Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2481 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

singlenessesingleness

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

Puritas changed it: 638 times in 324 works
Consistency: 96.9% (638 of 658)
Reach if approved: ~691 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: singleness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 658 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (638 changes in 324 works, 96.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 638)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… is manifold. 1. It serueth to admonish vs that when wee pray, wee must in singlenessesingleness of heart, bring our selues into Gods presence, and heartily and truely put vp …
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… is manifold. 1. It serueth to admonish vs that when wee pray, wee must in singlenessesingleness of heart, bring our selues into Gods presence, and heartily and truely put vp …
William Perkins · Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount · p. 240 · Open in the reader
Printed
… present, as he saith, at the whole action. And (I doe affyrme it in singlenessesingleness of heart, as before the Lord: neither doe I doubt but al who haue …
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… present, as he saith, at the whole action. And (I doe affyrme it in singlenessesingleness of heart, as before the Lord: neither doe I doubt but al who haue …
John Rainolds · Conference Between Rainolds and Hart · p. 47 · Open in the reader
Printed
… set in order what wicked Pleasure hath confounded. Bee chastly single; but if thy singlenessesingleness doe endanger thy chastitie, bee chaste by being double; take no other remedie but …
With rule
… set in order what wicked Pleasure hath confounded. Bee chastly single; but if thy singlenessesingleness doe endanger thy chastitie, bee chaste by being double; take no other remedie but …
Francis Rous · Oil of Scorpions · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… burthens. It will make you to communicate in all things communicable, with gladneſſe, and ſingleneſſesingleness of heart, as you are able, and that by a ſpecialtie, beyond that which …
With rule
… burthens. It will make you to communicate in all things communicable, with gladneſſe, and ſingleneſſesingleness of heart, as you are able, and that by a ſpecialtie, beyond that which …
Henry Scudder · The Christians Daily Walk in Holy Security and Peace · p. 235 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Lord open the eyes of all that seeke to serue him in sinceritie and singlenessesingleness of heart, that neither by enlarging their Christian liberty they open a gap to …
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… Lord open the eyes of all that seeke to serue him in sinceritie and singlenessesingleness of heart, that neither by enlarging their Christian liberty they open a gap to …
Thomas Gataker · A Just Defense of Certain Passages · Open in the reader
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… man that will not ſerve the Lord with ioy and gladneſſe, with ſincerity and ſingleneſſesingleness, the Lord gives him over to ſerve the creature in hunger and thirſt, with …
With rule
… man that will not ſerve the Lord with ioy and gladneſſe, with ſincerity and ſingleneſſesingleness, the Lord gives him over to ſerve the creature in hunger and thirſt, with …
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 46 · Open in the reader
Printed
… celeſtiall, P…radiſe, by aſſimilation to Angels. Thy will bee done in Earth: in ſingleneſſesingleness of heart, by humilitie; chaſtitie of bodie, by abſtinence; holineſſe of will, by cuſtome …
With rule
… celeſtiall, P…radiſe, by aſſimilation to Angels. Thy will bee done in Earth: in ſingleneſſesingleness of heart, by humilitie; chaſtitie of bodie, by abſtinence; holineſſe of will, by cuſtome …
Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… with corruptions, yet wee may have the ſame reioycing with the Apoſtle, that in ſingleneſſesingleness of heart wee ſerve the Lord.
With rule
… with corruptions, yet wee may have the ſame reioycing with the Apoſtle, that in ſingleneſſesingleness of heart wee ſerve the Lord.
Paul Baynes · Brief Directions Unto a Godly Life · p. 74 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (20)

17 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Exposition on John 5 A01972

Printed
2 SingleneſſeSingleness of heart: that is, that the ſeruice which they performe, be done with an …
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2 SingleneſſeSingleness of heart: that is, that the ſeruice which they performe, be done with an …
William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 94 · Open in the reader

Life Eternal A09977

Printed
SinglenesseSingleness.
With rule
SinglenesseSingleness.
John Preston · Life Eternal · Open in the reader
Printed
SinglenesseSingleness of heart what. Part. 2, Pag. 37
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SinglenesseSingleness of heart what. Part. 2, Pag. 37
John Preston · Life Eternal · Open in the reader
Printed
SinglenesseSingleness to be laboured for. Part. 2, Pag. 59
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SinglenesseSingleness to be laboured for. Part. 2, Pag. 59
John Preston · Life Eternal · Open in the reader

