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Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1513 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

knowesknows

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

Puritas changed it
11,454 times in 1,874 works
Consistency
99.6% (11,454 of 11,491)
Reach if approved
~12,076 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: knows
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
11,493 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (11,454 changes in 1,874 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 11,454)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    But leave him unto him, who knowesknows the intention of our hearts, but he that out of pride, or filthymalice, or …
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    But leave him unto him, who knowesknows the intention of our hearts, but he that out of pride, or filthymalice, or …

    Henry Greenwood · Marks and No Marks · p. 11 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … hie tower, yet may be perſwaded to deſcend by ſtayres to the bottome. Hee knowesknows not where hee ſhall ſtay, that hath willingly ſlipt into a knowne wickedneſſe.
    With rule
    … hie tower, yet may be perſwaded to deſcend by ſtayres to the bottome. Hee knowesknows not where hee ſhall ſtay, that hath willingly ſlipt into a knowne wickedneſſe.

    Joseph Hall · History of the Old Testament Volume 5 · p. 252 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … vnto the which writing I haue added my name, nor for vain …lorie God knowesknows, but to this end one li…, that when the Reader shal find the reules …
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    … vnto the which writing I haue added my name, nor for vain …lorie God knowesknows, but to this end one li…, that when the Reader shal find the reules …

    David Fergusson · Answer to Epistle by Renat Benedict · p. 2 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … coole this natural intemperate heat. His Agnus castus & Lettuce, are Prayer and Fasting. He knowesknows, that if this kind of diuel get possession of the hart, it goes not …
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    … coole this natural intemperate heat. His Agnus castus & Lettuce, are Prayer and Fasting. He knowesknows, that if this kind of diuel get possession of the hart, it goes not …

    Thomas Adams · A Divine Herbal Together with a Forest of Thorns · p. 79 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … condition, in which none are not? Who lookes that ſhee ſhould ſpare any, that knowesknows her indifferent to all? When the like ruine is threatned to an whole world …
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    … condition, in which none are not? Who lookes that ſhee ſhould ſpare any, that knowesknows her indifferent to all? When the like ruine is threatned to an whole world …

    John Gaule · A Defiance to Death · p. 21 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … Rom. 7. 10. all concupiſcence: and the holier a man is, the more he diſcernes and knowesknows his ſins: So ſayes the Apoſtle, Rom. 7. 18. I know that in me dwels no …
    With rule
    … Rom. 7. 10. all concupiſcence: and the holier a man is, the more he diſcernes and knowesknows his ſins: So ſayes the Apoſtle, Rom. 7. 18. I know that in me dwels no …

    Thomas Goodwin · Aggravation of Sin · p. 49 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … all to bee ſo minded. And if indeed wee be ſo minded, God who knowesknows the mind, heart, and ſpirit of a man will anſwerably account of him, and …
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    … all to bee ſo minded. And if indeed wee be ſo minded, God who knowesknows the mind, heart, and ſpirit of a man will anſwerably account of him, and …

    William Gouge · Recover from Apostasy · p. 56 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … may be free from trouble, but can they be free from feare? No, God knowesknows, though they be not in trouble like other men, yet they live in more …
    With rule
    … may be free from trouble, but can they be free from feare? No, God knowesknows, though they be not in trouble like other men, yet they live in more …

    Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon the Seven Consolatory Psalms of David · p. 95 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (37)

29 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Epigrams A08687

  • Printed
    IF He be Blest, that KnowesKnows of things the Cause;
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    IF He be Blest, that KnowesKnows of things the Cause;

    John Owen · Epigrams · Open in the reader

Commentary on Galatians 1-5 A09383

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    The Knowledge whereby God KnowesKnows men standes in 2. things 308. 10.
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    The Knowledge whereby God KnowesKnows men standes in 2. things 308. 10.

