Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #341 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

striuingstriving

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

Puritas changed it: 1,138 times in 399 works
Consistency: 98.4% (1,138 of 1,156)
Reach if approved: ~1,215 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: striving
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,156 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,138 changes in 399 works, 98.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,138)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… figured in the wrestling of God with Iacob: where the Lord by wrestling and striuingstriving with him, seemed to fight with him with one hand, and by giuing him …
With rule
… figured in the wrestling of God with Iacob: where the Lord by wrestling and striuingstriving with him, seemed to fight with him with one hand, and by giuing him …
William Fulke · The Woman of Canaan · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… adest. Let vs make much of that we possesse, and still seek for more; striuingstriving to the marke. And yet when all is done, Profectio haec, non Perfectio est …
With rule
… adest. Let vs make much of that we possesse, and still seek for more; striuingstriving to the marke. And yet when all is done, Profectio haec, non Perfectio est …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 260 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thirdly the reading praier can be at no hand a striuingstriving in praier / for the worde agoniso which is read Rom. 15.30. signifieth to contēd in …
With rule
Thirdly the reading praier can be at no hand a striuingstriving in praier / for the worde agoniso which is read Rom. 15.30. signifieth to contēd in …
John Greenwood · Answer to Giffords Defense of Read Prayers · p. 25 · Open in the reader
Printed
… courſes of men, how ſhould hee ſee them emploied? Some gaping after wealth, ſome ſtriuingstriving to become great, and to ſet their nest on hie , ſome running after vaine …
With rule
… courſes of men, how ſhould hee ſee them emploied? Some gaping after wealth, ſome ſtriuingstriving to become great, and to ſet their nest on hie , ſome running after vaine …
Samuel Hieron · The Abridgment of the Gospel · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
… behinde, accounting that whereto we are come, to be ſcarſe worth the naming, and ſtriuingstriving to goe from grace to grace, from vertue to vertue, from ſtrength to ſtrength …
With rule
… behinde, accounting that whereto we are come, to be ſcarſe worth the naming, and ſtriuingstriving to goe from grace to grace, from vertue to vertue, from ſtrength to ſtrength …
Samuel Hieron · Truths Purchase · p. 73 · Open in the reader
Printed
… So alſo, ſome temptations and moleſtations cannot bee vanquiſhed, but by extraordinary care and ſtriuingstriving.
With rule
… So alſo, ſome temptations and moleſtations cannot bee vanquiſhed, but by extraordinary care and ſtriuingstriving.
William Jemmat · A Spiritual Trumpet Sounded to Christian Warfare · p. 200 · Open in the reader
Printed
… generally for his Egresse. His Regresse is the next act of this Tragedy; his striuingstriving for a re-entry in the Fort he hath lost. Which consists, 1. in his …
With rule
… generally for his Egresse. His Regresse is the next act of this Tragedy; his striuingstriving for a re-entry in the Fort he hath lost. Which consists, 1. in his …
Thomas Adams · The Black Devil · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
By striuingstriving to increase your ioy, do spend it;
With rule
By striuingstriving to increase your ioy, do spend it;
Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (18)

12 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 6 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Sacrifice of Thankfulness A02367

Printed
… and importunitie: and therefore hath so conditioned the gate of heauen, that without our StriuingStriving, we must not looke to enter it. For purchase, had a farre higher rate …
With rule
… and importunitie: and therefore hath so conditioned the gate of heauen, that without our StriuingStriving, we must not looke to enter it. For purchase, had a farre higher rate …
Thomas Adams · The Sacrifice of Thankfulness · p. 9 · Open in the reader

The English Catechism Explained A07350

Printed
4. StriuingStriving after that perfection of obedience, which the Angels and ſaints in heauen yeeld, making …
With rule
4. StriuingStriving after that perfection of obedience, which the Angels and ſaints in heauen yeeld, making …
John Mayer · The English Catechism Explained · p. 454 · Open in the reader

Four Great Liars Striving A09431

Printed
FOVRE GREAT LYERS, StriuingStriving who shall win the siluer WHETSTONE. ¶ ALSO, A RESOLVTION to the countri-man, prouing …
With rule
FOVRE GREAT LYERS, StriuingStriving who shall win the siluer WHETSTONE. ¶ ALSO, A RESOLVTION to the countri-man, prouing …
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader

Virtues History A11081

Printed
StriuingStriving who first should worke this cruell deed:
With rule
StriuingStriving who first should worke this cruell deed:
Francis Rous · Virtues History · Open in the reader

Exposition of 2 Thessalonians A11588

Printed
… time, yea then animated. The ſpirit of that Antichriſt was then in the world. 2. StriuingStriving to ſee light (abortiue would he had bin;) within a few Centuries after the …
With rule
… time, yea then animated. The ſpirit of that Antichriſt was then in the world. 2. StriuingStriving to ſee light (abortiue would he had bin;) within a few Centuries after the …
William Sclater · Exposition of 2 Thessalonians · p. 113 · Open in the reader

Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God A16338

Printed
… that leades vnto life: as, of walking precisely, Ephes. 5. 15. Being feruent in spirit, Rom. 12. 11. StriuingStriving to enter in at the strait gate, Luke 13. 24. Selfe-deniall, 14. 26. Surpassing the righteousnesse of …
With rule
… that leades vnto life: as, of walking precisely, Ephes. 5. 15. Being feruent in spirit, Rom. 12. 11. StriuingStriving to enter in at the strait gate, Luke 13. 24. Selfe-deniall, 14. 26. Surpassing the righteousnesse of …
Robert Bolton · Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God · p. 58 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Colossians A17648

Printed
… ſea. And note the force of the prayer, whiche is expreſſed in the worde, StriuingStriving. For although in this place Paule meante to note the vehemencie of affection, yet …
With rule
… ſea. And note the force of the prayer, whiche is expreſſed in the worde, StriuingStriving. For although in this place Paule meante to note the vehemencie of affection, yet …
John Calvin · Commentary on Colossians · p. 84 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

Printed
StriuingStriving againſt God.
With rule
StriuingStriving againſt God.
Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 723 · Open in the reader
Printed
StriuingStriving againſt God. Folio. 723.
With rule
StriuingStriving againſt God. Folio. 723.
Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · Open in the reader

The Christians Journal A72311

Printed
… owne way. Theſe things cannot hold, vnleſſe we thinke to make God a lyer. StriuingStriving to enter in at the ſtraite gate, and a not ſtriuingstriving againſt our owne …
With rule
… owne way. Theſe things cannot hold, vnleſſe we thinke to make God a lyer. StriuingStriving to enter in at the ſtraite gate, and a not ſtriuingstriving againſt our owne …
Samuel Hieron · The Christians Journal · p. 31 · Open in the reader

The Wonderful Mystery of Spiritual Growth B12200

Printed
2 StriuingStriving rather to giue, then to receiue honour, Rom. 12.10.
With rule
2 StriuingStriving rather to giue, then to receiue honour, Rom. 12.10.
Thomas Cooper · The Wonderful Mystery of Spiritual Growth · p. 225 · Open in the reader
Printed
StriuingStriving to haue more familiaritie and entire fellowſhip with the Lord, that we may bee …
With rule
StriuingStriving to haue more familiaritie and entire fellowſhip with the Lord, that we may bee …
Thomas Cooper · The Wonderful Mystery of Spiritual Growth · p. 413 · Open in the reader