The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed A13547

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… ascribe many properties vnto it, without which it cannot bee good. 1. Newnesse. 2. Softnesse. 3. Cleannesse. 4. SinglenesseSingleness. 5. Fruitfulnesse. 6. Watchfulnes. Of these in order.
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… ascribe many properties vnto it, without which it cannot bee good. 1. Newnesse. 2. Softnesse. 3. Cleannesse. 4. SinglenesseSingleness. 5. Fruitfulnesse. 6. Watchfulnes. Of these in order.
Thomas Taylor · The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed · p. 345 · Open in the reader
Printed
SinglenesseSingleness of heart is in fiue things. 350
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SinglenesseSingleness of heart is in fiue things. 350
Thomas Taylor · The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed · Open in the reader

The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness A13554

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SinglenesseSingleness of heart knowne by 3 signes: 249
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SinglenesseSingleness of heart knowne by 3 signes: 249
Thomas Taylor · The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness · Open in the reader

An Exposition Upon Colossians A17389

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SinglenesseSingleness or sinceritie of heart as it is in Gods seruants, I consider of in …
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SinglenesseSingleness or sinceritie of heart as it is in Gods seruants, I consider of in …
Nicholas Byfield · An Exposition Upon Colossians · p. 131 · Open in the reader
Printed
SinglenesseSingleness of heart may bee discerned by the contrarie to which it is opposed.
With rule
SinglenesseSingleness of heart may bee discerned by the contrarie to which it is opposed.
Nicholas Byfield · An Exposition Upon Colossians · p. 131 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Ephesians A17705

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… stablished of God. And that is the cause why he setteth downe the woord SinglenesseSingleness. For wee bee ouer wittie in seeking our owne aduauntage, and there is none …
With rule
… stablished of God. And that is the cause why he setteth downe the woord SinglenesseSingleness. For wee bee ouer wittie in seeking our owne aduauntage, and there is none …
John Calvin · Sermons on Ephesians · p. 313 · Open in the reader

The Sum of Sacred Divinity A20766

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Secondly, The properties incommunicable to any Creature, SingleneſſeSingleness, Infiniteneſſe, Eternity, are to be found in him, wee haue ſhewed before: that to …
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Secondly, The properties incommunicable to any Creature, SingleneſſeSingleness, Infiniteneſſe, Eternity, are to be found in him, wee haue ſhewed before: that to …
John Downame · The Sum of Sacred Divinity · p. 40 · Open in the reader

An Expository Comment on 2 Corinthians 1 A30238

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Of the true Nature of Godly Simplicity and SingleneſſeSingleness of Heart.
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Of the true Nature of Godly Simplicity and SingleneſſeSingleness of Heart.
Anthony Burgess · An Expository Comment on 2 Corinthians 1 · p. 404 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Song of Solomon A37032

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… love, that true believers have to Christ, that it's chast, single and sincere love; SinglenesseSingleness is the special thing Christ commends in his people. It's that for which believers …
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… love, that true believers have to Christ, that it's chast, single and sincere love; SinglenesseSingleness is the special thing Christ commends in his people. It's that for which believers …
James Durham · Exposition of the Song of Solomon · p. 105 · Open in the reader

A Practical Catechism A45443

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… we read, liberality. c. 9. 11. To all ſingleneſſesingleness, we read to all bountifullneſſe, and v. 13. SingleneſſeSingleness of diſtribution, we read liberality of diſtribution, or liberall diſtribution. Ja: 1. 5. that giveth to …
With rule
… we read, liberality. c. 9. 11. To all ſingleneſſesingleness, we read to all bountifullneſſe, and v. 13. SingleneſſeSingleness of diſtribution, we read liberality of diſtribution, or liberall diſtribution. Ja: 1. 5. that giveth to …
Henry Hammond · A Practical Catechism · p. 312 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

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SinglenesseSingleness of heart]
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SinglenesseSingleness of heart]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 590 · Open in the reader

Of Domestical Duties A68107

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… euen in truth, what without he appeareth to be in ſhew. This is that SingleneſſeSingleness of heart which is expreſly required of ſeruants, and may be applied to wiues …
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… euen in truth, what without he appeareth to be in ſhew. This is that SingleneſſeSingleness of heart which is expreſly required of ſeruants, and may be applied to wiues …
William Gouge · Of Domestical Duties · p. 332 · Open in the reader
Printed
2. SingleneſſeSingleness of heart.
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2. SingleneſſeSingleness of heart.
William Gouge · Of Domestical Duties · p. 590 · Open in the reader