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couetcovet

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

Puritas changed it: 1,053 times in 321 works
Consistency: 96.8% (1,053 of 1,087)
Reach if approved: ~1,142 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: covet
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,087 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,053 changes in 321 works, 96.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,053)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
TO couetcovet, ſometimes importeth the will which is in a mā, as whē one ſhall caſt …
With rule
TO couetcovet, ſometimes importeth the will which is in a mā, as whē one ſhall caſt …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… trusting to a verball, leane, sicke, starued faith, deceiues many a Soule: whiles we couetcovet to be solifidians in opinion, wee prooue nullifidians in practise: no matter for wisedome …
With rule
… trusting to a verball, leane, sicke, starued faith, deceiues many a Soule: whiles we couetcovet to be solifidians in opinion, wee prooue nullifidians in practise: no matter for wisedome …
Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · Open in the reader
Printed
… among them, which while their brethren indured hunger or penurie in the Church, did couetcovet to ſhine gorgeouſlie with moſt aboundant wealth? Were not they wicked dooers, which by …
With rule
… among them, which while their brethren indured hunger or penurie in the Church, did couetcovet to ſhine gorgeouſlie with moſt aboundant wealth? Were not they wicked dooers, which by …
George Gifford · Plain Declaration that Brownists be Full Donatists · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours houſe, thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours wife, nor his ſeruant, nor his maide, nor his Oxe, nor his …
With rule
Thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours houſe, thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours wife, nor his ſeruant, nor his maide, nor his Oxe, nor his …
Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
And the lawe sayth / thou shalt not couete. Dost thou not couetcovet whan thou inforcest thy selfe to sweare for a worldlye thinge? and for a …
With rule
And the lawe sayth / thou shalt not couete. Dost thou not couetcovet whan thou inforcest thy selfe to sweare for a worldlye thinge? and for a …
Miles Coverdale · A Christian Exhortation Unto Customable Swearers · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… reason there is why the will of man, which doth necessarily shun harme and couetcovet whatsoeuer is pleasant and sweete, should be commanded to count the pleasures of sinne …
With rule
… reason there is why the will of man, which doth necessarily shun harme and couetcovet whatsoeuer is pleasant and sweete, should be commanded to count the pleasures of sinne …
Richard Hooker · The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity · p. 60 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours houſe, neyther ſhalt thou couetcovet thy neighbours wife, nor his man ſeruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor …
With rule
Thou ſhalt not couetcovet thy neighbours houſe, neyther ſhalt thou couetcovet thy neighbours wife, nor his man ſeruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor …
John Knewstubs · Lectures Upon Exodus 20 · p. 182 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that is owner, or at leaſt heire, of moſt ſumptuous and ſtately palaces, to couetcovet the poore cottages of beggers, that ſtand by the high way ſide, and repine …
With rule
… that is owner, or at leaſt heire, of moſt ſumptuous and ſtately palaces, to couetcovet the poore cottages of beggers, that ſtand by the high way ſide, and repine …
Paul Baynes · The Mirror or Miracle of Gods Love Unto the World of His Elect · p. 67 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (34)

27 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.

The Devils Banket Described A00888

Printed
… him from the world, and sent him to his owne place. Feast, Reuell, Ryot, CouetCovet, Ingrosse, Extort, Hoord, whiles you will; Earth is not your House, but your Bridge …
With rule
… him from the world, and sent him to his owne place. Feast, Reuell, Ryot, CouetCovet, Ingrosse, Extort, Hoord, whiles you will; Earth is not your House, but your Bridge …
Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 128 · Open in the reader

Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines A01262

Printed
CouetCovet and couetouſneſſe
With rule
CouetCovet and couetouſneſſe
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · Open in the reader
Printed
What is meant by the worde CouetCovet. pag. 116 Againſt Couetouſnes & vſury. pag. 94
With rule
What is meant by the worde CouetCovet. pag. 116 Againſt Couetouſnes & vſury. pag. 94
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · Open in the reader

