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blossomeblossom

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

Puritas changed it
559 times in 368 works
Consistency
96.3% (559 of 580)
Reach if approved
~609 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: blossom
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
580 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (559 changes in 368 works, 96.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 559)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … wee ſee the lightning firſt, before wee heare the cracke, and wee ſee the bloſſomeblossom firſt, before we ſee the bud, though in order of nature, theſe laſt are …
    With rule
    … wee ſee the lightning firſt, before wee heare the cracke, and wee ſee the bloſſomeblossom firſt, before we ſee the bud, though in order of nature, theſe laſt are …

    Paul Baynes · A Help to True Happiness · p. 234 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … his kingdome bee? That doth he shewe vs apparantly in his eleuenth Chapter. A blossomeblossom shall spring (sayth he) out of the stocke of Isay, and a braunch shall …
    With rule
    … his kingdome bee? That doth he shewe vs apparantly in his eleuenth Chapter. A blossomeblossom shall spring (sayth he) out of the stocke of Isay, and a braunch shall …

    Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 499 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … compared unto water powred foorth on the drie land, which maketh the willowes to blossomeblossom and to beare fruite: wherefore those that haue the giftes of the spirit must …
    With rule
    … compared unto water powred foorth on the drie land, which maketh the willowes to blossomeblossom and to beare fruite: wherefore those that haue the giftes of the spirit must …

    William Perkins · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 412 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … in it and nouriſh it in his Orchard, becauſe of the ſweetneſſe of the bloſſomeblossom, or faireneſſe of the leafe, or flower, which may yeeld a comfortable ſhade in …
    With rule
    … in it and nouriſh it in his Orchard, becauſe of the ſweetneſſe of the bloſſomeblossom, or faireneſſe of the leafe, or flower, which may yeeld a comfortable ſhade in …

    Nehemiah Rogers · A Strange Vineyard in Palestine · p. 154 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … ſinnes, & wee are ſo frozen in our ſinnes, that wee haue neyther budde nor bloſſomeblossom, neyther can we bring forth any fruit till ſuch time as Ieſus Chriſt warme …
    With rule
    … ſinnes, & wee are ſo frozen in our ſinnes, that wee haue neyther budde nor bloſſomeblossom, neyther can we bring forth any fruit till ſuch time as Ieſus Chriſt warme …

    Samuel Smith · Exposition of Hosea 6 · p. 96 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … of Christ, and of the life of God; euen as the least bud or blossomeblossom appearing, is a certaine demonstration of life in the roote. God careth not how …
    With rule
    … of Christ, and of the life of God; euen as the least bud or blossomeblossom appearing, is a certaine demonstration of life in the roote. God careth not how …

    Thomas Taylor · The Practice of Repentance · p. 208 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … their vines, and their winepresses with the wine: the fieldes shalbe adorned with beautifull blossomeblossom by reason of the aboundance of fruites of beasts & sheepe &c. Thus much thought …
    With rule
    … their vines, and their winepresses with the wine: the fieldes shalbe adorned with beautifull blossomeblossom by reason of the aboundance of fruites of beasts & sheepe &c. Thus much thought …

    John Foxe · A Sermon Preached at the Christening of a Jew · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … and finde, that this church office is no braunch of true religion, but a bloſſomeblossom of fooliſh and ridiculous flattery reducing the practizers here of backe againe to the …
    With rule
    … and finde, that this church office is no braunch of true religion, but a bloſſomeblossom of fooliſh and ridiculous flattery reducing the practizers here of backe againe to the …

    Thomas Holland · Sermon 17 November 1599 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (21)

14 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.

Eighty Sermons A20637

  • Printed
    … as the Prophet Eſay calls Chriſt, that Off-ſpring of Jehova, that Bud, that BloſſomeBlossom, that fruit of God himſelfe, the Son of God, the Meſſiah, the Redeemer, Chriſt …
    With rule
    … as the Prophet Eſay calls Chriſt, that Off-ſpring of Jehova, that Bud, that BloſſomeBlossom, that fruit of God himſelfe, the Son of God, the Meſſiah, the Redeemer, Chriſt …

    John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 40 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … profeſſe with Eſay, That he is Germen Iehovae, The Bud of the Lord, The BloſſomeBlossom of God himſelfe; for this Profeſſion is a two-edged ſword; for it wounds …
    With rule
    … profeſſe with Eſay, That he is Germen Iehovae, The Bud of the Lord, The BloſſomeBlossom of God himſelfe; for this Profeſſion is a two-edged ſword; for it wounds …

