Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39975 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

pray'rprayer

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

Puritas changed it: 102 times in 34 works
Consistency: 67.5% (102 of 151)
Reach if approved: ~159 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: prayer
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 151 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: pray (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (102 changes in 34 works, 67.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 102)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Thus would he riſe in Pray'rPrayer, and in a trice
With rule
Thus would he riſe in Pray'rPrayer, and in a trice
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
To thee repair, God hearing Pray'rPrayer
With rule
To thee repair, God hearing Pray'rPrayer
Richard Davis · Hymns on Several Subjects · p. 43 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in him, as that they exact from all the Saints the uttermost importunity in Pray'rPrayer:
With rule
… in him, as that they exact from all the Saints the uttermost importunity in Pray'rPrayer:
John Flavel · Remains · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
Then Preachin…, and her blessed Sister Pray'rPrayer.
With rule
Then Preachin…, and her blessed Sister Pray'rPrayer.
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 115 · Open in the reader
Printed
They be the Jacobs, that in Pray'rPrayer,
With rule
They be the Jacobs, that in Pray'rPrayer,
Daniel Burgess · The Sure Way to Wealth Infallible · p. 70 · Open in the reader
Printed
(The Poets Tribe) aſſiſt with Verſe and Pray'rPrayer.
With rule
(The Poets Tribe) aſſiſt with Verſe and Pray'rPrayer.
Simon Ford · Londons Resurrection · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
My Voice, my Pray'rPrayer, and my Complaint;
With rule
My Voice, my Pray'rPrayer, and my Complaint;
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Songs · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
This curſed Pray'rPrayer thus with the Angels ſpeech
With rule
This curſed Pray'rPrayer thus with the Angels ſpeech
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 12 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (48)

15 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 33 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Treasury of Divine Raptures A28161

Printed
His Bonds; go put thoſe Bonds in ſuit by pray'rprayer.
With rule
His Bonds; go put thoſe Bonds in ſuit by pray'rprayer.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
A lazy pray'rprayer, or ſuch like ſorry thing:
With rule
A lazy pray'rprayer, or ſuch like ſorry thing:
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 58 · Open in the reader
Printed
'TWas Davids pray'rprayer; Lord, ſet a watch before
With rule
'TWas Davids pray'rprayer; Lord, ſet a watch before
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
PRay'rPrayer is a Charret, it to heaven brings,
With rule
PRay'rPrayer is a Charret, it to heaven brings,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
PRay'rPrayer is a Coach which by the Spirit driven,
With rule
PRay'rPrayer is a Coach which by the Spirit driven,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 124 · Open in the reader

Some Prison Meditations A42148

Printed
Watch thou to pray'rprayer with conſtant perſeverance.
With rule
Watch thou to pray'rprayer with conſtant perſeverance.
John Griffith · Some Prison Meditations · p. 48 · Open in the reader

A Complete and Compendious Church History A52804

Printed
… ſelf) could not ſave him, v. 2. yet even then did God ariſe at his pray'rprayer, v. 7. and gives David a Prophetick proſpect, not only of the death, but alſo …
With rule
… ſelf) could not ſave him, v. 2. yet even then did God ariſe at his pray'rprayer, v. 7. and gives David a Prophetick proſpect, not only of the death, but alſo …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 136 · Open in the reader

A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic A56191

Printed
And that a meere ſalute a pray'rprayer ſhould be
With rule
And that a meere ſalute a pray'rprayer ſhould be
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 7 · Open in the reader

Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians A75710

Printed
In whoſe each ſingle pray'rprayer incamptan Hoſt.
With rule
In whoſe each ſingle pray'rprayer incamptan Hoſt.
Simeon Ashe · Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thus would he riſe in pray'rprayer, and in a trice
With rule
Thus would he riſe in pray'rprayer, and in a trice
Simeon Ashe · Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
A ſigh was breath'd out, God breath'd in a pray'rprayer.
With rule
A ſigh was breath'd out, God breath'd in a pray'rprayer.
Simeon Ashe · Living Loves Betwixt Christ and Dying Christians · p. 78 · Open in the reader

Hymns on Several Subjects A81996

Printed
Thy gracious ear bow down to pray'rprayer
With rule
Thy gracious ear bow down to pray'rprayer
Richard Davis · Hymns on Several Subjects · p. 37 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons A95611

Printed
That might my pray'rprayer to God indear
With rule
That might my pray'rprayer to God indear
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 106 · Open in the reader
Printed
Faith makes pray'rprayer know
With rule
Faith makes pray'rprayer know
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 120 · Open in the reader
Printed
Whileſt Faith, in pray'rprayer ſteers the low ballaſt mind.
With rule
Whileſt Faith, in pray'rprayer ſteers the low ballaſt mind.
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 174 · Open in the reader