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defendedefend

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

Puritas changed it
1,420 times in 353 works
Consistency
99.1% (1,420 of 1,432)
Reach if approved
~1,505 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: defend
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,432 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,420 changes in 353 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,420)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … al reioyce that trust in the / they shal euer be glade and thou wylt defendedefend them.
    With rule
    … al reioyce that trust in the / they shal euer be glade and thou wylt defendedefend them.

    Patrick Hamilton · Gatherings of Scripture and Declaring of Faith and Works of the Law · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … shuld vtterlie come to nought. But seynge ye haue taken so great paynes to defendedefend h…s holye quarell / … maruele what ye cause shuld be that ye putt yt …
    With rule
    … shuld vtterlie come to nought. But seynge ye haue taken so great paynes to defendedefend h…s holye quarell / … maruele what ye cause shuld be that ye putt yt …

    John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … maye oppreſſe vs, they maye alſo ſuccoure vs. Of iniurye vs, they maye eke defendedefend vs. Of hurte vs, they maye alſo heale vs. As power linked with malice …
    With rule
    … maye oppreſſe vs, they maye alſo ſuccoure vs. Of iniurye vs, they maye eke defendedefend vs. Of hurte vs, they maye alſo heale vs. As power linked with malice …

    Laurence Humphrey · The Nobles · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … aswel now in the tyme of the Gospell, as before vnder the Law, to defendedefend the afflicted for matters of religion, and to represse the furie of the persecuters …
    With rule
    … aswel now in the tyme of the Gospell, as before vnder the Law, to defendedefend the afflicted for matters of religion, and to represse the furie of the persecuters …

    John Knox · Appellation from the Cruel and Unjust Sentence Against Him · p. 24 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … pleaſure in reading the bookes of Wickliffe, and ſuch profite, that hee began to defendedefend the author, both in Schooles, and Sermons.
    With rule
    … pleaſure in reading the bookes of Wickliffe, and ſuch profite, that hee began to defendedefend the author, both in Schooles, and Sermons.

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 285 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … of God, beinge the head and preseruer of his Church, as one that woulde defendedefend the same, against the daungers which were at hand. Whereby both the greatnesse of …
    With rule
    … of God, beinge the head and preseruer of his Church, as one that woulde defendedefend the same, against the daungers which were at hand. Whereby both the greatnesse of …

    William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … bee no excuſe to defend thee, how fooliſh art thou in vſing it to defendedefend the iuſtice and mercie of God? VVilt thou thus call the iuſtice of God …
    With rule
    … bee no excuſe to defend thee, how fooliſh art thou in vſing it to defendedefend the iuſtice and mercie of God? VVilt thou thus call the iuſtice of God …

    George Gifford · Sermons Upon Divers Texts · p. 103 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … viſitatiō, whē nether their ignorāce can excuſe, them, nether cōmandement of kinge or Prince defendedefend thē, but they workinge wickedneſſe with their Rulers ſhall drinke of the ſame cup …
    With rule
    … viſitatiō, whē nether their ignorāce can excuſe, them, nether cōmandement of kinge or Prince defendedefend thē, but they workinge wickedneſſe with their Rulers ſhall drinke of the ſame cup …

    Christopher Goodman · How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects · p. 146 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Flower of Godly Prayers A06743

  • Printed
    … thy truthe, but the lyuynge, yea the the lyuynge knowledge prayse, and magnify the. DefendeDefend vs therefore, O Lorde, from the terrible plagues of thy fearful dyspleasure, but aboue …
    With rule
    … thy truthe, but the lyuynge, yea the the lyuynge knowledge prayse, and magnify the. DefendeDefend vs therefore, O Lorde, from the terrible plagues of thy fearful dyspleasure, but aboue …

    Thomas Becon · The Flower of Godly Prayers · Open in the reader

A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field A06897

  • Printed
    DefendeDefend our shepe, Lorde we praye the
    With rule
    DefendeDefend our shepe, Lorde we praye the

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    DefendeDefend you all
    With rule
    DefendeDefend you all

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

The Christian Disputations A14461

  • Printed
    … Lutherian, but thincke my ſelfe to bée as good a Chriſtian as thou arte. DefendeDefend thy ſelfe valiauntly, and thou ſhalt ſée if I bée contrary vnto thée, ſo …
    With rule
    … Lutherian, but thincke my ſelfe to bée as good a Chriſtian as thou arte. DefendeDefend thy ſelfe valiauntly, and thou ſhalt ſée if I bée contrary vnto thée, ſo …

    Pierre Viret · The Christian Disputations · Open in the reader

Commentary on 2 Thessalonians A17182

  • Printed
    … were bewytched vnder the pretence of relygion: & wynke not alwayes at theſe craftye bryhers. DefendeDefend your people for Gods ſake, and brynge the lawe of god agayne into your …
    With rule
    … were bewytched vnder the pretence of relygion: & wynke not alwayes at theſe craftye bryhers. DefendeDefend your people for Gods ſake, and brynge the lawe of god agayne into your …

    Henrich Bullinger · Commentary on 2 Thessalonians · Open in the reader

Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship A19142

  • Printed
    … of the Gospel: as th… pompous state of a Baron, or Earl (which the DefendeDefend… himself, at his third flight, unto Durrham, is risen to that requireth many idle …
    With rule
    … of the Gospel: as th… pompous state of a Baron, or Earl (which the DefendeDefend… himself, at his third flight, unto Durrham, is risen to that requireth many idle …

    William Ames · Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship · p. 408 · Open in the reader

Godly Private Prayers for Householders to Meditate Upon A69200

  • Printed
    DefendeDefend and gouerne, by thy holy Spirite, the Pastours of thy Churche, and labourers in …
    With rule
    DefendeDefend and gouerne, by thy holy Spirite, the Pastours of thy Churche, and labourers in …

    Edward Dering · Godly Private Prayers for Householders to Meditate Upon · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … reliques of antichriste, to the gouerning of her Subiectes in all peace and tranquillitie. DefendeDefend her, O Lord, from all conspiracies, treasons, and rebellions, and so woorke in the …
    With rule
    … reliques of antichriste, to the gouerning of her Subiectes in all peace and tranquillitie. DefendeDefend her, O Lord, from all conspiracies, treasons, and rebellions, and so woorke in the …

    Edward Dering · Godly Private Prayers for Householders to Meditate Upon · Open in the reader

Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3 A70866

  • Printed
    … mater Dei, Peccatorum Interventrix, concilia me antequam infernus me devorat. Exaudi me, SALVA ME. DefendeDefend me a poenis inferni. Stella coeli extirpavit quae lactavit Dominum, Mortis peſtem quam plantavit …
    With rule
    … mater Dei, Peccatorum Interventrix, concilia me antequam infernus me devorat. Exaudi me, SALVA ME. DefendeDefend me a poenis inferni. Stella coeli extirpavit quae lactavit Dominum, Mortis peſtem quam plantavit …

    William Prynne · Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3 · p. 31 · Open in the reader