Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #361 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

gouerninggoverning

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

Puritas changed it: 958 times in 295 works
Consistency: 98.5% (958 of 972)
Reach if approved: ~1,021 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: governing
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 972 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (958 changes in 295 works, 98.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 958)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… hilles, and hath vnder it tenne confederate kinges, and hath had ſeuen princelie eſtats gouerninggoverning it)
With rule
… hilles, and hath vnder it tenne confederate kinges, and hath had ſeuen princelie eſtats gouerninggoverning it)
John Napier · The Whole Revelation of John in Two Treatises · p. 157 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſette ouer the earthe, whiche beetokeneth that his creating of the worlde, and his gouerninggoverning of it, are thinges that goe ioyntlye together. If we imagine that GOD gouerneth …
With rule
… ſette ouer the earthe, whiche beetokeneth that his creating of the worlde, and his gouerninggoverning of it, are thinges that goe ioyntlye together. If we imagine that GOD gouerneth …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 208 · Open in the reader
Printed
… aſcended into Heauen, Mar. 16.19 Act 1.9. and ſits at the right hand of God. Heb. 12.2. gouerninggoverning all things both in heauen and earth. Mat. 28.18.
With rule
… aſcended into Heauen, Mar. 16.19 Act 1.9. and ſits at the right hand of God. Heb. 12.2. gouerninggoverning all things both in heauen and earth. Mat. 28.18.
Richard Gawton · Short Instruction for those Admitted to the Lords Supper · Open in the reader
Printed
Seuenthly, indiſcreet gouerninggoverning of her.
With rule
Seuenthly, indiſcreet gouerninggoverning of her.
Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in all the houſe of God, as Moſes was about the Tabernacle, and in gouerninggoverning Iſrael: But Moſes did not direct the worke-men to make any thing, no …
With rule
… in all the houſe of God, as Moſes was about the Tabernacle, and in gouerninggoverning Iſrael: But Moſes did not direct the worke-men to make any thing, no …
James Balmford · Concerning the Lords Day, State of the Church of Rome, Execution of Priests · p. 24 · Open in the reader
Printed
… works, the mightie power, the infinite mercie, and divine providence of God; in deliuering, gouerninggoverning, comforting, and preserving his Kirk, and the members thereof, from the beginning of the …
With rule
… works, the mightie power, the infinite mercie, and divine providence of God; in deliuering, gouerninggoverning, comforting, and preserving his Kirk, and the members thereof, from the beginning of the …
Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 64 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in the Church there are diuers kindes of members, ſome taught, ſome teaching, ſome gouerninggoverning, ſome gouerned, ſome diſtributing, yea, euery member hath as it were his diſtinct grace …
With rule
… in the Church there are diuers kindes of members, ſome taught, ſome teaching, ſome gouerninggoverning, ſome gouerned, ſome diſtributing, yea, euery member hath as it were his diſtinct grace …
Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 · p. 397 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of anie power, vnles the holy Pope of Rome be their President, directing and gouerninggoverning the same, as he thinketh good. For he is the verie eye, and the …
With rule
… of anie power, vnles the holy Pope of Rome be their President, directing and gouerninggoverning the same, as he thinketh good. For he is the verie eye, and the …
Phillips Marnix · The Bee Hive of the Romish Church · p. 42 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

10 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.

Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture A00415

Printed
GouerningGoverning the Church, 1 by giuing gifts: 2 by ruling by his word, and Spirit.
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GouerningGoverning the Church, 1 by giuing gifts: 2 by ruling by his word, and Spirit.
George Estey · Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture · p. 22 · Open in the reader

Twenty-Nine Lectures A10399

Printed
… it, or to make ſhifts againſt it; but if it bee ſo expounded of GouerningGoverning Elders beſides Miniſters, it is ſubiect to many iuſt exceptions, and alſo it may …
With rule
… it, or to make ſhifts againſt it; but if it bee ſo expounded of GouerningGoverning Elders beſides Miniſters, it is ſubiect to many iuſt exceptions, and alſo it may …
John Randall · Twenty-Nine Lectures · p. 289 · Open in the reader

The Sum of the Christian Religion A12805

Printed
GouerningGoverning.
With rule
GouerningGoverning.
John Sprint · The Sum of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

A Bride Bush A14989

Printed
2. GouerningGoverning: ſect. 14.
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2. GouerningGoverning: ſect. 14.
William Whately · A Bride Bush · p. 49 · Open in the reader

The Light of Faith A17419

Printed
… and guide from thy vp…iſing to thy downe-l…ing. Nor i… the GouerningGoverning of our liues left in our owne hands one day: nor were it good …
With rule
… and guide from thy vp…iſing to thy downe-l…ing. Nor i… the GouerningGoverning of our liues left in our owne hands one day: nor were it good …
Richard Byfield · The Light of Faith · p. 326 · Open in the reader

A Bright Star which Leadeth Wise Men to our Lord Jesus Christ A20559

Printed
GouerningGoverning her wiſely by
With rule
GouerningGoverning her wiſely by
John Dod · A Bright Star which Leadeth Wise Men to our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 22 · Open in the reader

The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God A20720

Printed
GouerningGoverning her by an amiable gouernment, and giuing honour to her as the weaker vessell …
With rule
GouerningGoverning her by an amiable gouernment, and giuing honour to her as the weaker vessell …
George Downame · The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath A20733

Printed
… doctrine. From whence they gather a distinction of Presbyters, or Elders; that some are GouerningGoverning Elders onely; others, also Ministers. Wherevnto I answere, that not any of the Fathers …
With rule
… doctrine. From whence they gather a distinction of Presbyters, or Elders; that some are GouerningGoverning Elders onely; others, also Ministers. Wherevnto I answere, that not any of the Fathers …
George Downame · A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath · p. 81 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

Printed
Gods almighty power in GouerningGoverning all thinges, is an inuincible and peremptory proofe of his righteouſeneſſe. 670. b 41. 672. a 40.
With rule
Gods almighty power in GouerningGoverning all thinges, is an inuincible and peremptory proofe of his righteouſeneſſe. 670. b 41. 672. a 40.
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

The Nature and Use of Things Indifferent B15350

Printed
65 What? If in the feeding of Chriſts ſheepe, and in the GouerningGoverning of them, EVERY CHVRCH careth for the flock committed to her owne cuſtodie and …
With rule
65 What? If in the feeding of Chriſts ſheepe, and in the GouerningGoverning of them, EVERY CHVRCH careth for the flock committed to her owne cuſtodie and …
Gabriel Powel · The Nature and Use of Things Indifferent · p. 64 · Open in the reader