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againsteagainst

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

Puritas changed it
1,799 times in 200 works
Consistency
98.9% (1,799 of 1,818)
Reach if approved
~1,910 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: against
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,818 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,799 changes in 200 works, 98.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,799)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    The text. 6 And he opened his mouth vnto blaſphemie againſteagainst God, to blaſpheme his Name, and his Tabernacle, & thē that dwell in heauen.
    With rule
    The text. 6 And he opened his mouth vnto blaſphemie againſteagainst God, to blaſpheme his Name, and his Tabernacle, & thē that dwell in heauen.

    John Napier · The Whole Revelation of John in Two Treatises · p. 168 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … to Casulanus, where he defendeth the custome of the moste parte of the Churche, againsteagainst the custome of the Churche of Rome. As I haue touched before, whiche thyng …
    With rule
    … to Casulanus, where he defendeth the custome of the moste parte of the Churche, againsteagainst the custome of the Churche of Rome. As I haue touched before, whiche thyng …

    William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … muſte GOD needes be moſt hyghlye diſpleaſed, and his wrath in greater meaſure kyndeled againſteagainst all thoſe, which receyue vnwoorthily, and pollute the ſame.
    With rule
    … muſte GOD needes be moſt hyghlye diſpleaſed, and his wrath in greater meaſure kyndeled againſteagainst all thoſe, which receyue vnwoorthily, and pollute the ſame.

    George Gifford · A Catechism · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … Aman, and by Antiochus to their wicked lawes and ordinances. For they were onely againsteagainst the body, theirs are against mens soules. So that the papistical kingedome of antichrist …
    With rule
    … Aman, and by Antiochus to their wicked lawes and ordinances. For they were onely againsteagainst the body, theirs are against mens soules. So that the papistical kingedome of antichrist …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … from our GOD, ſhoulde be notes of remembrance vnto vs, for his ſeuerall ſutes againſteagainst ſinne, and ſhoulde bee alwaies at the Elbowe iogging of vs, to remember him …
    With rule
    … from our GOD, ſhoulde be notes of remembrance vnto vs, for his ſeuerall ſutes againſteagainst ſinne, and ſhoulde bee alwaies at the Elbowe iogging of vs, to remember him …

    John Knewstubs · Confutation of Monstrous and Horrible Heresies · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … imaginacions, that they mighte consider that no wysdome, no subtyle craftes, nor counsel is againsteagainst the Lord, and so repente and become newe menne.
    With rule
    … imaginacions, that they mighte consider that no wysdome, no subtyle craftes, nor counsel is againsteagainst the Lord, and so repente and become newe menne.

    Hugh Latimer · Sermon 9 October 1550 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … more ouer than is there no vſe of grace / for grace ought to fyght againſteagainst ſinne and to vanquiſh it in vs that we deſpayre not.
    With rule
    … more ouer than is there no vſe of grace / for grace ought to fyght againſteagainst ſinne and to vanquiſh it in vs that we deſpayre not.

    Martin Luther · Sermon on John 20 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … and plucke hyr backe wyth the bytte of patience and neuer leue to fyght againsteagainst the furious and rageynge motions of the fleshe, tyll thou haste made hyr obediente …
    With rule
    … and plucke hyr backe wyth the bytte of patience and neuer leue to fyght againsteagainst the furious and rageynge motions of the fleshe, tyll thou haste made hyr obediente …

    Thomas Becon · The Jewel of Joy · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (19)

19 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 18 are listed here. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel A01304

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    … haue bodies, and mennes soules also be bodily, and therefore thei maie bee paincted. AgainsteAgainst this Idolatrous, vnlearned, and blasphemous Counsaile, Carolus Magnus wrote a booke, whiche is extante …
    With rule
    … haue bodies, and mennes soules also be bodily, and therefore thei maie bee paincted. AgainsteAgainst this Idolatrous, vnlearned, and blasphemous Counsaile, Carolus Magnus wrote a booke, whiche is extante …

    William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · Open in the reader

Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue A01309

  • Printed
    FVLK. 18. AgainsteAgainst popishe penaunce and satisfaction, there is no doubte, but the translatours were vehemently affected …
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    FVLK. 18. AgainsteAgainst popishe penaunce and satisfaction, there is no doubte, but the translatours were vehemently affected …

    William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 376 · Open in the reader

The Acts of Christ and Antichrist A06652

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    … Sauiour Christe saieth, Commeth not but for to steale, to kille, and to destroye. AgainsteAgainst these non Residenciaries, GOD crieth out by the Prophete, and saieth: O Pastour and …
    With rule
    … Sauiour Christe saieth, Commeth not but for to steale, to kille, and to destroye. AgainsteAgainst these non Residenciaries, GOD crieth out by the Prophete, and saieth: O Pastour and …

    Thomas Becon · The Acts of Christ and Antichrist · Open in the reader

The Governance of Virtue A06832

  • Printed
    AgainsteAgainst the grosse and fantasticall opinion of the Papistes, which affirm that Christes naturall body …
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    AgainsteAgainst the grosse and fantasticall opinion of the Papistes, which affirm that Christes naturall body …

