Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1773 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

leanelean

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

Puritas changed it: 2,305 times in 865 works
Consistency: 97.9% (2,305 of 2,353)
Reach if approved: ~2,472 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: lean
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,353 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,305 changes in 865 works, 97.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,305)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… r Profession is not onlie a solitidian Religion, but that our Fayth (lyke Pharaos leanelean Kye) hath devoured the fat of the Fruites of the Charitie of others, which …
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… r Profession is not onlie a solitidian Religion, but that our Fayth (lyke Pharaos leanelean Kye) hath devoured the fat of the Fruites of the Charitie of others, which …
William Guild · The Humble Address Both of Church and Poor to Britains Monarch · p. 20 · Open in the reader
Printed
So moch the people, to hys peruerse wayes leanelean.
With rule
So moch the people, to hys peruerse wayes leanelean.
John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader
Printed
… to giue vertue and foiſon to thoſe diſhes to feed and cheere vp our leanelean and hungry ſoules but in God alone.
With rule
… to giue vertue and foiſon to thoſe diſhes to feed and cheere vp our leanelean and hungry ſoules but in God alone.
Henry Finch · The Calling of the Jews · p. 111 · Open in the reader
Printed
… holie, yet it conſiſteth of men, which oftentimes haue and do erre, when they leanelean not to the word of God. If they would hearken to Gods worde, then …
With rule
… holie, yet it conſiſteth of men, which oftentimes haue and do erre, when they leanelean not to the word of God. If they would hearken to Gods worde, then …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · Open in the reader
Printed
… on earth. Such doubtfulneſſe they fall into, that leaue the word of God, and leanelean to traditions.
With rule
… on earth. Such doubtfulneſſe they fall into, that leaue the word of God, and leanelean to traditions.
William Fulke · Answer to the Proud Challenge of a Counterset Catholic · p. 39 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as they can thoſe fowle that are fatte and faire of feather. If a leanelean one come in the way, the fatter ſhall beare it out. In the one …
With rule
… as they can thoſe fowle that are fatte and faire of feather. If a leanelean one come in the way, the fatter ſhall beare it out. In the one …
John Gee · New Shreds of the Old Snare · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… hert be troubled (ſayth Chriſt) nor be ye afraied thoughe I go: I do leanelean my peaſe wyth you, I geue you my peace. Not as the world geueth …
With rule
… hert be troubled (ſayth Chriſt) nor be ye afraied thoughe I go: I do leanelean my peaſe wyth you, I geue you my peace. Not as the world geueth …
Anthony Gilby · Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester · Open in the reader
Printed
… themſelues to ſuch geſtures as make them ſleepe, they hang downe their heads, and leanelean them vpon their armes or hands: they ſit vpon ſeates, or vpon the ground …
With rule
… themſelues to ſuch geſtures as make them ſleepe, they hang downe their heads, and leanelean them vpon their armes or hands: they ſit vpon ſeates, or vpon the ground …
William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 493 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (48)

38 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 26 are listed here. 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Right Way to Go to Work A00541

Printed
… ſelues. So that in this reſpect we haue good reaſon to take Salomons counſell, LeaneLean not vnto thine owne vnderſtanding, Prou. 5.5. And let vs ingeniouſly acknowledge vnto God with …
With rule
… ſelues. So that in this reſpect we haue good reaſon to take Salomons counſell, LeaneLean not vnto thine owne vnderſtanding, Prou. 5.5. And let vs ingeniouſly acknowledge vnto God with …
Samuel Balmford · The Right Way to Go to Work · p. 9 · Open in the reader

A Child of Light Walking in Darkness A01898

Printed
… againe, but Gods Name and his Sonnes Name reſted on, will never faile you: LeaneLean on theſe, not by halves [in diſtreſſe,] but truſt perfectly (as the Apoſtle ſayes …
With rule
… againe, but Gods Name and his Sonnes Name reſted on, will never faile you: LeaneLean on theſe, not by halves [in diſtreſſe,] but truſt perfectly (as the Apoſtle ſayes …
Thomas Goodwin · A Child of Light Walking in Darkness · p. 50 · Open in the reader

