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deceitedeceit

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

Puritas changed it
369 times in 178 works
Consistency
97.1% (369 of 380)
Reach if approved
~399 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: deceit
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
380 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (369 changes in 178 works, 97.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 369)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … them no good at all. They builde their houſes in bloud, in craft and deceitedeceit, with briberie, extortion, yea with all maner of vniuſt dealing, haue they increaſed their …
    With rule
    … them no good at all. They builde their houſes in bloud, in craft and deceitedeceit, with briberie, extortion, yea with all maner of vniuſt dealing, haue they increaſed their …

    George Gifford · Eight Sermons on Ecclesiastes · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … of Gertrude wife to Lewes Wallan, a peſtilent woman, who by her fraude and deceitedeceit hath brought a noble Prince to great danger, & the Citty of Burges, into extreme …
    With rule
    … of Gertrude wife to Lewes Wallan, a peſtilent woman, who by her fraude and deceitedeceit hath brought a noble Prince to great danger, & the Citty of Burges, into extreme …

    Laurence Humphrey · A View of the Romish Hydra · p. 127 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … ſurpaſſe our vnderſtanding; but are wrought by the operation of Sathan, and by the deceitedeceit of vncleane ſpirits. And to this diſtinction of Antichriſtian miracles, doth well agree that …
    With rule
    … ſurpaſſe our vnderſtanding; but are wrought by the operation of Sathan, and by the deceitedeceit of vncleane ſpirits. And to this diſtinction of Antichriſtian miracles, doth well agree that …

    Thomas Beard · Antichrist the Pope of Rome · p. 307 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … doctrines of men, giuing charge that no man ſpoile vs through philoſophie and vaine deceitedeceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and …
    With rule
    … doctrines of men, giuing charge that no man ſpoile vs through philoſophie and vaine deceitedeceit, according to the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and …

    Josias Nichols · Abrahams Faith · p. 82 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … of God, yet are worthily, reproched for their vncleannes, riot, vſurye, oppreſſion, couetouſneſſe, and deceitedeceit. It followeth.
    With rule
    … of God, yet are worthily, reproched for their vncleannes, riot, vſurye, oppreſſion, couetouſneſſe, and deceitedeceit. It followeth.

    Oliver Pigg · Treatise on 1 Peter 4 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … that which can ſaue them be onely there to be had. So by one deceitedeceit or other he preuaileth ſo farre with them, that they beleeue not, no not …
    With rule
    … that which can ſaue them be onely there to be had. So by one deceitedeceit or other he preuaileth ſo farre with them, that they beleeue not, no not …

    Richard Rogers · Seven Treatises · p. 28 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … or two concerning his consistorie court, the warehouse of al his horrible fraud, cosonage & deceitedeceit. In this court, for money, croked things ar made straight, rough, smoth, truth, falshoode …
    With rule
    … or two concerning his consistorie court, the warehouse of al his horrible fraud, cosonage & deceitedeceit. In this court, for money, croked things ar made straight, rough, smoth, truth, falshoode …

    Philip Stubbes · The Theater of the Popes Monarchy · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … it pleaseth himselfe, and glorifieth himselfe. For he is bitter, a seducer, full of deceitedeceit, inconstant, proud, arrogant, full of wordes, out of tune, vnmeasurable, ilfauored, hauty, from whose …
    With rule
    … it pleaseth himselfe, and glorifieth himselfe. For he is bitter, a seducer, full of deceitedeceit, inconstant, proud, arrogant, full of wordes, out of tune, vnmeasurable, ilfauored, hauty, from whose …

    Francis Trigge · Touchstone to Determine the True Catholic Faith · p. 203 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

9 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.

The Happiness of the Church A01956

  • Printed
    2. This ariseth from Satans DeceiteDeceit: who cryes like Corah. Ye take too much vpon you, seeing all the congregation …
    With rule
    2. This ariseth from Satans DeceiteDeceit: who cryes like Corah. Ye take too much vpon you, seeing all the congregation …

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 331 · Open in the reader

Three Treatises A10659

  • Printed
    … innocent not out of good nature, but meerely out of lazines: Therfore thirdly, this DeceiteDeceit of sinne is actuated and set on work with very strong desires, and universall …
    With rule
    … innocent not out of good nature, but meerely out of lazines: Therfore thirdly, this DeceiteDeceit of sinne is actuated and set on work with very strong desires, and universall …

    Edward Reynolds · Three Treatises · p. 161 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

  • Printed
    Bread of DeceiteDeceit. sig:
    With rule
    Bread of DeceiteDeceit. sig:

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 39 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    2 DeceiteDeceit, guile, and fraud. Eph. 4, 14. By the deceitedeceit of men, and with Craftinesse. Heere it …
    With rule
    2 DeceiteDeceit, guile, and fraud. Eph. 4, 14. By the deceitedeceit of men, and with Craftinesse. Heere it …

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 74 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Romans A15525

  • Printed
    Ful of Enuy, Murder, Debate, DeceiteDeceit, taking all thinges in euill part, Whisperers, Backbiters, Haters of God.
    With rule
    Ful of Enuy, Murder, Debate, DeceiteDeceit, taking all thinges in euill part, Whisperers, Backbiters, Haters of God.

    Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · p. 94 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Debate and DeceiteDeceit, why to be auoided, ch. 1 v: 29.
    With rule
    Debate and DeceiteDeceit, why to be auoided, ch. 1 v: 29.

    Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

  • Printed
    239. b 40. Looke DeceiteDeceit and Wrong.
    With rule
    239. b 40. Looke DeceiteDeceit and Wrong.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

The Wisemans Forecast Against the Evil Time A72475

  • Printed
    … Brother in a net, ſuch abundance of deceit and conſenage is there amongſt vs. DeceiteDeceit in meaſures, deceitedeceit in merchandize, deceit in weights, deceit in wares; deceit in men …
    With rule
    … Brother in a net, ſuch abundance of deceit and conſenage is there amongſt vs. DeceiteDeceit in meaſures, deceitedeceit in merchandize, deceit in weights, deceit in wares; deceit in men …

    Thomas Barnes · The Wisemans Forecast Against the Evil Time · p. 53 · Open in the reader

The Sacred Mystery of the Government of the Thoughts B12199

  • Printed
    … nay in that they are not imputed, therefore they are ſinfull. But the ſpeciall DeceiteDeceit is in their falſe collection & miſiudging of their conſent to euill Thoughts.
    With rule
    … nay in that they are not imputed, therefore they are ſinfull. But the ſpeciall DeceiteDeceit is in their falſe collection & miſiudging of their conſent to euill Thoughts.

    Thomas Cooper · The Sacred Mystery of the Government of the Thoughts · p. 280 · Open in the reader