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Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2158 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

resigneresign

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

Puritas changed it
958 times in 518 works
Consistency
98.1% (958 of 976)
Reach if approved
~1,027 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: resign
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
977 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (958 changes in 518 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 958)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … and other abhominations wtout number, they must now be compelled against their wil to resigneresign them, not onely by the manifest truthe, but also by those which as yet …
    With rule
    … and other abhominations wtout number, they must now be compelled against their wil to resigneresign them, not onely by the manifest truthe, but also by those which as yet …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … true ſoveraignty. Though God gave this to Adam, yet it was equall he ſhould reſigneresign it, if he required it of him. Adam was like a Steward in a …
    With rule
    … true ſoveraignty. Though God gave this to Adam, yet it was equall he ſhould reſigneresign it, if he required it of him. Adam was like a Steward in a …

    Thomas Hooker · The Pattern of Perfection Exhibited in Gods Image on Adam · p. 194 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … part. And Amedaeus, hauing (though againſt his will) a cardinals hat giuen him, did reſigneresign his popedome. Let graue men and ſuch as are of courage now conſider, whether …
    With rule
    … part. And Amedaeus, hauing (though againſt his will) a cardinals hat giuen him, did reſigneresign his popedome. Let graue men and ſuch as are of courage now conſider, whether …

    François Hotman · The Brutish Thunderbolt · p. 309 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … by the hand to Chriſte: ſo Chriſte ſhould be our guide vnto reuelation, and reſigneresign vnto it, as the laſh did vnto him. They will not deny the word …
    With rule
    … by the hand to Chriſte: ſo Chriſte ſhould be our guide vnto reuelation, and reſigneresign vnto it, as the laſh did vnto him. They will not deny the word …

    John Knewstubs · Sermon Preached 1579 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … that man despairing of his owne strength and seeing no succour in himselfe, should resigneresign him selfe wholly vnto the Lord, looking with patience and hope for helpe at …
    With rule
    … that man despairing of his owne strength and seeing no succour in himselfe, should resigneresign him selfe wholly vnto the Lord, looking with patience and hope for helpe at …

    Martin Luther · Commentary on the Psalms of Ascent · p. 83 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … I haue kept the true faith, and now I dye in it. I willingly resigneresign my flesh, I despise the world, and I defie the diuell who hath no …
    With rule
    … I haue kept the true faith, and now I dye in it. I willingly resigneresign my flesh, I despise the world, and I defie the diuell who hath no …

    Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 608 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … by his voluntary offer, or working of others, it appeareth not) that he should resigneresign the Kingdome of Jerusalem to Frederick the second, Germane Emperour, who was to marry …
    With rule
    … by his voluntary offer, or working of others, it appeareth not) that he should resigneresign the Kingdome of Jerusalem to Frederick the second, Germane Emperour, who was to marry …

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Holy War · p. 159 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … as thou art) but they would leaue all, and follow him, yea we would reſigneresign all that wee haue, and all that wee are into his hands, to diſpoſe …
    With rule
    … as thou art) but they would leaue all, and follow him, yea we would reſigneresign all that wee haue, and all that wee are into his hands, to diſpoſe …

    Thomas Granger · Pauls Crown of Rejoicing · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (18)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … thee with euill, doubte not but that GOD will laye it to his charge. ResigneResign and giue ouer thou the vengeaunce vnto him, and do thou thy duetie. GOD …
    With rule
    … thee with euill, doubte not but that GOD will laye it to his charge. ResigneResign and giue ouer thou the vengeaunce vnto him, and do thou thy duetie. GOD …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Christ Revealed A13529

  • Printed
    … offer up thy selfe and all thy obedience, an acceptable sacrifice unto God, Rom. 12. 1. ResigneResign unto God; present all thy sacrifices by the high Priest Jesus Christ, in whom …
    With rule
    … offer up thy selfe and all thy obedience, an acceptable sacrifice unto God, Rom. 12. 1. ResigneResign unto God; present all thy sacrifices by the high Priest Jesus Christ, in whom …