A Guide to Go to God A01975

Printed
… a point which the wiſe man much preſſeth, in theſe and ſuch like prohibitions: LeaneLean not to thine owne vnderſtanding: Be not wiſe in thine owne eyes. Seldome or …
With rule
… a point which the wiſe man much preſſeth, in theſe and ſuch like prohibitions: LeaneLean not to thine owne vnderſtanding: Be not wiſe in thine owne eyes. Seldome or …
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 87 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Ecclesiastes A02031

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… by a ſimilitude. As thou knoweſt not what is the way of the Spirit. LeaneLean not to thine owne wiſedome, nor limite the power of God. Hee hath commaunded …
With rule
… by a ſimilitude. As thou knoweſt not what is the way of the Spirit. LeaneLean not to thine owne wiſedome, nor limite the power of God. Hee hath commaunded …
Thomas Granger · Commentary on Ecclesiastes · p. 297 · Open in the reader

The Humble Address Both of Church and Poor to Britains Monarch A02351

Printed
… for this kyndnesse of His to you, show your thankfull affection to the Poore, LeaneLean and Lame Members of CHRIST IESVS, whom hee hath left behinde him in his …
With rule
… for this kyndnesse of His to you, show your thankfull affection to the Poore, LeaneLean and Lame Members of CHRIST IESVS, whom hee hath left behinde him in his …
William Guild · The Humble Address Both of Church and Poor to Britains Monarch · p. 19 · Open in the reader

Lectures Upon Psalm 51 A03343

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… Man hath reason indeed, but he cannot use it to his owne benefit, Prov. 3.5. LeaneLean not to thine owne understanding. 2. In the senses Prov. 20.12. The hearing eare, and the …
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… Man hath reason indeed, but he cannot use it to his owne benefit, Prov. 3.5. LeaneLean not to thine owne understanding. 2. In the senses Prov. 20.12. The hearing eare, and the …
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon Psalm 51 · p. 72 · Open in the reader

Christs Victory Over the Dragon A13533

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4 LeaneLean upon the promise of God who hath undertaken to breake for his Church all …
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4 LeaneLean upon the promise of God who hath undertaken to breake for his Church all …
Thomas Taylor · Christs Victory Over the Dragon · p. 198 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 LeaneLean upon the power of God, who can make waters stand as dry land, and …
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2 LeaneLean upon the power of God, who can make waters stand as dry land, and …
Thomas Taylor · Christs Victory Over the Dragon · p. 813 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

Printed
to LeaneLean vpon. sig:
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to LeaneLean vpon. sig:
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 289 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vpon the helpe of others which trust in them. Esay 36, 6. Whereupon, if any Man LeaneLean, it will goe into his hand.
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… vpon the helpe of others which trust in them. Esay 36, 6. Whereupon, if any Man LeaneLean, it will goe into his hand.
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 289 · Open in the reader

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
LeaneLean Famine, with …are bones, and pa…ched skinne;
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LeaneLean Famine, with …are bones, and pa…ched skinne;
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 20 · Open in the reader

The Mystery of Self-Deceiving A21024

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… My louers stand farre off from mee, and with Paul, All haue forsooke mee. LeaneLean not then on this broken staffe. Secure not thy selfe no not in the …
With rule
… My louers stand farre off from mee, and with Paul, All haue forsooke mee. LeaneLean not then on this broken staffe. Secure not thy selfe no not in the …
Daniel Dyke · The Mystery of Self-Deceiving · p. 285 · Open in the reader

Six Evangelical Histories of Water Turned into Wine A21036

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… should wee goe but to him, who is possessed of all things for vs? LeaneLean not vpon thine owne, or any others merit beside Christs: for the Father out …
With rule
… should wee goe but to him, who is possessed of all things for vs? LeaneLean not vpon thine owne, or any others merit beside Christs: for the Father out …
Daniel Dyke · Six Evangelical Histories of Water Turned into Wine · p. 255 · Open in the reader

Two Treatises 2 A21038

Printed
… leanelean not to thy wiſdome, is to bee applied to all ſecond cauſes whatſoeuer. LeaneLean not on them then, but on that they leanelean on too, which is to …
With rule
… leanelean not to thy wiſdome, is to bee applied to all ſecond cauſes whatſoeuer. LeaneLean not on them then, but on that they leanelean on too, which is to …
Daniel Dyke · Two Treatises 2 · p. 262 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Philemon A22481

