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vnspeakableunspeakable

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it
1,427 times in 461 works
Consistency
98.8% (1,427 of 1,444)
Reach if approved
~1,517 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: unspeakable
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,444 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,427 changes in 461 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,427)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    The neceſſity of ſuch inſtruction, as alſo the vnſpeakableunspeakable benefit that ariſeth hence, ſhould moue ſeruants to the performance of this duty.
    With rule
    The neceſſity of ſuch inſtruction, as alſo the vnſpeakableunspeakable benefit that ariſeth hence, ſhould moue ſeruants to the performance of this duty.

    William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. O vnspeakableunspeakable felicity!
    With rule
    … and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him. O vnspeakableunspeakable felicity!

    Thomas Adams · The Sacrifice of Thankfulness · p. 14 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … to that Christen realme where as you beare the swynge / I thynke it trulye vnspeakableunspeakable though it be not seane. Oh eternall father for thy infinite mercyes sake / graciouslye …
    With rule
    … to that Christen realme where as you beare the swynge / I thynke it trulye vnspeakableunspeakable though it be not seane. Oh eternall father for thy infinite mercyes sake / graciouslye …

    John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · p. 21 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … is called Ioy in the holy Ghoſt , peace in beleeuing . Peter termeth it glorious & vnſpeakableunspeakable , and Chriſt ſaith it is ſuch as none can take away .
    With rule
    … is called Ioy in the holy Ghoſt , peace in beleeuing . Peter termeth it glorious & vnſpeakableunspeakable , and Chriſt ſaith it is ſuch as none can take away .

    Samuel Hieron · The Bridegroom · p. 27 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … followeth after death: and that is, a life after this life, either in ioy vnſpeakableunspeakable, or in torments endleſſe. For with the laſt breathe in our bodies, we goe …
    With rule
    … followeth after death: and that is, a life after this life, either in ioy vnſpeakableunspeakable, or in torments endleſſe. For with the laſt breathe in our bodies, we goe …

    Robert Horne · Of the Rich Man and Lazarus · p. 76 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … cō iunction, which God hym selfe hath sanctified betwixt man and wife, neither that vnspeakableunspeakable loue grafted in nature, which is betwixt the father and the sonne, neither yet …
    With rule
    … cō iunction, which God hym selfe hath sanctified betwixt man and wife, neither that vnspeakableunspeakable loue grafted in nature, which is betwixt the father and the sonne, neither yet …

    John Knox · Appellation from the Cruel and Unjust Sentence Against Him · p. 29 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … be drovvned in the cares of this life, and neuer lifted vp to thoſe vnſpeakableunspeakable ioyes, vvhich are at the right hand of God, vvhere Chriſt is. The point …
    With rule
    … be drovvned in the cares of this life, and neuer lifted vp to thoſe vnſpeakableunspeakable ioyes, vvhich are at the right hand of God, vvhere Chriſt is. The point …

    John Forbes · Preparative Sermon to the Lords Table · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … And the euerlasting destruction of Antichrist, with his whole body: In either part ye vnspeakableunspeakable glorie, and wonderfull magnificence of God shalbe seene. Which thinges if they be not …
    With rule
    … And the euerlasting destruction of Antichrist, with his whole body: In either part ye vnspeakableunspeakable glorie, and wonderfull magnificence of God shalbe seene. Which thinges if they be not …

    William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Handmaid to Private Devotion A00587

  • Printed
    VnspeakableUnspeakable ioyes and pleasures in the
    With rule
    VnspeakableUnspeakable ioyes and pleasures in the

    Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 153 · Open in the reader

The Happiness of the Church A01956

  • Printed
    … vs, that were his vtter enemies. Here then was loue without limitation, beyond imitation. VnspeakableUnspeakable mercy, sayes Bernard; that the king of eternall glory should yeeld himselfe to be …
    With rule
    … vs, that were his vtter enemies. Here then was loue without limitation, beyond imitation. VnspeakableUnspeakable mercy, sayes Bernard; that the king of eternall glory should yeeld himselfe to be …

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 176 · Open in the reader

Brief Chronicle Concerning Examination and Death of John Oldcastle A02633

  • Printed
    … vniuersall worlde / that superstycyon coude not be knowen for superstycyon / nor ydolatrye for ydolatrye. VnspeakableUnspeakable fylthynesse of all fleshlye occupyenge was than called Prestes chastyte / as yt is yet …
    With rule
    … vniuersall worlde / that superstycyon coude not be knowen for superstycyon / nor ydolatrye for ydolatrye. VnspeakableUnspeakable fylthynesse of all fleshlye occupyenge was than called Prestes chastyte / as yt is yet …

    John Bale · Brief Chronicle Concerning Examination and Death of John Oldcastle · Open in the reader

A Key of Knowledge to Open Revelation A09237

  • Printed
    … light, as is noted before (chap. 21. 23). And they ſhall reigne for euer and euer: VnſpeakableUnspeakable is the happineſſe of the Saints in this new Ieruſalem, which here is made …
    With rule
    … light, as is noted before (chap. 21. 23). And they ſhall reigne for euer and euer: VnſpeakableUnspeakable is the happineſſe of the Saints in this new Ieruſalem, which here is made …

    Richard Bernard · A Key of Knowledge to Open Revelation · p. 335 · Open in the reader

A Catholicon A15396

  • Printed
    … out, troaden vnder feete, and trampled vpon: as the women of Merindoll. Fox. p. 952. VnspeakableUnspeakable are the torments which thousands of Gods Saints haue endured and suffered vnder the …
    With rule
    … out, troaden vnder feete, and trampled vpon: as the women of Merindoll. Fox. p. 952. VnspeakableUnspeakable are the torments which thousands of Gods Saints haue endured and suffered vnder the …

    Andrew Willet · A Catholicon · Open in the reader

Commentary on Romans A15525

  • Printed
    VnspeakableUnspeakable and glorious ioy of heart.
    With rule
    VnspeakableUnspeakable and glorious ioy of heart.

    Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · p. 273 · Open in the reader