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oppresseoppress

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

Puritas changed it
3,083 times in 1,019 works
Consistency
98.6% (3,083 of 3,124)
Reach if approved
~3,283 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: oppress
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
3,125 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,083 changes in 1,019 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,083)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … a blasphemy no lesse impious then Rabshakeh's. A tradesman disdaines to lye, abhorres to oppresseoppress: yet hath vttered so many commodities of dissimulations, concealements, false warrantings, cunning fraudes, as …
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    … a blasphemy no lesse impious then Rabshakeh's. A tradesman disdaines to lye, abhorres to oppresseoppress: yet hath vttered so many commodities of dissimulations, concealements, false warrantings, cunning fraudes, as …

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 385 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … ſteale, O Lord giue me thy fear, that I may take heed that I oppreſſeoppress not my brother, by vniuſt and deceitfull dealing, nor take away by violence that …
    With rule
    … ſteale, O Lord giue me thy fear, that I may take heed that I oppreſſeoppress not my brother, by vniuſt and deceitfull dealing, nor take away by violence that …

    Henry Greenwood · The Prisoners Prayers · p. 35 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … our Maſter? God ſayes, lend, giue, clothe, feed, harbor: Mammon ſayes, Take, gather, extort, oppreſſeoppress, ſpoile: whether of theſe is our God? Euen he that is moſt obeyed. No …
    With rule
    … our Maſter? God ſayes, lend, giue, clothe, feed, harbor: Mammon ſayes, Take, gather, extort, oppreſſeoppress, ſpoile: whether of theſe is our God? Euen he that is moſt obeyed. No …

    Thomas Adams · The Temple · p. 53 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … it he will do any thing, he will defeate one, and defraud another, and oppreſſeoppress a third, and grind the fourth, and take vſury of the fift, and rake …
    With rule
    … it he will do any thing, he will defeate one, and defraud another, and oppreſſeoppress a third, and grind the fourth, and take vſury of the fift, and rake …

    Samuel Hieron · The Preachers Plea · p. 17 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … God, teacheth us, that when wee withdraw our hand from doing them good, or oppresseoppress them then we despise them: and this despising is not onely, sinfull, but rises …
    With rule
    … God, teacheth us, that when wee withdraw our hand from doing them good, or oppresseoppress them then we despise them: and this despising is not onely, sinfull, but rises …

    Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 79 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … this can not bee founde, how thei are contrary to the faithe, yet thei oppresseoppress with sclauishe burdeins, the religion it self, whiche the mercie of God, would haue …
    With rule
    … this can not bee founde, how thei are contrary to the faithe, yet thei oppresseoppress with sclauishe burdeins, the religion it self, whiche the mercie of God, would haue …

    William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · p. 42 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … to the fury of the people, who formerly have been the active Instruments to oppresseoppress the people, though to the enriching of their Princes. Hast thou not flattered him …
    With rule
    … to the fury of the people, who formerly have been the active Instruments to oppresseoppress the people, though to the enriching of their Princes. Hast thou not flattered him …

    Thomas Fuller · Josephs Party-Colored Coat · p. 133 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … the Lord ſayd to Abraham: Thy ſeede ſhall bee in bondage, and they ſhall oppreſſeoppress them. But the nation whom they ſhall ſerue, will I Iudge, Geneſ. 15. He ſaith …
    With rule
    … the Lord ſayd to Abraham: Thy ſeede ſhall bee in bondage, and they ſhall oppreſſeoppress them. But the nation whom they ſhall ſerue, will I Iudge, Geneſ. 15. He ſaith …

    George Gifford · Short Treatise Against the Donatists of England · p. 85 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (41)

29 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 12 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Lectures Upon Exodus 20 A04902

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    … the price of it: for the number of fruites doeth he ſel vnto thee. OppreſſeOppress not yee therefore any man his neighboure, but thou ſhalt feare thy GOD, for …
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    … the price of it: for the number of fruites doeth he ſel vnto thee. OppreſſeOppress not yee therefore any man his neighboure, but thou ſhalt feare thy GOD, for …

    John Knewstubs · Lectures Upon Exodus 20 · p. 145 · Open in the reader

The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution A09887

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    Zechariah, OppreſſeOppress not the widow nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger nor the poore, and let none …
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    Zechariah, OppreſſeOppress not the widow nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger nor the poore, and let none …

    Gabriel Powel · The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Britains Remembrancer A15627

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    OppresseOppress the Towne of Lyons, that some there
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    OppresseOppress the Towne of Lyons, that some there

    George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 113 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    OppresseOppress this Realme; his Muse doth show▪
    With rule
    OppresseOppress this Realme; his Muse doth show▪

    George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    OppresseOppress, or ruinate, to get their will;
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    OppresseOppress, or ruinate, to get their will;

    George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 287 · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

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    OppreſſeOppress them without mercie, or defence.
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    OppreſſeOppress them without mercie, or defence.