Printed
… follow him. It is a vaine worſhip to ſerue the Lord with the Blinde, LeaneLean, and Lame, as it were with the offall of our affections, or with the …
With rule
… follow him. It is a vaine worſhip to ſerue the Lord with the Blinde, LeaneLean, and Lame, as it were with the offall of our affections, or with the …
William Attersoll · Commentary Upon Philemon · p. 11 · Open in the reader

Christ the Way and the Truth and the Life A29748

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1. LeaneLean too much to their owne understanding▪ gifts, or graces; and think thereby to ride …
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1. LeaneLean too much to their owne understanding▪ gifts, or graces; and think thereby to ride …
John Brown · Christ the Way and the Truth and the Life · p. 305 · Open in the reader

The Scripture Directory for Church Officers and People A30242

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… eyes, there is more hopes of a fool than him? Prov. 26.12. Therefore ſaith he, LeaneLean not unto thy own underſtanding, Prov. 3.5. Oh this humility would preſerve againſt all hereſies …
With rule
… eyes, there is more hopes of a fool than him? Prov. 26.12. Therefore ſaith he, LeaneLean not unto thy own underſtanding, Prov. 3.5. Oh this humility would preſerve againſt all hereſies …
Anthony Burgess · The Scripture Directory for Church Officers and People · p. 231 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Revelation 13 A34679

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Secondly, LeaneLean not to the wiſdome of carnall reaſon, nor truſt not to faire pretences, you …
With rule
Secondly, LeaneLean not to the wiſdome of carnall reaſon, nor truſt not to faire pretences, you …
John Cotton · Exposition of Revelation 13 · p. 111 · Open in the reader

The Art of Divine Contentment A65276

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LeaneLean not upon sandy pillars; wee oft build our comfort upon such a friend or …
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LeaneLean not upon sandy pillars; wee oft build our comfort upon such a friend or …
Thomas Watson · The Art of Divine Contentment · p. 253 · Open in the reader

Treatise of the Four Degenerate Sons A68868

Printed
… when they ſold that which was good, but not enough of it, with a LeaneLean meaſure as the Prophet calles it.
With rule
… when they ſold that which was good, but not enough of it, with a LeaneLean meaſure as the Prophet calles it.
John Weemes · Treatise of the Four Degenerate Sons · p. 282 · Open in the reader

A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin A95609

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… the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord are theſe: That is, LeaneLean not to this, if you doe, you will find it a lye, it will …
With rule
… the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord are theſe: That is, LeaneLean not to this, if you doe, you will find it a lye, it will …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 257 · Open in the reader
Printed
2ly. LeaneLean upon Chriſt as the alone ſtrength of all that thou doest, or wouldſt do …
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2ly. LeaneLean upon Chriſt as the alone ſtrength of all that thou doest, or wouldſt do …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 299 · Open in the reader
Printed
3ly. LeaneLean upon Chriſt as the ſtrength of your Wills. Ile grant to the Arminians, that …
With rule
3ly. LeaneLean upon Chriſt as the ſtrength of your Wills. Ile grant to the Arminians, that …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 303 · Open in the reader
Printed
Secondly, LeaneLean upon him as the reſting place of your weary Conſciences, He is the great …
With rule
Secondly, LeaneLean upon him as the reſting place of your weary Conſciences, He is the great …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 305 · Open in the reader
Printed
3ly. LeaneLean your tyred affections upon the Lord Chriſt, and in him let them reſt themſelves …
With rule
3ly. LeaneLean your tyred affections upon the Lord Chriſt, and in him let them reſt themſelves …
Faithful Teate · A Scripture-Map of the Wilderness of Sin · p. 309 · Open in the reader

The Spouses Hidden Glory B02276

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… all your ſtrength: Thus walk beleevingly, above meanes, beyond meanes, with and without meanes; LeaneLean when Chriſt may ſeem to draw away his ſhoulder; Though he kills you, yet …
With rule
… all your ſtrength: Thus walk beleevingly, above meanes, beyond meanes, with and without meanes; LeaneLean when Chriſt may ſeem to draw away his ſhoulder; Though he kills you, yet …
John Collinges · The Spouses Hidden Glory · p. 27 · Open in the reader