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covetousnessecovetousness

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

Puritas changed it
3,440 times in 901 works
Consistency
99.8% (3,440 of 3,445)
Reach if approved
~3,622 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: covetousness
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
3,447 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,440 changes in 901 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,440)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … having of the miniſtery of the Word, though they ſtill retain their Idol, their covetouſneſſecovetousness, drunkenneſſe, pride, malice; like the women of whom the Apoſtle ſpeakes, that were alwayes …
    With rule
    … having of the miniſtery of the Word, though they ſtill retain their Idol, their covetouſneſſecovetousness, drunkenneſſe, pride, malice; like the women of whom the Apoſtle ſpeakes, that were alwayes …

    Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 223 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … ſhe lied. So obſerve it, corruptions make a covenant with a corrupt heart, as covetouſneſſecovetousness makes a covenant with a miſerable carnall baſe heart, and ſaith, if the caſe …
    With rule
    … ſhe lied. So obſerve it, corruptions make a covenant with a corrupt heart, as covetouſneſſecovetousness makes a covenant with a miſerable carnall baſe heart, and ſaith, if the caſe …

    Thomas Hooker · Four Learned and Godly Treatises · p. 234 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … hath a treaſure alſo, he hath a treaſure of pride, and a treaſure of covetouſneſſecovetousness, and a treaſure of all manner of corruptions, and theſe carry him to wicked …
    With rule
    … hath a treaſure alſo, he hath a treaſure of pride, and a treaſure of covetouſneſſecovetousness, and a treaſure of all manner of corruptions, and theſe carry him to wicked …

    Thomas Hooker · The Unbelievers Preparing for Christ · p. 126 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … for with their mouthes they ſhew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetouſneſſecovetousness, Ezek. 33.31. God moſt lookes at the heart, how that is entire to, or looſe …
    With rule
    … for with their mouthes they ſhew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetouſneſſecovetousness, Ezek. 33.31. God moſt lookes at the heart, how that is entire to, or looſe …

    Nicholas Lockyer · A Divine Discovery of Sincerity · p. 40 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … preſcribed to further thy intentions, and to prevent all future covetouſneſſecovetousness, leaſt a preſent covetouſneſſecovetousness ſeize upon thy ſoule, and ſo prevent thy future charitableneſſe. Qui non eſt hodie …
    With rule
    … preſcribed to further thy intentions, and to prevent all future covetouſneſſecovetousness, leaſt a preſent covetouſneſſecovetousness ſeize upon thy ſoule, and ſo prevent thy future charitableneſſe. Qui non eſt hodie …

    Richard Bernard · The Ready Way to Good Works · p. 212 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … the heart be cleansed of these, you will never walke evenly. And so doth covetousnessecovetousness distemper us, and voluptuousnesse, or any foreign in any kinde, any over-eager desire, or …
    With rule
    … the heart be cleansed of these, you will never walke evenly. And so doth covetousnessecovetousness distemper us, and voluptuousnesse, or any foreign in any kinde, any over-eager desire, or …

    John Preston · Life Eternal · p. 62 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … to win soules to God, but it is the strong bias of ambition and covetousnessecovetousness, pride, and vaine glory, and love of the world, that draws them to a …
    With rule
    … to win soules to God, but it is the strong bias of ambition and covetousnessecovetousness, pride, and vaine glory, and love of the world, that draws them to a …

    William Prynne · Lord Bishops None of the Lords Bishops · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … as the Ecclesiasticall Persons shall either through ignorance or disorder of the affection of covetousnessecovetousness or ambition, defile the Lords Sanctuary. At such extraordinary times, Princes by their coactive …
    With rule
    … as the Ecclesiasticall Persons shall either through ignorance or disorder of the affection of covetousnessecovetousness or ambition, defile the Lords Sanctuary. At such extraordinary times, Princes by their coactive …

    George Gillespie · Dispute Against the English-Popish Ceremonies · p. 144 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

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

Four Godly and Learned Treatises A09965

  • Printed
    COvetousnesseCovetousness defined, and plainely shewed what it is.
    With rule
    COvetousnesseCovetousness defined, and plainely shewed what it is.

    John Preston · Four Godly and Learned Treatises · Open in the reader

The Arraignment of Covetousness A13005

  • Printed
    THE ARRAIGNEMENT OF COVETOUSNESSECOVETOUSNESS, In three SERMONS.
    With rule
    THE ARRAIGNEMENT OF COVETOUSNESSECOVETOUSNESS, In three SERMONS.

    John Stoughton · The Arraignment of Covetousness · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

  • Printed
    COvetousnesseCovetousness is an inordinate desire of any thing, unto which evill the man that is …
    With rule
    COvetousnesseCovetousness is an inordinate desire of any thing, unto which evill the man that is …

    Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 123 · Open in the reader

Temptations – Their Nature Danger and Cure Part 3 B11956

  • Printed
    COvetousnesseCovetousness breeds a (tentation) and more (a snare.) It drawes us in, it holds us …
    With rule
    COvetousnesseCovetousness breeds a (tentation) and more (a snare.) It drawes us in, it holds us …

    Richard Capel · Temptations – Their Nature Danger and Cure Part 3 · p. 35 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    COvetousnesseCovetousness breedes a temptation and a snare. 35
    With rule
    COvetousnesseCovetousness breedes a temptation and a snare. 35

    Richard Capel · Temptations – Their Nature Danger and Cure Part 3 · Open in the reader