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Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1986 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

coldnessecoldness

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

Puritas changed it
746 times in 443 works
Consistency
96.0% (746 of 777)
Reach if approved
~816 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: coldness
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
777 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (746 changes in 443 works, 96.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 746)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … fire; but the little fire was rob weake of it ſelfe to beare the coldneſſecoldness of the water, and therefore it was quenched; but the great fire was able …
    With rule
    … fire; but the little fire was rob weake of it ſelfe to beare the coldneſſecoldness of the water, and therefore it was quenched; but the great fire was able …

    Thomas Hooker · The Souls Exaltation · p. 228 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Obſerue hence, Obſeru. 2 that coldneſſecoldness and remiſneſſe in the courſes of ſuch as are religious, much offend God. God …
    With rule
    Obſerue hence, Obſeru. 2 that coldneſſecoldness and remiſneſſe in the courſes of ſuch as are religious, much offend God. God …

    Paul Baynes · A Caveat for Cold Christians · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … manie despisers of Religion he meeteth with at euery step; and how great either coldnessecoldness in the things which they ought to follow most wholie, or doubting in the …
    With rule
    … manie despisers of Religion he meeteth with at euery step; and how great either coldnessecoldness in the things which they ought to follow most wholie, or doubting in the …

    Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    The fall, is either a coldnessecoldness in receiuing the word, and a neglect thereof, or else a falling into errours.
    With rule
    The fall, is either a coldnessecoldness in receiuing the word, and a neglect thereof, or else a falling into errours.

    William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 131 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … in the holy Ghost. A cold formall performance doth but hurt us, breeds more coldnessecoldness and deadnesse in us. In habits, the more imperfect the acts are, the more …
    With rule
    … in the holy Ghost. A cold formall performance doth but hurt us, breeds more coldnessecoldness and deadnesse in us. In habits, the more imperfect the acts are, the more …

    John Preston · Four Godly and Learned Treatises · p. 234 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Secondly, you shall know them by their coldnessecoldness; for coldnessecoldness you know is a symptome of death. These good workes, when they are done …
    With rule
    Secondly, you shall know them by their coldnessecoldness; for coldnessecoldness you know is a symptome of death. These good workes, when they are done …

    John Preston · Sermons · p. 35 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … sinne of the soule: I am not ignorant that the Lethurgy ariseth from the coldnessecoldness of the braine, that the dropsie floweth from waterish blood, in an ill affected …
    With rule
    … sinne of the soule: I am not ignorant that the Lethurgy ariseth from the coldnessecoldness of the braine, that the dropsie floweth from waterish blood, in an ill affected …

    Thomas Fuller · Josephs Party-Colored Coat · p. 79 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … is now this delight, when we heare the word, we heare it with such coldnessecoldness? therefore it is a manifest proofe we are not sta…ed in the Lord …
    With rule
    … is now this delight, when we heare the word, we heare it with such coldnessecoldness? therefore it is a manifest proofe we are not sta…ed in the Lord …

    Richard Greenham · Works · p. 498 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (31)

17 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 14 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Breastplate of Faith and Love A09950

  • Printed
    ColdnesseColdness.
    With rule
    ColdnesseColdness.

    John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ColdnesseColdness in Christian profession a cause of the plague.
    With rule
    ColdnesseColdness in Christian profession a cause of the plague.

    John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · Open in the reader

A Lifeless Life A09981

  • Printed
    The second privitive signe is ColdnesseColdness; when a man is dead, he growes cold; so is it with men dead …
    With rule
    The second privitive signe is ColdnesseColdness; when a man is dead, he growes cold; so is it with men dead …

    John Preston · A Lifeless Life · p. 28 · Open in the reader

The Saints Qualification A10010

  • Printed
    ColdnesseColdness.
    With rule
    ColdnesseColdness.

    John Preston · The Saints Qualification · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ColdnesseColdness provokes God as much as sinne:
    With rule
    ColdnesseColdness provokes God as much as sinne:

    John Preston · The Saints Qualification · Open in the reader

The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness A13554

  • Printed
    1. ColdnesseColdness in profession, lukewarmnesse in religion, denying the power of it.
    With rule
    1. ColdnesseColdness in profession, lukewarmnesse in religion, denying the power of it.