    George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 250 · Open in the reader

The Scepter of Judah A17243

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    Thoſe that OppreſſeOppress others by fraud, robberie, or violence, how they had to amend it, 46.f, g.
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    Thoſe that OppreſſeOppress others by fraud, robberie, or violence, how they had to amend it, 46.f, g.

    Edmund Bunny · The Scepter of Judah · Open in the reader

A Ready Way to Remember the Scriptures A19692

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    Chap. 5 Looke to thy foot, 1. Vowes. 2. OppreſſeOppress, 8. Riches, 10. Right uſe of …arthly, Ʋerſe. 18.
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    Chap. 5 Looke to thy foot, 1. Vowes. 2. OppreſſeOppress, 8. Riches, 10. Right uſe of …arthly, Ʋerſe. 18.

    Ezekiel Culverwell · A Ready Way to Remember the Scriptures · p. 47 · Open in the reader

Eighteen Sermons A23716

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    … Mole-hill into Empires, would be false and treacherous to one another, Cheat, Defraud, OppresseOppress, and Murder one another for the greater share; and had they Reason, they would …
    With rule
    … Mole-hill into Empires, would be false and treacherous to one another, Cheat, Defraud, OppresseOppress, and Murder one another for the greater share; and had they Reason, they would …

    Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 134 · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons A36296

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    … to abuse his power, to the oppression of inferiours, hee begins with that Prohibition, OppresseOppress not the poore; And then when he hath brought them to that moderation, and …
    With rule
    … to abuse his power, to the oppression of inferiours, hee begins with that Prohibition, OppresseOppress not the poore; And then when he hath brought them to that moderation, and …

    John Donne · Fifty Sermons · p. 387 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … thine owne conscience, and but a servile greatnesse to be able to silence that. OppresseOppress not thy soule by Fraud, which was the second signification of this word Oppression …
    With rule
    … thine owne conscience, and but a servile greatnesse to be able to silence that. OppresseOppress not thy soule by Fraud, which was the second signification of this word Oppression …

    John Donne · Fifty Sermons · p. 395 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … thou doest, to lift up their heads, must still necessarily overflow and surround thee. OppresseOppress not that soule, by violence, by Fraud, nor by Scorne, which was the other …
    With rule
    … thou doest, to lift up their heads, must still necessarily overflow and surround thee. OppresseOppress not that soule, by violence, by Fraud, nor by Scorne, which was the other …

    John Donne · Fifty Sermons · p. 395 · Open in the reader

Westminster Annotations A36467

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    V. 22. Rob not the poor] OppresseOppress not the poor by might, nor by false judgement.
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    V. 22. Rob not the poor] OppresseOppress not the poor by might, nor by false judgement.

    John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ezekiel 14-19 A42015

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    … Ezek. 22.29. They have vexed the poore and needy. foreign you have all theſe together. Zach. 7.10. OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger, nor the poore.
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    … Ezek. 22.29. They have vexed the poore and needy. foreign you have all theſe together. Zach. 7.10. OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger, nor the poore.

    William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 14-19 · p. 483 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms A56211

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    … Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the least authority to Murther, Spoile, OppresseOppress, enslave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Estates; which resistance …
    With rule
    … Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the least authority to Murther, Spoile, OppresseOppress, enslave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Estates; which resistance …

    William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 4 · Open in the reader

Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation of John A63065

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    Verſe 6. That no man go beyond or defraud] Or, OppreſſeOppress or theat. Theſt by unjuſt getting is either foreign or foreign, by violence or cunning contrivance.
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    Verſe 6. That no man go beyond or defraud] Or, OppreſſeOppress or theat. Theſt by unjuſt getting is either foreign or foreign, by violence or cunning contrivance.

