Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1502 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

restrainerestrain

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

Puritas changed it: 3,355 times in 1,039 works
Consistency: 99.0% (3,355 of 3,387)
Reach if approved: ~3,559 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: restrain
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 3,387 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,355 changes in 1,039 works, 99.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,355)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… rioting ſhall rage euery where, the King ſhall not with any threatnings or penalties reſtrainerestrain his kingdome, nor the Captaine the ſouldier, nor the Iudge any of his circuit …
With rule
… rioting ſhall rage euery where, the King ſhall not with any threatnings or penalties reſtrainerestrain his kingdome, nor the Captaine the ſouldier, nor the Iudge any of his circuit …
George Gifford · Plain Declaration that Brownists be Full Donatists · p. 63 · Open in the reader
Printed
Anſw. We muſt reſtrainerestrain this and ſuch like generalities to the point in queſtion; and then wee ſhall …
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Anſw. We muſt reſtrainerestrain this and ſuch like generalities to the point in queſtion; and then wee ſhall …
William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 17 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to desire; but we are taught to pray onely for necessities: and therefore to restrainerestrain our selves from desiring superfluities. The worldly man would know why asking riches he …
With rule
… to desire; but we are taught to pray onely for necessities: and therefore to restrainerestrain our selves from desiring superfluities. The worldly man would know why asking riches he …
Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon the Lords Prayer · p. 119 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſinne of one man would be the ſinne of every man, did not God reſtrainerestrain him.
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… ſinne of one man would be the ſinne of every man, did not God reſtrainerestrain him.
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 283 · Open in the reader
Printed
… by the faithfull. I beleeue, no Romish Priest will bee so impudent, as to restrainerestrain beleeuers to Priests onely. If the Layetie are not to be reckoned in the …
With rule
… by the faithfull. I beleeue, no Romish Priest will bee so impudent, as to restrainerestrain beleeuers to Priests onely. If the Layetie are not to be reckoned in the …
Daniel Featley · The Grand Sacrilege of the Church of Rome · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
… calleth him, and Abraham calls him ſo likewiſe, this is a great ſtay to reſtrainerestrain men from ſinne, when I do know that hee who is my judge is …
With rule
… calleth him, and Abraham calls him ſo likewiſe, this is a great ſtay to reſtrainerestrain men from ſinne, when I do know that hee who is my judge is …
John Forbes · Four Sermons · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Donatists, maketh much against vs in Bristowes opinion. Nay rather against the Papists, which restrainerestrain the Church into the Romishe rable, which we affirme, both is and was alwaies …
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… Donatists, maketh much against vs in Bristowes opinion. Nay rather against the Papists, which restrainerestrain the Church into the Romishe rable, which we affirme, both is and was alwaies …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 233 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in themselues, which they confesse to haue beene formerly vsed to good purpose; but restrainerestrain the vse of them in regard of some common abuse; and forbid all playing …
With rule
… in themselues, which they confesse to haue beene formerly vsed to good purpose; but restrainerestrain the vse of them in regard of some common abuse; and forbid all playing …
Thomas Gataker · Nature and Use of Lots · p. 202 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (32)

23 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.

Lectures Upon John 4 A03342

Printed
… doe, Eccles. 2. 2. For naturally, and for the most part, the knowledge of men will 1. RestraineRestrain them from sinning; and 2. Will worke shame and trouble of mind in them, when …
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… doe, Eccles. 2. 2. For naturally, and for the most part, the knowledge of men will 1. RestraineRestrain them from sinning; and 2. Will worke shame and trouble of mind in them, when …
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 68 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount A09432

Printed
… words are a loftie kind of speech, called Hyperbole, whereby thus much is signified: RestraineRestrain & gouerne it most carefully, though it be to thine owne great paine, losse, and …
With rule
… words are a loftie kind of speech, called Hyperbole, whereby thus much is signified: RestraineRestrain & gouerne it most carefully, though it be to thine owne great paine, losse, and …
William Perkins · Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount · p. 118 · Open in the reader

The Saints Qualification A10010

Printed
RestraineRestrain.
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RestraineRestrain.
John Preston · The Saints Qualification · Open in the reader

Supplications of Saints A12610

Printed
ReſtraineRestrain (O Lord) the vntamedneſſe of my youth, which at this time is wont to …
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ReſtraineRestrain (O Lord) the vntamedneſſe of my youth, which at this time is wont to …
Thomas Sorocold · Supplications of Saints · p. 314 · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

Printed
RestraineRestrain them not I say, for as the pouder,
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RestraineRestrain them not I say, for as the pouder,
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

The Marrow of the Oracles of God A17397

Printed
7. RestraineRestrain thy passions.
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7. RestraineRestrain thy passions.
Nicholas Byfield · The Marrow of the Oracles of God · p. 431 · Open in the reader
Printed
7. RestraineRestrain thine owne passions in conuersing. There are none so wise, but if they shew …
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7. RestraineRestrain thine owne passions in conuersing. There are none so wise, but if they shew …
Nicholas Byfield · The Marrow of the Oracles of God · p. 579 · Open in the reader

The Rules of a Holy Life A17410

Printed
7. RestraineRestrain thy passions.
With rule
7. RestraineRestrain thy passions.
Nicholas Byfield · The Rules of a Holy Life · Open in the reader
Printed
7. RestraineRestrain thine owne passions in conuersing. There are none so wise, but if they shew …
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7. RestraineRestrain thine owne passions in conuersing. There are none so wise, but if they shew …
Nicholas Byfield · The Rules of a Holy Life · p. 224 · Open in the reader

