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Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #232 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vnlearnedunlearned

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it
1,699 times in 485 works
Consistency
98.4% (1,699 of 1,725)
Reach if approved
~1,812 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: unlearned
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,725 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,699 changes in 485 works, 98.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,699)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … like vnto the Deuill. This leſſon thus learned in Paradiſe, ſhall neuer wholly be vnlearnedunlearned, till we enter into Paradiſe againe. If Satan then preuailed by it with our …
    With rule
    … like vnto the Deuill. This leſſon thus learned in Paradiſe, ſhall neuer wholly be vnlearnedunlearned, till we enter into Paradiſe againe. If Satan then preuailed by it with our …

    Robert Jenison · The Height of Israels Heathenish Idolatry · p. 64 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … Preacher doth witnes, The Wise-Man aswell as the Foole, the learned as the vnlearnedunlearned, the rich aswell as the poore, the Prince and Paifant, all a lyke. There …
    With rule
    … Preacher doth witnes, The Wise-Man aswell as the Foole, the learned as the vnlearnedunlearned, the rich aswell as the poore, the Prince and Paifant, all a lyke. There …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … God, which is a vaine lye, for there is no true Christian learned or vnlearnedunlearned, which will hold against the church of God, so lōg as she is directed …
    With rule
    … God, which is a vaine lye, for there is no true Christian learned or vnlearnedunlearned, which will hold against the church of God, so lōg as she is directed …

    William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 83 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … and foolishlie, as you say, and your self learned as you boast, and I vnlearnedunlearned, I shall be the more easilie ouerthrowne. But I speake so truly, and can …
    With rule
    … and foolishlie, as you say, and your self learned as you boast, and I vnlearnedunlearned, I shall be the more easilie ouerthrowne. But I speake so truly, and can …

    George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … is it vſed of all Nations, of all people in all Nations, learned and vnlearnedunlearned?
    With rule
    … is it vſed of all Nations, of all people in all Nations, learned and vnlearnedunlearned?

    William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 333 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … sheweth by comparing the gifte of tongues & prophecying together, that if an Infidell or vnlearnedunlearned man should come, and heare them speake with strange tongues, he would say, they …
    With rule
    … sheweth by comparing the gifte of tongues & prophecying together, that if an Infidell or vnlearnedunlearned man should come, and heare them speake with strange tongues, he would say, they …

    Richard Greenham · Two Treatises Comforting an Afflicted Conscience · p. 173 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the ignorance of the Scriptures; flat contrarie to our Sauiours commandement giuen to the vnlearnedunlearned multitude of the Iewes, Search the Scriptures, for in them you thinke to haue …
    With rule
    … the ignorance of the Scriptures; flat contrarie to our Sauiours commandement giuen to the vnlearnedunlearned multitude of the Iewes, Search the Scriptures, for in them you thinke to haue …

    Francis Hastings · Defense of the Watch-Word Against the Ward-Word · p. 47 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … to teach that which they so did confirme. Our Sauiour made choise of 12▪ simple & vnlearnedunlearned men, that the greater their lack of natural wisdom was, the more admirable that …
    With rule
    … to teach that which they so did confirme. Our Sauiour made choise of 12▪ simple & vnlearnedunlearned men, that the greater their lack of natural wisdom was, the more admirable that …

    Richard Hooker · The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity · p. 138 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (26)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 13 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Romish Fisher Caught and Held in his Own Net A00602

  • Printed
    … of the vsuall discourse, wherewith you draw and delude many of the Ignorant and VnlearnedUnlearned. You beare them in hand, that there was no such thing in the world …
    With rule
    … of the vsuall discourse, wherewith you draw and delude many of the Ignorant and VnlearnedUnlearned. You beare them in hand, that there was no such thing in the world …

    Daniel Featley · The Romish Fisher Caught and Held in his Own Net · p. 54 · Open in the reader

Christ Jesus Triumphant A01118

  • Printed
    … Monarches as séely Beggers, the Wise-Mā as the Foole, the Learned as the VnlearnedUnlearned, the Jewe aswell as the Grecian, the Man aswell as the Woman, the Maister …
    With rule
    … Monarches as séely Beggers, the Wise-Mā as the Foole, the Learned as the VnlearnedUnlearned, the Jewe aswell as the Grecian, the Man aswell as the Woman, the Maister …