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

A Quench-Coal A10197

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    … that same yeare, Cum Privilegio, make this the 5. note of Christs Kingdome, THAT IT KNOWESKNOWS NO ALTAR, since he is of the tribe of Juda, wherein NO MAN GAVE …
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    … that same yeare, Cum Privilegio, make this the 5. note of Christs Kingdome, THAT IT KNOWESKNOWS NO ALTAR, since he is of the tribe of Juda, wherein NO MAN GAVE …

    William Prynne · A Quench-Coal · p. 66 · Open in the reader

The Souls Conflict With Itself A12198

  • Printed
    Soule, if gracious, most sensible of the want of spirituall meanes. 6. KnowesKnows when it is well with it, when ill. 7
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    Soule, if gracious, most sensible of the want of spirituall meanes. 6. KnowesKnows when it is well with it, when ill. 7

    Richard Sibbes · The Souls Conflict With Itself · Open in the reader

The Righteous Mans Plea to True Happiness A13019

  • Printed
    1 KnowesKnows not.
    With rule
    1 KnowesKnows not.

    John Stoughton · The Righteous Mans Plea to True Happiness · Open in the reader

The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama A15137

  • Printed
    KnowesKnows his appearing cue, and freely playes
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    KnowesKnows his appearing cue, and freely playes

    Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 41 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

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    3 To loue, allow, and be well pleased with: As Psal. 1, 6. The Lord KnowesKnows the way of the righteous. Rom. 11, 2. God hath not cast away his people whom …
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    3 To loue, allow, and be well pleased with: As Psal. 1, 6. The Lord KnowesKnows the way of the righteous. Rom. 11, 2. God hath not cast away his people whom …

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 276 · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

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    KnowesKnows though that Learning be a dainty prize,
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    KnowesKnows though that Learning be a dainty prize,

    George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete A15639

  • Printed
    KnowesKnows, she hath a power that mooues,
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    KnowesKnows, she hath a power that mooues,

    George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KnowesKnows lesse folly, in a woman.
    With rule
    KnowesKnows lesse folly, in a woman.

    George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KnowesKnows not to whom, it may the same professe.
    With rule
    KnowesKnows not to whom, it may the same professe.

    George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

The Victory of Patience A15848

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    The Nurse KnowesKnows better than the Infant what is good and fit for it,
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    The Nurse KnowesKnows better than the Infant what is good and fit for it,

    Richard Younge · The Victory of Patience · Open in the reader

Commentary on Isaiah A17640

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    … we to thinke of that great Maſter and Doctor who hath taught it them? KnowesKnows not he how to keepe a ſteadie hand and an euen cariage in his …
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    … we to thinke of that great Maſter and Doctor who hath taught it them? KnowesKnows not he how to keepe a ſteadie hand and an euen cariage in his …

    John Calvin · Commentary on Isaiah · p. 282 · Open in the reader

The Triumph of a True Christian Described A21269

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    God perfectly KnowesKnows the ſecret thoughts, intents and purpoſes of mens minds. p. 592
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    God perfectly KnowesKnows the ſecret thoughts, intents and purpoſes of mens minds. p. 592

    Edward Elton · The Triumph of a True Christian Described · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    And he onely KnowesKnows the meaning of the vnutterable ſighes and groanes that are in the hearts of …
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    And he onely KnowesKnows the meaning of the vnutterable ſighes and groanes that are in the hearts of …

    Edward Elton · The Triumph of a True Christian Described · Open in the reader

The Whole Duty of Man A23775

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    … sufficiency, Majesty; That he disposes and governes all things by his Providence; that he KnowesKnows all things and is Present in all places; these are by Divines called the …
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    … sufficiency, Majesty; That he disposes and governes all things by his Providence; that he KnowesKnows all things and is Present in all places; these are by Divines called the …

    Richard Allestree · The Whole Duty of Man · p. 5 · Open in the reader

Independency Further Proved to be a Schism A31441

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    … ſa… to him, as his ſervants to Pharoah, Exod 10.7. with change of a word, KnoweſKnows… thou not yet, that England, (the Church of England) is deſtroyed; or as the …
    With rule
    … ſa… to him, as his ſervants to Pharoah, Exod 10.7. with change of a word, KnoweſKnows… thou not yet, that England, (the Church of England) is deſtroyed; or as the …

    Daniel Cawdry · Independency Further Proved to be a Schism · p. 54 · Open in the reader