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation of John · p. 277 · Open in the reader

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    Verſe 6. OppreſſeOppress you] Subjugate you, and bring your heads under their gi…dles: trample upon you …
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    Verſe 6. OppreſſeOppress you] Subjugate you, and bring your heads under their gi…dles: trample upon you …

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Epistles and Revelation of John · p. 416 · Open in the reader

Commentary on the Gospels and Acts A63067

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    Get nothing by sycophancie. OppresseOppress no man either by force or fraud, and forged cavilation, as it is rendred …
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    Get nothing by sycophancie. OppresseOppress no man either by force or fraud, and forged cavilation, as it is rendred …

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Gospels and Acts · p. 59 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

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    OppresseOppress]
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    OppresseOppress]

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 458 · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 A68508

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    … Exod. 22.22. Yee ſhall not afflict any widow or fatherleſſe childe. It is repeated, Zach. 7.10. OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe. Such is the commandment. Do men regard it …
    With rule
    … Exod. 22.22. Yee ſhall not afflict any widow or fatherleſſe childe. It is repeated, Zach. 7.10. OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe. Such is the commandment. Do men regard it …

    Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 130 · Open in the reader

Whole Works A68831

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    … And euen ſo ſhal the ruler, if he rule not as God hath commaunded. OppreſſeOppress thou a widow and fatherleſſe children (ſayth God) and they ſhall cry to me …
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    … And euen ſo ſhal the ruler, if he rule not as God hath commaunded. OppreſſeOppress thou a widow and fatherleſſe children (ſayth God) and they ſhall cry to me …

    William Tyndale · Whole Works · p. 236 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

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    OppreſſeOppress.
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    OppreſſeOppress.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

Commentary on Malachi A71123

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    … nayled (or pierced) it unto his Croſſe. But by a Metaphor, it ſignifies to OppreſſeOppress, or To rob, or To ſpoile, as Prov. 22.53. The Lxx. here taking foreign by a …
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    … nayled (or pierced) it unto his Croſſe. But by a Metaphor, it ſignifies to OppreſſeOppress, or To rob, or To ſpoile, as Prov. 22.53. The Lxx. here taking foreign by a …

    Richard Stock · Commentary on Malachi · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Haggai Zechariah and Malachi A86932

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    … if they were a ſtrong party, able to repay injuries; ſo is here required: OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger, nor the poor. 6. Such as would …
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    … if they were a ſtrong party, able to repay injuries; ſo is here required: OppreſſeOppress not the widow, nor the fatherleſſe, the ſtranger, nor the poor. 6. Such as would …

    George Hutcheson · Exposition of Haggai Zechariah and Malachi · p. 120 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 A91298

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    … Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the leaſt authority to Murther, Spoile, OppreſſeOppress, enſlave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Eſtates; which reſiſtance …
    With rule
    … Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the leaſt authority to Murther, Spoile, OppreſſeOppress, enſlave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Eſtates; which reſiſtance …

    William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 4 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Malachi 2 A93917

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    … nayled (or pierced) it unto his Croſſe. But by a Metaphor, it ſignifies to OppreſſeOppress, or To rob, or To ſpoile, as Prov. 22.53. The Lxx. here taking foreign by a …
    With rule
    … nayled (or pierced) it unto his Croſſe. But by a Metaphor, it ſignifies to OppreſſeOppress, or To rob, or To ſpoile, as Prov. 22.53. The Lxx. here taking foreign by a …

    Richard Stock · Commentary on Malachi 2 · p. 67 · Open in the reader

A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath A96785

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    OppreſſeOppress the Publike, without Remedies;
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    OppreſſeOppress the Publike, without Remedies;

    George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 178 · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in Meter B01589

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    OppreſſeOppress, for they caſt ſin on me,
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    OppreſſeOppress, for they caſt ſin on me,

    Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 2 B11412

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    … Exod. 22.22. Yee shall not afflict any widow or fatherlesse childe. It is repeated, Zach. 7.10. OppresseOppress not the widow, nor the fatherlesse. Such is the commandment. Do men regard it …
    With rule
    … Exod. 22.22. Yee shall not afflict any widow or fatherlesse childe. It is repeated, Zach. 7.10. OppresseOppress not the widow, nor the fatherlesse. Such is the commandment. Do men regard it …

    Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 2 · p. 130 · Open in the reader