    Thomas Taylor · The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness · p. 317 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Jonah A16485

  • Printed
    … were then made, for the faithfull congregation, by many within the land and without? ColdnesseColdness hath since benummed some hote ones of that time. The Spaniard threatned warre not …
    With rule
    … were then made, for the faithfull congregation, by many within the land and without? ColdnesseColdness hath since benummed some hote ones of that time. The Spaniard threatned warre not …

    Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 62 · Open in the reader

The Plain Mans Pathway to Heaven A20202

  • Printed
    ColdneſſeColdness in Gods matters.
    With rule
    ColdneſſeColdness in Gods matters.

    Arthur Dent · The Plain Mans Pathway to Heaven · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind A20947

  • Printed
    … prouidence ſacred: Like vnto the moſt dangerous Agues, which are vnder the appearance of ColdneſſeColdness: So the moſt ridiculous follie, is that which lieth vnder the appearance of wiſedome.
    With rule
    … prouidence ſacred: Like vnto the moſt dangerous Agues, which are vnder the appearance of ColdneſſeColdness: So the moſt ridiculous follie, is that which lieth vnder the appearance of wiſedome.

    Peter du Moulin Jr · Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind · p. 103 · Open in the reader

One-Hundred Forty-Five Sermons Upon John 17 A30241

  • Printed
    … in thy breaſt, wilt never have cauſe to complain of that Dulneſſe, Formality and ColdneſseColdness which many others groan under. The Lord grant that thou mayeſt finde this ſavoury …
    With rule
    … in thy breaſt, wilt never have cauſe to complain of that Dulneſſe, Formality and ColdneſseColdness which many others groan under. The Lord grant that thou mayeſt finde this ſavoury …

    Anthony Burgess · One-Hundred Forty-Five Sermons Upon John 17 · Open in the reader

The Saints Nosegay A33343

  • Printed
    345 These are alwayes three speciall faults in prayer, Faintnesse, ColdnesseColdness, Boldnesse.
    With rule
    345 These are alwayes three speciall faults in prayer, Faintnesse, ColdnesseColdness, Boldnesse.

    Samuel Clarke · The Saints Nosegay · p. 131 · Open in the reader

A Body of Divinity A64622

  • Printed
    ColdnesseColdness of affection towards God, and little love of goodnesse, of Gods Servants and Service.
    With rule
    ColdnesseColdness of affection towards God, and little love of goodnesse, of Gods Servants and Service.

    James Ussher · A Body of Divinity · p. 217 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

  • Printed
    ColdneſſeColdness.
    With rule
    ColdneſſeColdness.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Mennes ColdneſſeColdness or towardlyneſſe in defending God and his trueth now adayes. 713. b 21.
    With rule
    Mennes ColdneſſeColdness or towardlyneſſe in defending God and his trueth now adayes. 713. b 21.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

The Works of William Bridge Volume 3 A77358

  • Printed
    ColdneſſeColdness
    With rule
    ColdneſſeColdness

    William Bridge · The Works of William Bridge Volume 3 · Open in the reader

A Modest and Clear Answer to Mr Balls Set Forms of Prayer A80626

  • Printed
    Diſc. ColdneſſeColdness and lip-labour in prayer is not helped with Separation, but by joyning the …
    With rule
    Diſc. ColdneſſeColdness and lip-labour in prayer is not helped with Separation, but by joyning the …

    John Cotton · A Modest and Clear Answer to Mr Balls Set Forms of Prayer · p. 87 · Open in the reader

A Tractate to Further Christians in Prayer A80869

  • Printed
    … with the promiſes, may prevail as much with God now, a… they did then. ColdneſſeColdness and infidelity are the main cauſes of ſo much fruitleſſe praying: and want of …
    With rule
    … with the promiſes, may prevail as much with God now, a… they did then. ColdneſſeColdness and infidelity are the main cauſes of ſo much fruitleſſe praying: and want of …

    William Crompton · A Tractate to Further Christians in Prayer · p. 134 · Open in the reader