuer a Christian man hath, but they vvill neuer be satisfied, till they haue …
John Field · A Caveat for Parsons Howlet · Open in the reader
- Printed… And as Caietan and Theophilact obserues on 1. Thes. 4. that the Apostle hauing bid men possessepossess their vessell in holinesse, he addes; And let no man goe beyond or defraud …With rule… And as Caietan and Theophilact obserues on 1. Thes. 4. that the Apostle hauing bid men possessepossess their vessell in holinesse, he addes; And let no man goe beyond or defraud …
Thomas Adams · A Divine Herbal Together with a Forest of Thorns · p. 131 · Open in the reader
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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)
3 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 Resurrection Revealed A44277
- Printed… meck and humble. For bleſſed (ſaith Chriſt, Matth. 5.5.) are the meek, for they ſhall POSSESSEPOSSESS THE EARTH. And the Prophet s;aith (Iſa. 26.6) The feet of the meek and …With rule… meck and humble. For bleſſed (ſaith Chriſt, Matth. 5.5.) are the meek, for they ſhall POSSESSEPOSSESS THE EARTH. And the Prophet s;aith (Iſa. 26.6) The feet of the meek and …
Nathanael Homes · The Resurrection Revealed · p. 437 · Open in the reader
- Printed… IMAGE DESCRIBED BY DANIEL; how, or that the onely rocke, which is Chriſt, doth POSSESSEPOSSESS, AND OBTAINE THE EMPIRE OF THE WHOLE WORLD given him of the Father. As …With rule… IMAGE DESCRIBED BY DANIEL; how, or that the onely rocke, which is Chriſt, doth POSSESSEPOSSESS, AND OBTAINE THE EMPIRE OF THE WHOLE WORLD given him of the Father. As …
Nathanael Homes · The Resurrection Revealed · p. 437 · Open in the reader
A Gospel Plea for Maintenance of the Ministers A56170
- Printed… expreſſion, parallel with that of Abraham, Luke 18.12. I GIVE TITHES OF ALL THAT I POSSESSEPOSSESS; and to confine Abrahams giving Tithes of all, to the Tithes only of the …With rule… expreſſion, parallel with that of Abraham, Luke 18.12. I GIVE TITHES OF ALL THAT I POSSESSEPOSSESS; and to confine Abrahams giving Tithes of all, to the Tithes only of the …
William Prynne · A Gospel Plea for Maintenance of the Ministers · p. 76 · Open in the reader