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Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1381 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

tearestears

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

Puritas changed it
10,010 times in 1,774 works
Consistency
99.8% (10,010 of 10,030)
Reach if approved
~10,541 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: tears
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
10,032 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (10,010 changes in 1,774 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 10,010)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … credites sake would be ashamed to make, in his owne person. Videlicet, that To tearestears, to lamenting or to bewayling of their sinnes, no Protestant yet moueth his audience …
    With rule
    … credites sake would be ashamed to make, in his owne person. Videlicet, that To tearestears, to lamenting or to bewayling of their sinnes, no Protestant yet moueth his audience …

    William Fulke · Two Popish Heretics Confuted · p. 111 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … done him; which the partie if hee loue him entirely, cannot looke on without tearestears. And who would be so senselesse, as deliuering his friend a ring on his …
    With rule
    … done him; which the partie if hee loue him entirely, cannot looke on without tearestears. And who would be so senselesse, as deliuering his friend a ring on his …

    Thomas Gataker · Discussion of the Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation · p. 213 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … all euill ſpeeches of diſgrace then be turned into praiers, and the laughter into tearestears, for this ſhall be more pleaſing vnto God. Let no man beare himſelfe in …
    With rule
    … all euill ſpeeches of diſgrace then be turned into praiers, and the laughter into tearestears, for this ſhall be more pleaſing vnto God. Let no man beare himſelfe in …

    George Gifford · Sermons Upon Divers Texts · p. 274 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … and 12.33. was not ſo affrighted at the bodily death, but His ſtrong crying and tearestears, were, That the pit of hell ſhould not ſwallow Him up, nor that deepe …
    With rule
    … and 12.33. was not ſo affrighted at the bodily death, but His ſtrong crying and tearestears, were, That the pit of hell ſhould not ſwallow Him up, nor that deepe …

    Alexander Gill · The Sacred Philosophy of the Holy Scripture · p. 62 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … sorrow: Our Sauiour liked it in the woman, that vvashed his feete vvith her tearestears.
    With rule
    … sorrow: Our Sauiour liked it in the woman, that vvashed his feete vvith her tearestears.

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

  6. Printed
    … yet that they take heede, that ſinne beare not dominion ouer them: As, My tearestears are my meate daye and night. Thoſe that hate mee are moe in number …
    With rule
    … yet that they take heede, that ſinne beare not dominion ouer them: As, My tearestears are my meate daye and night. Thoſe that hate mee are moe in number …

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

  7. Printed
    … his wet seed time shall haue a glad haruest: for they that sowe in tearestears, shall reape in ioy. Hee perswades himselfe, that the dayes of mourning will passe …
    With rule
    … his wet seed time shall haue a glad haruest: for they that sowe in tearestears, shall reape in ioy. Hee perswades himselfe, that the dayes of mourning will passe …

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

  8. Printed
    … Heb. 12. that he found no place to repentance, though hee sought the blessing with tearestears. The Sacraments also, though they bee seales and pledges of Gods loue & fauour in …
    With rule
    … Heb. 12. that he found no place to repentance, though hee sought the blessing with tearestears. The Sacraments also, though they bee seales and pledges of Gods loue & fauour in …

    John Frewen · Choice Grounds and Principles of our Christian Religion · p. 344 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (20)

18 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Foot out of the Snare A01576

  • Printed
    THE SHEDDING OF TEARESTEARS.
    With rule
    THE SHEDDING OF TEARESTEARS.

    John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 98 · Open in the reader

The Whole Armor of God A01979

  • Printed
    TEaresTears are the moſt vſuall ſignes of earneſt and ardent Prayer, in which reſpect they …
    With rule
    TEaresTears are the moſt vſuall ſignes of earneſt and ardent Prayer, in which reſpect they …

    William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 442 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    TEaresTears in prayer. 442
    With rule
    TEaresTears in prayer. 442

    William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · Open in the reader

A Care Cloth A14992

  • Printed
    CHARITABLE TEARESTEARS, &c.
    With rule
    CHARITABLE TEARESTEARS, &c.

    William Whately · A Care Cloth · p. 199 · Open in the reader

A Ready Way to Remember the Scriptures A19692

  • Printed
    Chap. 1 TEaresTears, 4. Lois, 5. Not aſhamed, 8. Doctrine, 13. Oneſiphorus, Verſ. 16.
    With rule
    Chap. 1 TEaresTears, 4. Lois, 5. Not aſhamed, 8. Doctrine, 13. Oneſiphorus, Verſ. 16.

