Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39286 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sionszion's

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 384 times in 222 works
Consistency: 80.0% (384 of 480)
Reach if approved: ~526 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: zions
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 501 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: 5 places (not counted against it)

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (384 changes in 222 works, 80.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 384)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… silent, they cannot but tremble when they see the Ark in danger; and for SionsZion's sake they cannot hold their peace; and they cannot be silent until the Lord …
With rule
… silent, they cannot but tremble when they see the Ark in danger; and for SionsZion's sake they cannot hold their peace; and they cannot be silent until the Lord …
Edmund Calamy · Sermon Preached 28 December 1662 · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… owne ſinnes, and the ſinnes of the times, our ardent wiſhes, conſcionable endeauours for SionsZion's wel-fare, our denials of our ſelues, our workes of charitie towards the ſoules …
With rule
… owne ſinnes, and the ſinnes of the times, our ardent wiſhes, conſcionable endeauours for SionsZion's wel-fare, our denials of our ſelues, our workes of charitie towards the ſoules …
Thomas Barnes · The Court of Conscience · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his word vpon the hearts of thoſe that ſhall be ſaved; and therefore for SionsZion's ſake wee muſt not hold our peace, nor be either afraid, or vnreadie to …
With rule
… his word vpon the hearts of thoſe that ſhall be ſaved; and therefore for SionsZion's ſake wee muſt not hold our peace, nor be either afraid, or vnreadie to …
John Randall · The Necessity of Righteousness · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
"And 't may be holy SionsZion's lot,
With rule
"And 't may be holy SionsZion's lot,
John Wilson · A Song · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
Among fai…e SionsZion's Daughter…, none doth sit
With rule
Among fai…e SionsZion's Daughter…, none doth sit
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader
Printed
… powers dying, almost all that could continue it being laid in the dust, and SionsZion's Enimies expecting the expiring of the Order: then the appointed time was come, and …
With rule
… powers dying, almost all that could continue it being laid in the dust, and SionsZion's Enimies expecting the expiring of the Order: then the appointed time was come, and …
Richard Allestree · Forty Sermons · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
14 That I in SionsZion's daughters gates, the praise that's thine alone
With rule
14 That I in SionsZion's daughters gates, the praise that's thine alone
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader
Printed
SionsZion's groans for her distressed; Proving it the undoubted right of Christian Liberty, under different …
With rule
SionsZion's groans for her distressed; Proving it the undoubted right of Christian Liberty, under different …
John Bunyan · Sighs from Hell · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (96)

15 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 81 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
That none should with p…ov…sionszion's, come or goe.
With rule
That none should with p…ov…sionszion's, come or goe.
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

The Jerusalem Sinner Saved A30160

Printed
… to eternal Glory as he can. Often-times he abuses them with wrong apprehe…sionszion's of God, and with wrong apprehensions of Christ. He also casts them into the …
With rule
… to eternal Glory as he can. Often-times he abuses them with wrong apprehe…sionszion's of God, and with wrong apprehensions of Christ. He also casts them into the …
John Bunyan · The Jerusalem Sinner Saved · p. 131 · Open in the reader

A Cabinet of Jewels A37121

Printed
A CABINET OF JEWELS. OR, A GLIMPS OF SIONSZION'S GLORY. Written by WILLIAM DYER, late Preacher of the Goſpel at Cheſham and Chouldsbury …
With rule
A CABINET OF JEWELS. OR, A GLIMPS OF SIONSZION'S GLORY. Written by WILLIAM DYER, late Preacher of the Goſpel at Cheſham and Chouldsbury …
William Dyer · A Cabinet of Jewels · Open in the reader

The Touchstone of Sincerity A39695

Printed
… or as the French Tran…n hath it, be in horrour: as the appre…sionszion's of hell, so the apprehensions of sin …ress horrour upon the mind that's sancti …
With rule
… or as the French Tran…n hath it, be in horrour: as the appre…sionszion's of hell, so the apprehensions of sin …ress horrour upon the mind that's sancti …
John Flavel · The Touchstone of Sincerity · p. 89 · Open in the reader

The Resurrection Revealed A44277

Printed
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY; OR THE CHURCHES BEAUTY SPECIFIED.
With rule
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY; OR THE CHURCHES BEAUTY SPECIFIED.
Nathanael Homes · The Resurrection Revealed · p. 53 · Open in the reader

A Glimpse of Zions Glory A47560

Printed
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY: OR, THE CHURCHES BEAUTIE ſpecified. Publiſhed for the Good and Benefit of all …
With rule
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY: OR, THE CHURCHES BEAUTIE ſpecified. Publiſhed for the Good and Benefit of all …
Thomas Goodwin · A Glimpse of Zions Glory · Open in the reader
Printed
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY: OR, THE CHURCHES BEAUTIE ſpecified.
With rule
A GLIMPSE OF SIONSZION'S GLORY: OR, THE CHURCHES BEAUTIE ſpecified.
Thomas Goodwin · A Glimpse of Zions Glory · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Zion in Distress A47607

Printed
SIONSZION'S Sons.
With rule
SIONSZION'S Sons.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 66 · Open in the reader
Printed
SIONSZION'S Sons.
With rule
SIONSZION'S Sons.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
SIONSZION'S Prayer.
With rule
SIONSZION'S Prayer.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 70 · Open in the reader
Printed
SIONSZION'S Sons.
With rule
SIONSZION'S Sons.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 75 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… Prophet ſaith, He bore our griefs carry'd our ſorrows, was wounded for our Tranſgr… ſionszion's, bruiſed for our Iniquities, and became ſurety for our ſins, &c. Iſa. 53, 4, 5, 6, … Dan. 9.24, 26. So …
With rule
… Prophet ſaith, He bore our griefs carry'd our ſorrows, was wounded for our Tranſgr… ſionszion's, bruiſed for our Iniquities, and became ſurety for our ſins, &c. Iſa. 53, 4, 5, 6, … Dan. 9.24, 26. So …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 8 · Open in the reader

The Difficulty of Zions Deliverance and Reformation A87086

Printed
THE DIFFICVLTY OF SIONSZION'S DELIVERANCE AND REFORMATION. Toge…er With the Activitie which her friends … during the time …
With rule
THE DIFFICVLTY OF SIONSZION'S DELIVERANCE AND REFORMATION. Toge…er With the Activitie which her friends … during the time …
Humphrey Hardwick · The Difficulty of Zions Deliverance and Reformation · Open in the reader

Zions Sweets B07186

Printed
SIONSZION'S SVVEETS: OR THE SPOVSES SPIKENARD; AND MYSTICALL MYRRHE. BY THOMAS BARNES.
With rule
SIONSZION'S SVVEETS: OR THE SPOVSES SPIKENARD; AND MYSTICALL MYRRHE. BY THOMAS BARNES.
Thomas Barnes · Zions Sweets · Open in the reader

Balm in Gilead to Heal Zions Wounds B10265

Printed
Balm in Gilead TO HEAL SIONSZION'S WOUNDS: OR, A Treatiſe wherein there is a clear Diſcovery of the moſt Prevailing …
With rule
Balm in Gilead TO HEAL SIONSZION'S WOUNDS: OR, A Treatiſe wherein there is a clear Diſcovery of the moſt Prevailing …
Thomas Walley · Balm in Gilead to Heal Zions Wounds · Open in the reader