The Happiness of the Church A01956

Printed
… life. Gods Law is, Thou shalt not sweare: Satans, thou shalt forsweare. Gods Law, CouetCovet not; Satans, couetcovet all. Nihil praecipit Deus nisi charitatem, nihil Diabolus nisi cupiditatem. God …
With rule
… life. Gods Law is, Thou shalt not sweare: Satans, thou shalt forsweare. Gods Law, CouetCovet not; Satans, couetcovet all. Nihil praecipit Deus nisi charitatem, nihil Diabolus nisi cupiditatem. God …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 20 · Open in the reader

History of Three Renowned Reformers A08486

Printed
… y^e clock, the Heraulde came and brought Luther from hys lodgyng, to the Emperours CouetCovet, where he abode tyi ſyxe of the clocke, for that the Princes wet occupied …
With rule
… y^e clock, the Heraulde came and brought Luther from hys lodgyng, to the Emperours CouetCovet, where he abode tyi ſyxe of the clocke, for that the Princes wet occupied …
Philipp Melanchthon · History of Three Renowned Reformers · Open in the reader

A Golden Chain A09339

Printed
CouetCovet] The cogitation or motion of the heart, is of three sorts. The first is …
With rule
CouetCovet] The cogitation or motion of the heart, is of three sorts. The first is …
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
CouetCovet that onely, which is auaileable to thy neighbour.
With rule
CouetCovet that onely, which is auaileable to thy neighbour.
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 101 · Open in the reader
Printed
to CouetCovet, what. …00
With rule
to CouetCovet, what. …00
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · Open in the reader

Against Sacrilege A09838

Printed
… abhomination into their houses? & so procure a curse against themselues. For the Scripture sayeth: CouetCovet not the siluer nor golde that is vppon their Idoles, nor take it vnto …
With rule
… abhomination into their houses? & so procure a curse against themselues. For the Scripture sayeth: CouetCovet not the siluer nor golde that is vppon their Idoles, nor take it vnto …
Robert Pont · Against Sacrilege · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons A11454

Printed
… as they may be likeliest to bring profit to those that shall partake them. CouetCovet earnestly the best gifts, saith my Apostle at the last verse of this Chapter …
With rule
… as they may be likeliest to bring profit to those that shall partake them. CouetCovet earnestly the best gifts, saith my Apostle at the last verse of this Chapter …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 137 · Open in the reader
Printed
… haue his Comment vpon that Text in the first verse of the fourteenth Chapter, CouetCovet spirituall gifts, foreign, but rather that yee may prophecie. And by prophecying, hee meaneth the …
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… haue his Comment vpon that Text in the first verse of the fourteenth Chapter, CouetCovet spirituall gifts, foreign, but rather that yee may prophecie. And by prophecying, hee meaneth the …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 137 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Titus A13535

Printed
… be a studious prosecuting of good workes. The same word is vsed in 1. Cor. 14.1. CouetCovet spirituall gifts, but the word is, be zealous after, or zealously addicted vnto them …
With rule
… be a studious prosecuting of good workes. The same word is vsed in 1. Cor. 14.1. CouetCovet spirituall gifts, but the word is, be zealous after, or zealously addicted vnto them …
Thomas Taylor · Commentary on Titus · p. 529 · Open in the reader

The Kings Bath A13541

Printed
… their images, and cut downe their Groues. Deut. 7. 5, 6. and 25. 26. The images ye shall burne: CouetCovet not the gold and siluer, lest yee be ensnared therewith. Ezek. 20. 7. Let euery man …
With rule
… their images, and cut downe their Groues. Deut. 7. 5, 6. and 25. 26. The images ye shall burne: CouetCovet not the gold and siluer, lest yee be ensnared therewith. Ezek. 20. 7. Let euery man …
Thomas Taylor · The Kings Bath · p. 210 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

Printed
to CouetCovet. sig: pro
With rule
to CouetCovet. sig: pro
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 71 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 To desire spirituall blessings, or heauenly glory. 1. Cor. 12, 31. CouetCovet after the best things. Phil. 1, 23. I couetcovet to be loosed, and to be with …
With rule
2 To desire spirituall blessings, or heauenly glory. 1. Cor. 12, 31. CouetCovet after the best things. Phil. 1, 23. I couetcovet to be loosed, and to be with …
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 71 · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sabbath Day A16567