The Anatomy of the Mass A36867

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    … no elevation for Adoration of the Hoſte. Is not ſub…ect to the Pope. KnowesKnows nor what Indulgences meane, nor private Maſſes. Celebrateth the divine Service in the Ethiopian …
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    … no elevation for Adoration of the Hoſte. Is not ſub…ect to the Pope. KnowesKnows nor what Indulgences meane, nor private Maſſes. Celebrateth the divine Service in the Ethiopian …

    Peter du Moulin Jr · The Anatomy of the Mass · p. 159 · Open in the reader

Review and Examination of the Doctrine A39999

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    … to this change, especially its first degrees being small in respect of what followed. KnowesKnows not this man, that the evill one sowes his tares while men sleep? And …
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    … to this change, especially its first degrees being small in respect of what followed. KnowesKnows not this man, that the evill one sowes his tares while men sleep? And …

    Thomas Forrester · Review and Examination of the Doctrine · p. 262 · Open in the reader

Treatise of the Divine Promises A47631

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    … another may desire to supply our wants, and yet not know them; but GOD 1. KnowesKnows our wants: 2. Will supply them, for hee is a Father: 3. Can supply them, for …
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    … another may desire to supply our wants, and yet not know them; but GOD 1. KnowesKnows our wants: 2. Will supply them, for hee is a Father: 3. Can supply them, for …

    Edward Leigh · Treatise of the Divine Promises · p. 204 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance A53688

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    Whom he fore-KnowesKnows, that is Preapprooves (the word Knowledge in Scripture frequently importing Approbation) as he mmst …
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    Whom he fore-KnowesKnows, that is Preapprooves (the word Knowledge in Scripture frequently importing Approbation) as he mmst …

    John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 57 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Genesis 1-3 A65748

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    1. Obſerve, God KnowesKnows and conſiders all our Wants, and out of his own Goodneſſe makes Proviſion to …
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    1. Obſerve, God KnowesKnows and conſiders all our Wants, and out of his own Goodneſſe makes Proviſion to …

    John White · Commentary Upon Genesis 1-3 · p. 80 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

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    KnowesKnows VVeſtern Iſles, Chriſtophers, Barbadoes;
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    KnowesKnows VVeſtern Iſles, Chriſtophers, Barbadoes;

    Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 20 · Open in the reader

The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated and Socinianism Examined A90295

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    The next thing he decryes is Originall sinne. I will suppose Mr B. KnowesKnows, what those whom he professeth to oppose, intend thereby; and this he condemnes Name …
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    The next thing he decryes is Originall sinne. I will suppose Mr B. KnowesKnows, what those whom he professeth to oppose, intend thereby; and this he condemnes Name …

    John Owen · The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated and Socinianism Examined · p. 32 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    It seemes M. B, KnowesKnows not what my judgment is, by his repeating, that, it seemes this is his …
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    It seemes M. B, KnowesKnows not what my judgment is, by his repeating, that, it seemes this is his …

    John Owen · The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated and Socinianism Examined · p. 27 · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

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    KnowesKnows how to work with any inſtrument:
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    KnowesKnows how to work with any inſtrument:

    George Wither · Britains Genius · p. 77 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

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    KNowesKnows thou the time when the wilde goats,
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    KNowesKnows thou the time when the wilde goats,

    Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 147 · Open in the reader

Faith and Experience B08802

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    … In death as well as in his life aimes at the glory of God. 4. KnowesKnows that in death he ſhall be the Lords. The other, hath lived to himſelfe …
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    … In death as well as in his life aimes at the glory of God. 4. KnowesKnows that in death he ſhall be the Lords. The other, hath lived to himſelfe …

    John Collinges · Faith and Experience · p. 54 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Lords. The other, hath lived to himſelfe. 2. Aimes at nothing in dying but himſelfe. 3. KnowesKnows that if he dyes his ſoule ſinks in hell for ever, can you blame …
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    … Lords. The other, hath lived to himſelfe. 2. Aimes at nothing in dying but himſelfe. 3. KnowesKnows that if he dyes his ſoule ſinks in hell for ever, can you blame …

    John Collinges · Faith and Experience · p. 54 · Open in the reader