Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1942 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

hosteshosts

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

Puritas changed it: 1,704 times in 589 works
Consistency: 99.8% (1,704 of 1,707)
Reach if approved: ~1,810 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: hosts
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,723 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,704 changes in 589 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,704)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Lord God of hoſteshosts: the Lord is ſaid there to be the God of hoſteshosts, but he is three times holy, for his one time powerfull; not that holineſſe …
With rule
… Lord God of hoſteshosts: the Lord is ſaid there to be the God of hoſteshosts, but he is three times holy, for his one time powerfull; not that holineſſe …
Thomas Hooker · The Pattern of Perfection Exhibited in Gods Image on Adam · p. 74 · Open in the reader
Printed
… nedeth not any fleſhely or mans arme. Foraſmuch as he is the lord of HoſtesHosts, and puiſſaunt of power.
With rule
… nedeth not any fleſhely or mans arme. Foraſmuch as he is the lord of HoſtesHosts, and puiſſaunt of power.
Laurence Humphrey · The Nobles · Open in the reader
Printed
… and great vnthankefulnes that he crieth / as in a raige. O thou Lord of hoſteshosts, the tryar of the iuſt, thou that ſeith the reynes and the hart, Let …
With rule
… and great vnthankefulnes that he crieth / as in a raige. O thou Lord of hoſteshosts, the tryar of the iuſt, thou that ſeith the reynes and the hart, Let …
John Knox · A Godly Letter to the Faithful in London · Open in the reader
Printed
… ground nether sall zour wine be barren in the feild, saith the Lord of HostesHosts.
With rule
… ground nether sall zour wine be barren in the feild, saith the Lord of HostesHosts.
David Fergusson · Sermon Preached 13 January 1571 · Open in the reader
Printed
… assault the campe of the Sainctes with all there engines: yet the Lorde of hosteshosts standeth on oure side, and compasseth vs on euerye side withe so deepe a …
With rule
… assault the campe of the Sainctes with all there engines: yet the Lorde of hosteshosts standeth on oure side, and compasseth vs on euerye side withe so deepe a …
William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · p. 134 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hoſteshosts mighty in battell, euen our Lord IESVS, who by the warres of His ſuffering …
With rule
… of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hoſteshosts mighty in battell, euen our Lord IESVS, who by the warres of His ſuffering …
Alexander Gill · The Sacred Philosophy of the Holy Scripture · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… stone, least they should heare the law, and the wordes which the Lord of hosteshosts sent in his spirit by the ministery of the former Prophets. The outragious sinne …
With rule
… stone, least they should heare the law, and the wordes which the Lord of hosteshosts sent in his spirit by the ministery of the former Prophets. The outragious sinne …
Richard Greenham · Two Treatises Comforting an Afflicted Conscience · p. 88 · Open in the reader
Printed
… wer afore at Hierusalē by Uespasianus and Titus. The vineyarde of the Lord of hosteshosts was the house of Israell. This brought he out of Egipt by strong hande …
With rule
… wer afore at Hierusalē by Uespasianus and Titus. The vineyarde of the Lord of hosteshosts was the house of Israell. This brought he out of Egipt by strong hande …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Orders from the Lord of Hosts for Regulating the Hosts of the Lord A91728

Printed
ORDERS FROM THE LORD OF HOSTESHOSTS, FOR Regulating the HoſtesHosts of the LORD.
With rule
ORDERS FROM THE LORD OF HOSTESHOSTS, FOR Regulating the HoſtesHosts of the LORD.
Edward Reyner · Orders from the Lord of Hosts for Regulating the Hosts of the Lord · Open in the reader