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… conclud, that ſuch men amongſt vs, whoſe neighbors haue Aſſes, are not forbidden, to CouetCovet their neighbors Aſſe, becauſe this branch of the 10th com. doth not reach vnto …
With rule
… conclud, that ſuch men amongſt vs, whoſe neighbors haue Aſſes, are not forbidden, to CouetCovet their neighbors Aſſe, becauſe this branch of the 10th com. doth not reach vnto …
Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 312 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſome ſmale thing, that is my neighbors: & whereas the com. ſaith. Thou ſhalt not CouetCovet: may one ſay, coueting, it is but a thought, & thoughts are free: or it …
With rule
… ſome ſmale thing, that is my neighbors: & whereas the com. ſaith. Thou ſhalt not CouetCovet: may one ſay, coueting, it is but a thought, & thoughts are free: or it …
Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 394 · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion A17183

Printed
CouetCovet what it is not that we muſt not. 325
With rule
CouetCovet what it is not that we muſt not. 325
Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

Printed
CouetCovet.
With rule
CouetCovet.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader
Printed
Why it is sayd in the last commaundement, Thou shalt not CouetCovet, &c.
With rule
Why it is sayd in the last commaundement, Thou shalt not CouetCovet, &c.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

A Hand of Fellowship to Help Keep Out Sin and Antichrist A19474

Printed
Deſire you the beſt gifts: and CouetCovet ſpirituall gifts; there are precepts. Thou ſhalt not couetcovet any thing that is thy …
With rule
Deſire you the beſt gifts: and CouetCovet ſpirituall gifts; there are precepts. Thou ſhalt not couetcovet any thing that is thy …
Robert Abbot · A Hand of Fellowship to Help Keep Out Sin and Antichrist · p. 4 · Open in the reader

Catechism for Children A19564

Printed
… without booke (I praye you) this short lesson, and put it daylye in execution. CouetCovet not, nor longe not for a more noble or welthy state, then God hathe …
With rule
… without booke (I praye you) this short lesson, and put it daylye in execution. CouetCovet not, nor longe not for a more noble or welthy state, then God hathe …
Archishop Thomas Cranmer · Catechism for Children · p. xci · Open in the reader
Printed
… to gyue it you, that your neighboure therby shal suffre no losse or damage. CouetCovet not youre neyghbours wife, house, seruaunt or any thynge that is his, except it …
With rule
… to gyue it you, that your neighboure therby shal suffre no losse or damage. CouetCovet not youre neyghbours wife, house, seruaunt or any thynge that is his, except it …
Archishop Thomas Cranmer · Catechism for Children · p. xcix · Open in the reader

The Mystery of Self-Deceiving A21024

Printed
… their neighbours vineyard, they long for it so desirously. And therefore the Apostle saith, CouetCovet after spirituall things; yea like the desire of Rabel after children, which made her …
With rule
… their neighbours vineyard, they long for it so desirously. And therefore the Apostle saith, CouetCovet after spirituall things; yea like the desire of Rabel after children, which made her …
Daniel Dyke · The Mystery of Self-Deceiving · p. 96 · Open in the reader

A Counterpoison Against Covetousness A21043

Printed
… be couetous of riches, ſo they would be couetous of true and durable riches. CouetCovet true riches, and ſpare not. CouetCovet to be Rich in God, Rich in faith …
With rule
… be couetous of riches, ſo they would be couetous of true and durable riches. CouetCovet true riches, and ſpare not. CouetCovet to be Rich in God, Rich in faith …
Jeremiah Dyke · A Counterpoison Against Covetousness · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
… would be couetous of true and durable riches. CouetCovet true riches, and ſpare not. CouetCovet to be Rich in God, Rich in faith, Rich in good works. The more …
With rule
… would be couetous of true and durable riches. CouetCovet true riches, and ſpare not. CouetCovet to be Rich in God, Rich in faith, Rich in good works. The more …
Jeremiah Dyke · A Counterpoison Against Covetousness · p. 42 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
… no other God. Or if you like that counſell better; Be couetous: Be ambitious: CouetCovet ſpirituall gifts, 1 Cor. 14.1. Neuer thinke you haue grace enough; deſire more, ſeeke for more …
With rule
… no other God. Or if you like that counſell better; Be couetous: Be ambitious: CouetCovet ſpirituall gifts, 1 Cor. 14.1. Neuer thinke you haue grace enough; deſire more, ſeeke for more …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 417 · Open in the reader