    Thomas Taylor · Christ Revealed · p. 199 · Open in the reader

The Last Battle of the Soul A16539

  • Printed
    … pointed Adam to another tree, for to depriue him of the Tree of life: ResigneResign vp your selfe in all holie obedience to the wil of your God: I …
    With rule
    … pointed Adam to another tree, for to depriue him of the Tree of life: ResigneResign vp your selfe in all holie obedience to the wil of your God: I …

    Zacharie Boyd · The Last Battle of the Soul · p. 277 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Lord. Offer vp I pray you Sir, for mee the Christian sacrifice of prayer: ResigneResign my Soule into his mercifull hands: Oh that I could with you homage mine …
    With rule
    … Lord. Offer vp I pray you Sir, for mee the Christian sacrifice of prayer: ResigneResign my Soule into his mercifull hands: Oh that I could with you homage mine …

    Zacharie Boyd · The Last Battle of the Soul · p. 727 · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

  • Printed
    ReſigneResign its breath, God will be pleas'd to take
    With rule
    ReſigneResign its breath, God will be pleas'd to take

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 165 · Open in the reader

Moses and Aaron A64249

  • Printed
    … offer up thy selfe and all thy obedience, an acceptable sacrifice to God, Rom. 12. 1. ResigneResign unto God; present all thy sacrifices by the high Priest Jesus Christ, in whom …
    With rule
    … offer up thy selfe and all thy obedience, an acceptable sacrifice to God, Rom. 12. 1. ResigneResign unto God; present all thy sacrifices by the high Priest Jesus Christ, in whom …

    Thomas Taylor · Moses and Aaron · p. 179 · Open in the reader

A Sons Patrimony and Daughters Portion A67005

  • Printed
    … It directs a Parent, To Tender the Childe Seaſonably; To love it Truely; To ReſigneResign it Humbly; To Traine it up Faithfully; ſo, as it may be of much …
    With rule
    … It directs a Parent, To Tender the Childe Seaſonably; To love it Truely; To ReſigneResign it Humbly; To Traine it up Faithfully; ſo, as it may be of much …

    Hezekiah Woodward · A Sons Patrimony and Daughters Portion · Open in the reader

True Christianity A76223

  • Printed
    … in token of Dependance; so must wee kiss the hand of Christ; that is, ResigneResign our selves to him, and expect all our happinesse and receivings from him.
    With rule
    … in token of Dependance; so must wee kiss the hand of Christ; that is, ResigneResign our selves to him, and expect all our happinesse and receivings from him.

    Richard Baxter · True Christianity · p. 125 · Open in the reader

A Treatise of Self Denial A86527

  • Printed
    … his own: That our Part onely is purely to Deny our owne Will and ReſigneResign up our Selves to Him, which yet we cannot doe of our Selves, as …
    With rule
    … his own: That our Part onely is purely to Deny our owne Will and ReſigneResign up our Selves to Him, which yet we cannot doe of our Selves, as …

    Thomas Hooker · A Treatise of Self Denial · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Redemption from the Curse A96661

  • Printed
    … your ſelves up wholly to the pleaſure, ſervice, and obedience of your Lord, -Redeemer. ReſigneResign your ſelves to him, to be at his appointment, and to his glorie. So …
    With rule
    … your ſelves up wholly to the pleaſure, ſervice, and obedience of your Lord, -Redeemer. ReſigneResign your ſelves to him, to be at his appointment, and to his glorie. So …

    Elkanah Wales · Redemption from the Curse · p. 290 · Open in the reader

Heart Humiliation B01658

  • Printed
    … tryal of Obedience, to make us go by a way we know not, and ReſigneResign our ſelves to All-ſeeing Providence, whoſe Eyes run too and fro throughout the …
    With rule
    … tryal of Obedience, to make us go by a way we know not, and ReſigneResign our ſelves to All-ſeeing Providence, whoſe Eyes run too and fro throughout the …

    Hugh Binning · Heart Humiliation · p. 90 · Open in the reader