    John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 316 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Jews on the other ſide, becauſe if Jeſus be Germen Iehovae, The Bud, the BloſſomeBlossom, the Off-ſpring of God, then there is a plurality of Perſons, Father and …
    With rule
    … Jews on the other ſide, becauſe if Jeſus be Germen Iehovae, The Bud, the BloſſomeBlossom, the Off-ſpring of God, then there is a plurality of Perſons, Father and …

    John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 316 · Open in the reader

Looking Unto Jesus A25241

  • Printed
    … the heart in want of all outward pleaſantneſs; Although the Fig-Tree ſhall not BloſſomeBlossom, neither ſhall fruit be in the Vines, the labour of the Olive ſhall fail …
    With rule
    … the heart in want of all outward pleaſantneſs; Although the Fig-Tree ſhall not BloſſomeBlossom, neither ſhall fruit be in the Vines, the labour of the Olive ſhall fail …

    Isaac Ambrose · Looking Unto Jesus · p. 199 · Open in the reader

Stand Still A29529

  • Printed
    … we a blessing upon their endeavours, that the Rod of Aaron may Bud and BlossomeBlossom, and bring forth fruit. No such way to quiet the murmurings of the people …
    With rule
    … we a blessing upon their endeavours, that the Rod of Aaron may Bud and BlossomeBlossom, and bring forth fruit. No such way to quiet the murmurings of the people …

    John Brinsley · Stand Still · p. 21 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … the Calamitie of the times seemes to lye secure and dead) to Bud and BlossomeBlossom, and Bring forth Almonds; yeelding us, not onely Hopes but Fruits; Hopes of a …
    With rule
    … the Calamitie of the times seemes to lye secure and dead) to Bud and BlossomeBlossom, and Bring forth Almonds; yeelding us, not onely Hopes but Fruits; Hopes of a …

    John Brinsley · Stand Still · p. 21 · Open in the reader

A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America A33345

  • Printed
    … top, which branch is very heavy, and then the leaves open and shew the BlossomeBlossom, which is of a pure purple, and like a heart with the point downwards …
    With rule
    … top, which branch is very heavy, and then the leaves open and shew the BlossomeBlossom, which is of a pure purple, and like a heart with the point downwards …

    Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 78 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … are somewhat less, and the body hath here and there some blackish spots, the BlossomeBlossom no bigger then a large Rose bud, of a faint Purple and Ash colour …
    With rule
    … are somewhat less, and the body hath here and there some blackish spots, the BlossomeBlossom no bigger then a large Rose bud, of a faint Purple and Ash colour …

    Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 78 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    In a quarter of a year more, the BlossomeBlossom appears on the top of the stem, as large as a great Cornation, the …
    With rule
    In a quarter of a year more, the BlossomeBlossom appears on the top of the stem, as large as a great Cornation, the …

    Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 79 · Open in the reader

New-England Pleaded With A53265

  • Printed
    … Ezek. 7.10. Unless this Pride be nipped in the Bud, it will certainly thrustforth the BlossomeBlossom of a Rod. God hath smart Rods for the back of a proud People.
    With rule
    … Ezek. 7.10. Unless this Pride be nipped in the Bud, it will certainly thrustforth the BlossomeBlossom of a Rod. God hath smart Rods for the back of a proud People.

    Urian Oakes · New-England Pleaded With · p. 33 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

  • Printed
    BlossomeBlossom]
    With rule
    BlossomeBlossom]

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 65 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    BlossomeBlossom]
    With rule
    BlossomeBlossom]

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 65 · Open in the reader

The Grove of Beatitudes A89495

  • Printed
    … true Embleme of Man, who is born naked, and ſprings forth like a tender BloſſomeBlossom; As Job ſaith, Naked came I from the womb of my Mother, and naked …
    With rule
    … true Embleme of Man, who is born naked, and ſprings forth like a tender BloſſomeBlossom; As Job ſaith, Naked came I from the womb of my Mother, and naked …

    Edward Manning · The Grove of Beatitudes · p. 4 · Open in the reader

The Figless Fig Tree A91944

  • Printed
    … ſaith our Saviour) you can do nothing. The Bud of a good deſire, the BloſſomeBlossom of a good reſolution, and the Fruit of a good action, all proceeds from …
    With rule
    … ſaith our Saviour) you can do nothing. The Bud of a good deſire, the BloſſomeBlossom of a good reſolution, and the Fruit of a good action, all proceeds from …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The Figless Fig Tree · p. 87 · Open in the reader