The Light of Faith A17419

Printed
4 ReſtraineRestrain and bridle thy paſſions in conuerſing, as the expreſſions of immoderate anger, feare, griefe …
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4 ReſtraineRestrain and bridle thy paſſions in conuerſing, as the expreſſions of immoderate anger, feare, griefe …
Richard Byfield · The Light of Faith · p. 182 · Open in the reader

The Institutes of the Christian Religion A17662

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… you, if Stephen had then ben ruler ouer Fraunce, would not Cyprian haue saide: RestraineRestrain them, because they be thyne? but he saieth farre otherwise. This (saieth he) the …
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… you, if Stephen had then ben ruler ouer Fraunce, would not Cyprian haue saide: RestraineRestrain them, because they be thyne? but he saieth farre otherwise. This (saieth he) the …
John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary A19670

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… it, ſayth he, that is deſirous of life, and loueth to ſée good dayes? ReſtraineRestrain thy tongue from euill, and thy lips that they ſpeake no guile. Decline from …
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… it, ſayth he, that is deſirous of life, and loueth to ſée good dayes? ReſtraineRestrain thy tongue from euill, and thy lips that they ſpeake no guile. Decline from …
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · p. 5 · Open in the reader

Quakerism the Path-Way to Paganism A29753

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… and the power of his Spirit, in regard of that Efficacy it hath, to RestraineRestrain from sin, and to Constraine sweetly unto duty, is assimulated unto a Law, the …
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… and the power of his Spirit, in regard of that Efficacy it hath, to RestraineRestrain from sin, and to Constraine sweetly unto duty, is assimulated unto a Law, the …
John Brown · Quakerism the Path-Way to Paganism · p. 68 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms A56211

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… able to make Lawes and Statutes of sufficient force and validity to BINDE, LIMIT, RESTRAINERESTRAIN and governe all PERSONS, THEIR RIGHTS AND TITLES THAT IN ANY WISE may or …
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… able to make Lawes and Statutes of sufficient force and validity to BINDE, LIMIT, RESTRAINERESTRAIN and governe all PERSONS, THEIR RIGHTS AND TITLES THAT IN ANY WISE may or …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 97 · Open in the reader

The Sword of Christian Magistracy A56215

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… that the pure and ſincere worſhip of God may flouriſh, and that they ſhould RESTRAINERESTRAIN AND PUNISH Hereticks, CAPITALI QUOQUI PENA SI NECESSITAS ET SCELERIS MAGNITUDO POSTU…ENT; and …
With rule
… that the pure and ſincere worſhip of God may flouriſh, and that they ſhould RESTRAINERESTRAIN AND PUNISH Hereticks, CAPITALI QUOQUI PENA SI NECESSITAS ET SCELERIS MAGNITUDO POSTU…ENT; and …
William Prynne · The Sword of Christian Magistracy · p. 150 · Open in the reader

A Prophecy Written for the Year 1641 A66774

Printed
ReſtraineRestrain, moreover, them who out of pride,
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ReſtraineRestrain, moreover, them who out of pride,
George Wither · A Prophecy Written for the Year 1641 · p. 84 · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 A68508

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… caſe what ſhall I doe? The Fathers reply vnto thee is, Reprime linguam tuam, ReſtraineRestrain keepe vnder, tame thy tongue. For ſo it is written, Pſal. 34.13. Keepe thy tongue …
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… caſe what ſhall I doe? The Fathers reply vnto thee is, Reprime linguam tuam, ReſtraineRestrain keepe vnder, tame thy tongue. For ſo it is written, Pſal. 34.13. Keepe thy tongue …
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
ReſtraineRestrain, keepe vnder, tame my tongue, keepe my tongue from euill. The aduice I confeſſe …
With rule
ReſtraineRestrain, keepe vnder, tame my tongue, keepe my tongue from euill. The aduice I confeſſe …
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 99 · Open in the reader

The Depths of Satan Discovered A78422

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… power to judge of the Rule of Worſhip, without ſinne; elſe, how could he ReſtraineRestrain men (or puniſh them) for tranſgreſſing the Rule? And if the Rule of Chriſtian …
With rule
… power to judge of the Rule of Worſhip, without ſinne; elſe, how could he ReſtraineRestrain men (or puniſh them) for tranſgreſſing the Rule? And if the Rule of Chriſtian …
Daniel Cawdry · The Depths of Satan Discovered · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… why may not the Chriſtian Magiſtrate, be as competent a Judge of Chriſtianity, and ReſtraineRestrain from the violation of it?
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… why may not the Chriſtian Magiſtrate, be as competent a Judge of Chriſtianity, and ReſtraineRestrain from the violation of it?
Daniel Cawdry · The Depths of Satan Discovered · p. 5 · Open in the reader

Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature A91224

Printed
ReſtraineRestrain, divert, or quell their ſpitefull rage.
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ReſtraineRestrain, divert, or quell their ſpitefull rage.
William Prynne · Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature · p. 158 · Open in the reader

The Lords Table Not for All Comers A96898

Printed
… have this to argue for the free admiſſion to the Lords Table: You Cannot ReſtraineRestrain: It is not in your power to keepe them away: we, ſay you, and …
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… have this to argue for the free admiſſion to the Lords Table: You Cannot ReſtraineRestrain: It is not in your power to keepe them away: we, ſay you, and …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Lords Table Not for All Comers · p. 24 · Open in the reader

The Power of Godliness B17454

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… must be our wisdome to watch against his subtilty, that we be not deceived. 3. RestraineRestrain thy thoughts to such particular duties, as are incident to each season and occasion …
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… must be our wisdome to watch against his subtilty, that we be not deceived. 3. RestraineRestrain thy thoughts to such particular duties, as are incident to each season and occasion …
John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 121 · Open in the reader