    Ezekiel Culverwell · A Ready Way to Remember the Scriptures · p. 88 · Open in the reader

Eighty Sermons A20637

  • Printed
    TEaresTears; againſt their inordinateneſſe 155. A
    With rule
    TEaresTears; againſt their inordinateneſſe 155. A

    John Donne · Eighty Sermons · Open in the reader

Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind A20947

  • Printed
    HERACLITVS TEARESTEARS: OR, THE MISERY OF HVMANE LIFE. WITH The vanity and inconſtancie of worldly things.
    With rule
    HERACLITVS TEARESTEARS: OR, THE MISERY OF HVMANE LIFE. WITH The vanity and inconſtancie of worldly things.

    Peter du Moulin Jr · Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

  • Printed
    TEaresTears are noted to proceed of an ardent Affection, as in Ieremiah: The voice of …
    With rule
    TEaresTears are noted to proceed of an ardent Affection, as in Ieremiah: The voice of …

    Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 64 · Open in the reader

Great Britains Distractions A57134

  • Printed
    EVGENIA'S TEARESTEARS for great Brittaynes DISTRACTIONS or, Some slender Observations reflecting on those Sad Tymes.
    With rule
    EVGENIA'S TEARESTEARS for great Brittaynes DISTRACTIONS or, Some slender Observations reflecting on those Sad Tymes.

    Edward Reynolds · Great Britains Distractions · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    EVGENIA'S TEARESTEARS FOR GREAT BRITTAYNES DISTRACTIONS OR, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad Times.
    With rule
    EVGENIA'S TEARESTEARS FOR GREAT BRITTAYNES DISTRACTIONS OR, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad Times.

    Edward Reynolds · Great Britains Distractions · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    EVGENIAS TEARESTEARS FOR GREAT BRITTAYNES DISTRACTIONS.
    With rule
    EVGENIAS TEARESTEARS FOR GREAT BRITTAYNES DISTRACTIONS.

    Edward Reynolds · Great Britains Distractions · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Poor Mans Tears Opened A68747

  • Printed
    THE POORE MANS TEARESTEARS, Opened in a ſermon, preched by Henrie Smith.
    With rule
    THE POORE MANS TEARESTEARS, Opened in a ſermon, preched by Henrie Smith.

    Henry Smith · The Poor Mans Tears Opened · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

  • Printed
    TEaresTears are counted as certayne thynges added and ioyned to repentaunce, and alſo to prayers …
    With rule
    TEaresTears are counted as certayne thynges added and ioyned to repentaunce, and alſo to prayers …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · p. 62 · Open in the reader

New Englands Tears for Old Englands Fears A86519

  • Printed
    NEVV ENGLANDS TEARESTEARS, FOR OLD ENGLANDS FEARES.
    With rule
    NEVV ENGLANDS TEARESTEARS, FOR OLD ENGLANDS FEARES.

    William Hooke · New Englands Tears for Old Englands Fears · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    NEVV ENGLANDS TEARESTEARS, FOR OLD ENGLANDS FEARES.
    With rule
    NEVV ENGLANDS TEARESTEARS, FOR OLD ENGLANDS FEARES.

    William Hooke · New Englands Tears for Old Englands Fears · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Feast of the Gospel A93248

  • Printed
    TEARESTEARS, vide WEEP.
    With rule
    TEARESTEARS, vide WEEP.

    Richard Sibbes · The Glorious Feast of the Gospel · Open in the reader

The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King A96886

  • Printed
    … not onely pray, but uſe her WEAPONS too. Yes, you will ſay. PRAYERS and TEARESTEARS. True, for theſe are the Churches weapons, and very prevailing, nay, commanding they are …
    With rule
    … not onely pray, but uſe her WEAPONS too. Yes, you will ſay. PRAYERS and TEARESTEARS. True, for theſe are the Churches weapons, and very prevailing, nay, commanding they are …

    Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · p. 83 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … with importunity, to doe right. Theſe not ſo, The HOWLING of the widdow and TEARESTEARS of her Orphanes, Theſe they regard not, no not theſe: the Lord grant they …
    With rule
    … with importunity, to doe right. Theſe not ſo, The HOWLING of the widdow and TEARESTEARS of her Orphanes, Theſe they regard not, no not theſe: the Lord grant they …

    Hezekiah Woodward · The Churchs Thank-Offering to God Her King · p. 91 · Open in the reader