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repenterepent

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

Puritas changed it
414 times in 170 works
Consistency
96.5% (414 of 429)
Reach if approved
~451 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: repent
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
429 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (414 changes in 170 works, 96.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 414)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … the estate of Achan, Ananias, & Sapphira, procureth rather a curse againste them, without they repenterepent & amende. Which the Prophete MALACHIE pronounceth against such persons, as defraud the Lord of …
    With rule
    … the estate of Achan, Ananias, & Sapphira, procureth rather a curse againste them, without they repenterepent & amende. Which the Prophete MALACHIE pronounceth against such persons, as defraud the Lord of …

    Robert Pont · Against Sacrilege · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … giue ouer before he come to it, So, if yee ſtaie at almoſt, and repenterepent in ſome ſort as Eſau did when hee wept, you may hunt for the …
    With rule
    … giue ouer before he come to it, So, if yee ſtaie at almoſt, and repenterepent in ſome ſort as Eſau did when hee wept, you may hunt for the …

    Henry Smith · Sermons in One Volume · p. 941 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … and vnaduised vowe of continence, whiche he is not able to keepe, ought to repenterepent him of his rashenes, and rather to marrie, then to burne. j. Cor. 7.
    With rule
    … and vnaduised vowe of continence, whiche he is not able to keepe, ought to repenterepent him of his rashenes, and rather to marrie, then to burne. j. Cor. 7.

    William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · p. 75 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … not the death of a ſinner, but I wil rather that the ſinner conuert, repenterepent and liue. And vnto wycked Ieruſalem ſayth our ſauiour Chriſt: O Ieruſalem, Ieruſalem, which …
    With rule
    … not the death of a ſinner, but I wil rather that the ſinner conuert, repenterepent and liue. And vnto wycked Ieruſalem ſayth our ſauiour Chriſt: O Ieruſalem, Ieruſalem, which …

    Anthony Gilby · Of Election and Reprobation · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … am I moſt aſſuredly perſwaded. That in what ſo euer houre a ſynner ſhall repenterepent / God ſhall not remēber one of hys iniquities / but albeit / his offences were as …
    With rule
    … am I moſt aſſuredly perſwaded. That in what ſo euer houre a ſynner ſhall repenterepent / God ſhall not remēber one of hys iniquities / but albeit / his offences were as …

    John Knox · A Godly Letter to the Faithful in London · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    2. That old proverbe is verified in them, nemo repenterepent fit malus, nothing evill of it selfe comes to be monstrous evill but by …
    With rule
    2. That old proverbe is verified in them, nemo repenterepent fit malus, nothing evill of it selfe comes to be monstrous evill but by …

    Alexander Leighton · Appeal to the Parliament · p. 148 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … they were lyke purple / yet shal they be lyke whyte wolle / yf we vnfainedly repenterepent / turne vnto the Lorde oure God / beleue hys promises / and craue mercye of hym …
    With rule
    … they were lyke purple / yet shal they be lyke whyte wolle / yf we vnfainedly repenterepent / turne vnto the Lorde oure God / beleue hys promises / and craue mercye of hym …

    Thomas Becon · A Comfortable Epistle to Gods Faithful People in England · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … but thei onely, that after thei haue heard the voyce of the shepherd, doe repenterepent and mortifie the woorkes of the fleshe. For thei perceiue by the course of …
    With rule
    … but thei onely, that after thei haue heard the voyce of the shepherd, doe repenterepent and mortifie the woorkes of the fleshe. For thei perceiue by the course of …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (15)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Commentary Upon Micah A01754

  • Printed
    RepenteRepent (we ſaye) O you prynces & iudges of the earth, remember theſe examples of olde …
    With rule
    RepenteRepent (we ſaye) O you prynces & iudges of the earth, remember theſe examples of olde …

    Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    RepenteRepent we crie again O ye lords of the earthe of your former negligens in …
    With rule
    RepenteRepent we crie again O ye lords of the earthe of your former negligens in …

    Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Barons, Byſhops, whyche do turne to your priuate commodityes thynges dedicate to publyke vſes. RepenteRepent I ſaye leſt wyth Ieruſalem your houſes be turned into heapes of ſtones. Ieremi …
    With rule
    … Barons, Byſhops, whyche do turne to your priuate commodityes thynges dedicate to publyke vſes. RepenteRepent I ſaye leſt wyth Ieruſalem your houſes be turned into heapes of ſtones. Ieremi …

    Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith A06491

  • Printed
    … of grace through the Goſpel, whiche muſte be beleued, as Chriſte ſayeth Marc. i. RepenteRepent and beleue the goſpel. That is become and do otherwiſe, and beleue my promyſe …
    With rule
    … of grace through the Goſpel, whiche muſte be beleued, as Chriſte ſayeth Marc. i. RepenteRepent and beleue the goſpel. That is become and do otherwiſe, and beleue my promyſe …

    Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … al ready. Theſe do thynke, we haue no nede of repentaunce. But Iohn ſayth, RepenteRepent bothe, for ye are falſe repenters, than are theſe falſe ſaynetes, and haue bothe …
    With rule
    … al ready. Theſe do thynke, we haue no nede of repentaunce. But Iohn ſayth, RepenteRepent bothe, for ye are falſe repenters, than are theſe falſe ſaynetes, and haue bothe …

    Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader

A Comfortable Epistle to Gods Faithful People in England A06710

  • Printed
    … our Sauioure Christ / whan he beganne to preach / sayde not onely to hys hearers / RepenteRepent, but he added / And beleue the Gospell, teachynge that true repentaunce muste be ioyned …
    With rule
    … our Sauioure Christ / whan he beganne to preach / sayde not onely to hys hearers / RepenteRepent, but he added / And beleue the Gospell, teachynge that true repentaunce muste be ioyned …

    Thomas Becon · A Comfortable Epistle to Gods Faithful People in England · Open in the reader

The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith A15880

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    … ſayinge. Now deare brethrē I know that you haue done it thorowe ignoraunce. &c. RepenteRepent you therfore and returne, that your ſynnes maye be done awaye. So dyd S …
    With rule
    … ſayinge. Now deare brethrē I know that you haue done it thorowe ignoraunce. &c. RepenteRepent you therfore and returne, that your ſynnes maye be done awaye. So dyd S …

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith · p. 103 · Open in the reader

A Revelation of the Apocalypse A16853

  • Printed
    ¶ Andrepent; RepenteRepent of the iniuries which thou haſt done to the brethren, in caſting ſome into …
    With rule
    ¶ Andrepent; RepenteRepent of the iniuries which thou haſt done to the brethren, in caſting ſome into …

    Thomas Brightman · A Revelation of the Apocalypse · p. 128 · Open in the reader

The Confutation of the 13 Articles A19657

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    … reade and vnderſtande the wordes of Peter wrytten in the Actes of the Apoſtles. RepenteRepent you of your erroure and returne, that youre ſynnes maye be wyped awaye. That …
    With rule
    … reade and vnderſtande the wordes of Peter wrytten in the Actes of the Apoſtles. RepenteRepent you of your erroure and returne, that youre ſynnes maye be wyped awaye. That …

    Robert Crowley · The Confutation of the 13 Articles · Open in the reader

A Sermon of Repentance A20229

  • Printed
    … vs to leaue our ſinnes now to mourne for them now, and now to RepenteRepent, then hereafter alas when it ſhall be too late. Better nowe a great deale …
    With rule
    … vs to leaue our ſinnes now to mourne for them now, and now to RepenteRepent, then hereafter alas when it ſhall be too late. Better nowe a great deale …

    Arthur Dent · A Sermon of Repentance · Open in the reader

Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan A63069

  • Printed
    … of ſuch a mercy: Amen. The Vulgar here rendreth it, but not ſo well RepenteRepent propinabo ei, I will ſhortly drink to her.
    With rule
    … of ſuch a mercy: Amen. The Vulgar here rendreth it, but not ſo well RepenteRepent propinabo ei, I will ſhortly drink to her.

    John Trapp · Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan · p. 96 · Open in the reader