    John Foxe · Christ Jesus Triumphant · Open in the reader

Two Popish Heretics Confuted A01333

  • Printed
    36 VnlearnedUnlearned Priestes were forbidden to serue in the Church, Bed. lib. 5. cap. 6. in so much …
    With rule
    36 VnlearnedUnlearned Priestes were forbidden to serue in the Church, Bed. lib. 5. cap. 6. in so much …

    William Fulke · Two Popish Heretics Confuted · p. 21 · Open in the reader

The Grounds of Divinity A09026

  • Printed
    … Divines, and euidently applyed by profitable Vſes, for the helpe and benefite of the VnlearnedUnlearned which deſire Knowledge.
    With rule
    … Divines, and euidently applyed by profitable Vſes, for the helpe and benefite of the VnlearnedUnlearned which deſire Knowledge.

    Elnathan Parr · The Grounds of Divinity · Open in the reader

A Plea for Grace A09277

  • Printed
    … should disgrace the Beliefe of a Protestant, that the Piety and Modesty of the VnlearnedUnlearned should condemne the Vncivility and Lewdnesse of a Schollar. Be not ignorant of the …
    With rule
    … should disgrace the Beliefe of a Protestant, that the Piety and Modesty of the VnlearnedUnlearned should condemne the Vncivility and Lewdnesse of a Schollar. Be not ignorant of the …

    William Pemble · A Plea for Grace · p. 86 · Open in the reader

Pilgrimage A10228

  • Printed
    … many Nauigations and Discoueries, here mentioned. In this, and all kinds, Sacred, Prophane, Learned, VnlearnedUnlearned, Ancient, Moderne, Good, and Bad; I haue toyled my selfe to benefit thee. Some …
    With rule
    … many Nauigations and Discoueries, here mentioned. In this, and all kinds, Sacred, Prophane, Learned, VnlearnedUnlearned, Ancient, Moderne, Good, and Bad; I haue toyled my selfe to benefit thee. Some …

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · Open in the reader

A Pattern of True Prayer A12554

  • Printed
    4. VnlearnedUnlearned and wicked Iudges and Lawyers, Eſay. 3.
    With rule
    4. VnlearnedUnlearned and wicked Iudges and Lawyers, Eſay. 3.

    John Smyth · A Pattern of True Prayer · p. 138 · Open in the reader

The History of the Church Since the Days of Christ A13294

  • Printed
    VnlearnedUnlearned men are not to be admitted to the celebration of diuine misteries, especially such …
    With rule
    VnlearnedUnlearned men are not to be admitted to the celebration of diuine misteries, especially such …

    Patrick Simson · The History of the Church Since the Days of Christ · p. 614 · Open in the reader

History of the First Ten Persecutions A13296

  • Printed
    VnlearnedUnlearned men are not to bee admitted to the celebration of diuine mysteries, especially such …
    With rule
    VnlearnedUnlearned men are not to bee admitted to the celebration of diuine mysteries, especially such …

    Patrick Simson · History of the First Ten Persecutions · p. 37 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

  • Printed
    … learning; a vulgar or vnlettered person. Acts 4, 13. 1 Cor. 14, 23. There come in they that are VnlearnedUnlearned.
    With rule
    … learning; a vulgar or vnlettered person. Acts 4, 13. 1 Cor. 14, 23. There come in they that are VnlearnedUnlearned.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 512 · Open in the reader

Harmony of the Gospels A16078

  • Printed
    … the Apostle hath good cause to say that▪ he was heard of his feare. VnlearnedUnlearned men do heere rise vp, and they cry out that it is a thing …
    With rule
    … the Apostle hath good cause to say that▪ he was heard of his feare. VnlearnedUnlearned men do heere rise vp, and they cry out that it is a thing …

    John Calvin · Harmony of the Gospels · p. 704 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

  • Printed
    VnlearnedUnlearned Miniſters are not to be admitted, vntill they be fit.
    With rule
    VnlearnedUnlearned Miniſters are not to be admitted, vntill they be fit.

    Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 502 · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath A20733

  • Printed
    VnlearnedUnlearned therefore and vngrounded is that distinction of Bishops into six sorts, viz. 1. Parishionall: 2. Diocesan …
    With rule
    VnlearnedUnlearned therefore and vngrounded is that distinction of Bishops into six sorts, viz. 1. Parishionall: 2. Diocesan …

    George Downame · A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath · p. 15 · Open in the reader