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    AgainsteAgainst suche as slaunder Christes gospell by cal linge it newe learninge.
    With rule
    AgainsteAgainst suche as slaunder Christes gospell by cal linge it newe learninge.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    AgainsteAgainst rebellion and disobedience.
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    AgainsteAgainst rebellion and disobedience.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … for a Christen man. But those troubles are shorte, transitorie, and of no continuance: AgainsteAgainst all these thynges the word teacheth me, that here after I shal haue euerlasting …
    With rule
    … for a Christen man. But those troubles are shorte, transitorie, and of no continuance: AgainsteAgainst all these thynges the word teacheth me, that here after I shal haue euerlasting …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    AgainsteAgainst this monsterous kynde of sainctes maketh this parable. For CHRIST in this place is …
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    AgainsteAgainst this monsterous kynde of sainctes maketh this parable. For CHRIST in this place is …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 106 · Open in the reader

Lawful and Unlawful Usury Amongst Christians A07941

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    AgainſteAgainst this kinde of vſurie: The Canoniſt haue apointed certē penaltes beſydes gods poniſhement, which …
    With rule
    AgainſteAgainst this kinde of vſurie: The Canoniſt haue apointed certē penaltes beſydes gods poniſhement, which …

    Wolfgang Musculus · Lawful and Unlawful Usury Amongst Christians · Open in the reader

The Cohabitation of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A14354

  • Printed
    … imagining that it is lawfull for them to be present at this popish pelf. AgainsteAgainst whom with all ther clokes I vse this sayinge of Paule / flye ye Idolatrie …
    With rule
    … imagining that it is lawfull for them to be present at this popish pelf. AgainsteAgainst whom with all ther clokes I vse this sayinge of Paule / flye ye Idolatrie …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · The Cohabitation of the Faithful with the Unfaithful · p. 17 · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion A17183

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    … and in the corners of the ſtreets, that they may be ſeene of men. AgainſteAgainst this immediately he oppoſeth, But thou whē thou prayeſt enter into thy chāber. And …
    With rule
    … and in the corners of the ſtreets, that they may be ſeene of men. AgainſteAgainst this immediately he oppoſeth, But thou whē thou prayeſt enter into thy chāber. And …

    Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 927 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Philippians A17647

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    … with like violence to be beaten backe, leaſt that ſafely they triumph ouer vs. AgainſteAgainst theſe cogitations Paule here oppoſeth the truſte in God his prouidence. He anſwereth I …
    With rule
    … with like violence to be beaten backe, leaſt that ſafely they triumph ouer vs. AgainſteAgainst theſe cogitations Paule here oppoſeth the truſte in God his prouidence. He anſwereth I …

    John Calvin · Commentary on Philippians · p. 84 · Open in the reader

A Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift A18078

  • Printed
    A REPLYE TO AN anſwere made of M. Doctor VVhitegifre. AGAINSTEAGAINST THE ADMONITION to the Parliament.
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    A REPLYE TO AN anſwere made of M. Doctor VVhitegifre. AGAINSTEAGAINST THE ADMONITION to the Parliament.

    Thomas Cartwright · A Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift · Open in the reader

A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 A18080

  • Printed
    AgainſteAgainst the place I alledged oute off Salomon / he excepteth that it is ſtrangelie applied …
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    AgainſteAgainst the place I alledged oute off Salomon / he excepteth that it is ſtrangelie applied …

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. LXXIII · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    AgainſteAgainst my reaſons here be bare wordes / that the paſtors are neuer the worſe loued …
    With rule
    AgainſteAgainst my reaſons here be bare wordes / that the paſtors are neuer the worſe loued …

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. CCXXIX · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … anſwered / and the firſt / and third vnworthy of anſwer / there remaineth onely the fowrth. AgainſteAgainst that he alledgeth / that the biſhop mighte as well ſay receiue the holy goſte …
    With rule
    … anſwered / and the firſt / and third vnworthy of anſwer / there remaineth onely the fowrth. AgainſteAgainst that he alledgeth / that the biſhop mighte as well ſay receiue the holy goſte …

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. CCXCII · Open in the reader

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    … Archbiſhop ſpecified in the new Teſtament / there was no Archbiſhop in the Apoſtles tymes. AgainſteAgainst this take off Peters ordeining off Archbiſhops in the place off Archeflamens / add this …
    With rule
    … Archbiſhop ſpecified in the new Teſtament / there was no Archbiſhop in the Apoſtles tymes. AgainſteAgainst this take off Peters ordeining off Archbiſhops in the place off Archeflamens / add this …

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. CCCCLXX · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … vvith the mention of biſhops / there is any the leaſte mention of an Archbiſhop. AgainſteAgainst which ryot off anſwer oftentimes repeted / yt ſhall be ſufficiente once here to haue …
    With rule
    … vvith the mention of biſhops / there is any the leaſte mention of an Archbiſhop. AgainſteAgainst which ryot off anſwer oftentimes repeted / yt ſhall be ſufficiente once here to haue …

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. CCCCLXXVII · Open in the reader