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overthrowesoverthrows

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

Puritas changed it
323 times in 201 works
Consistency
100% (323 of 323)
Reach if approved
~339 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: overthrows
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
323 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (323 changes in 201 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 323)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … of eſſence: Thus where he profeſſeth to deſcribe the foundations of the law, he overthrowesoverthrows the foundation of our religiō. The holy goſpel conteyning the ſtory of Chriſt, and …
    With rule
    … of eſſence: Thus where he profeſſeth to deſcribe the foundations of the law, he overthrowesoverthrows the foundation of our religiō. The holy goſpel conteyning the ſtory of Chriſt, and …

    John Paget · Arrow Against the Separationists · p. 363 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … an opposite, as yet he would be his Vicar. Under colour of Religion, he overthrowesoverthrows all Religion; and while he would be Head of the Catholike Church, he is …
    With rule
    … an opposite, as yet he would be his Vicar. Under colour of Religion, he overthrowesoverthrows all Religion; and while he would be Head of the Catholike Church, he is …

    Richard Sibbes · Light from Heaven · p. 33 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … Gebal, and Ammon, and Amilecke, &c. but God with whom is wisdome and strength, overthrowesoverthrows their devises, that never did they, nor shall see all their hearts desires.
    With rule
    … Gebal, and Ammon, and Amilecke, &c. but God with whom is wisdome and strength, overthrowesoverthrows their devises, that never did they, nor shall see all their hearts desires.

    Thomas Taylor · Christs Victory Over the Dragon · p. 244 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … once a cuſtome, ever a neceſſity. Drunkenneſſe beaſtiates the heart, and ſpoiles the braine, overthrowesoverthrows the faculties and organs of repentance, and reſolution.
    With rule
    … once a cuſtome, ever a neceſſity. Drunkenneſſe beaſtiates the heart, and ſpoiles the braine, overthrowesoverthrows the faculties and organs of repentance, and reſolution.

    Richard Younge · Sin Stigmatized · p. 234 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … alſo I do ſtill referre it. Onely where he ſayth here, that our doctrine overthrowesoverthrows the conſtitution of our Church, which was gathered and constituted by Chriſtians without Officers …
    With rule
    … alſo I do ſtill referre it. Onely where he ſayth here, that our doctrine overthrowesoverthrows the conſtitution of our Church, which was gathered and constituted by Chriſtians without Officers …

    Francis Johnson · Concerning a Book by Christopher Lawne · p. 45 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … trial, as well as adverſity. But mark the different manner of their falls and overthrowesoverthrows: They that are overthrown by adverſity, are ſaid to fall away, that is, to …
    With rule
    … trial, as well as adverſity. But mark the different manner of their falls and overthrowesoverthrows: They that are overthrown by adverſity, are ſaid to fall away, that is, to …

    Richard Baxter · The Right Method for a Settled Peace of Conscience · p. 111 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the poor ſoule, when the ſoule hath fought againſt God by ſin, the Lord overthrowesoverthrows it by deſertion, yet it lives, but dare not be ſeen ſo openly, it …
    With rule
    … the poor ſoule, when the ſoule hath fought againſt God by ſin, the Lord overthrowesoverthrows it by deſertion, yet it lives, but dare not be ſeen ſo openly, it …

    John Collinges · A Cordial for a Fainting Soul · p. 178 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … go on in the waies of everlaſting deſtruction, forſake this roote off error which overthrowesoverthrows the Covenant, of the Goſpel of Ieſus Chriſt, in the firſt foundation thereof, bringing …
    With rule
    … go on in the waies of everlaſting deſtruction, forſake this roote off error which overthrowesoverthrows the Covenant, of the Goſpel of Ieſus Chriſt, in the firſt foundation thereof, bringing …

    Thomas Helwys · Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity · p. 183 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.