Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #3998 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

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ie for a final y, y for i: mercie → mercy, tyme → time.

Puritas changed it: 2,435 times in 325 works
Consistency: 98.5% (2,435 of 2,470)
Reach if approved: ~2,595 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: only
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,470 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,435 changes in 325 works, 98.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,435)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

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… to flatter you, whoe of all other haue leaſt delight in that veine. The onlieonly thing which I ought in dutie, & may ſafely do, is firſt to pray vnto …
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… to flatter you, whoe of all other haue leaſt delight in that veine. The onlieonly thing which I ought in dutie, & may ſafely do, is firſt to pray vnto …
George Gifford · Four Sermons · Open in the reader
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… ſatiſfaction, is our healing or juſtification: & that this ſatiſfaction of Chriſts is made ours onlieonly by imputation, that Romane Doctor confeſſeth, Bellarmine, lib. 2. de justificatione, c. 10. §. deinde.
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… ſatiſfaction, is our healing or juſtification: & that this ſatiſfaction of Chriſts is made ours onlieonly by imputation, that Romane Doctor confeſſeth, Bellarmine, lib. 2. de justificatione, c. 10. §. deinde.
William Guild · A Compend of the Controversies of Religion · p. 114 · Open in the reader
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… is not in him. But foralsmeikle as al sinne, is either committed aganis God onlieonly, and the first table of his Lawe: either else aganis man, and the second …
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… is not in him. But foralsmeikle as al sinne, is either committed aganis God onlieonly, and the first table of his Lawe: either else aganis man, and the second …
Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 47 · Open in the reader
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… be vnderstand, that man was neuer elected to lief euerlasting, but in Christ Iesus onlieonly. But if he will affirme that none are elected in Christ Iesus, without Christ …
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… be vnderstand, that man was neuer elected to lief euerlasting, but in Christ Iesus onlieonly. But if he will affirme that none are elected in Christ Iesus, without Christ …
John Knox · An Answer to Blasphemous Cavillations by an Anabaptist · p. 240 · Open in the reader
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… iuſtlie glorie to be paſtouris of Chriſtis Kirk, and feidaris of his flock, bot onlieonly thair outward ornamentis, and triumphant tytillis. Bot beand inwardlie conſiderit, thay wald be fund …
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… iuſtlie glorie to be paſtouris of Chriſtis Kirk, and feidaris of his flock, bot onlieonly thair outward ornamentis, and triumphant tytillis. Bot beand inwardlie conſiderit, thay wald be fund …
David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader
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… was he begotten after an only manner, and therfore he loueth him with an onlieonly loue, and in him onely is well pleaſed. In this reſpect Salomon in that …
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… was he begotten after an only manner, and therfore he loueth him with an onlieonly loue, and in him onely is well pleaſed. In this reſpect Salomon in that …
Peter Moffett · The Excellency of the Mystery of Christ Jesus · Open in the reader
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… thine, there being no iote nor reſemblance of good in any creature but that onlieonly which they haue frō thee, who art the Father of lights.
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… thine, there being no iote nor reſemblance of good in any creature but that onlieonly which they haue frō thee, who art the Father of lights.
Henry Finch · The Sacred Doctrine of Divinity · Open in the reader
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… with derogation and disanulling the same altog…ther, set downe your owne, as the onlieonly true interpretation according to the Hebrewe: a…ouching the Hebrewe that nowe i…, and …
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… with derogation and disanulling the same altog…ther, set downe your owne, as the onlieonly true interpretation according to the Hebrewe: a…ouching the Hebrewe that nowe i…, and …
William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 517 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (35)

33 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 30 are listed here. 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted A01042

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OnlieOnly for GOD'S peculiar Ones prepared.
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OnlieOnly for GOD'S peculiar Ones prepared.
Patrick Forbes · Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted · p. 166 · Open in the reader

A Compend of the Controversies of Religion A02349

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2. THeſſ. 2.7. OnlieOnly hee who now letteth, vvill let, till hee bee taken out of the vvay.
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2. THeſſ. 2.7. OnlieOnly hee who now letteth, vvill let, till hee bee taken out of the vvay.
William Guild · A Compend of the Controversies of Religion · p. 195 · Open in the reader

Life and Death A03695

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… which they weare, and faſhions that they are weary of, when a newer comes. OnlieOnly, hauing taught theſe Principles (moſt of them) to a few priuately; and finding it …
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… which they weare, and faſhions that they are weary of, when a newer comes. OnlieOnly, hauing taught theſe Principles (moſt of them) to a few priuately; and finding it …
Robert Horne · Life and Death · Open in the reader

Appellation from the Cruel and Unjust Sentence Against Him A04923

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… to appeale from their vniust sentence my purpose is not to make long discourse. OnlieOnly I will touche the poyntes which all men confesse to be iust causes of …
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… to appeale from their vniust sentence my purpose is not to make long discourse. OnlieOnly I will touche the poyntes which all men confesse to be iust causes of …
John Knox · Appellation from the Cruel and Unjust Sentence Against Him · p. 5 · Open in the reader

The Plea of the Innocent A08206

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… by petition or othervviſe as vve haue done, that theſe things may be reformed. OnlieOnly this one word is to be added; that we can not tell, vvhether vvee …
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… by petition or othervviſe as vve haue done, that theſe things may be reformed. OnlieOnly this one word is to be added; that we can not tell, vvhether vvee …
Josias Nichols · The Plea of the Innocent · p. 47 · Open in the reader

The Treasure of Truth Touching Salvation and the Christian Religion A10213

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… God, for as much as in these Treatises they are both plenti…ullie perfourmed. OnlieOnly this I am to put thee in minde of, namelie, that thou talke soberlie …
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… God, for as much as in these Treatises they are both plenti…ullie perfourmed. OnlieOnly this I am to put thee in minde of, namelie, that thou talke soberlie …
Theodore Beza · The Treasure of Truth Touching Salvation and the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

The Seven Days A12258

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OnlieOnly to them Man had a deafned Eare.
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OnlieOnly to them Man had a deafned Eare.
Archibald Simson · The Seven Days · Open in the reader
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… for thy glorie, that whether I liue or die, Chriſt may bee mine aduantage. OnlieOnly I craue, holie FATHER, that I may ſo depende vpon thee in this my …
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… for thy glorie, that whether I liue or die, Chriſt may bee mine aduantage. OnlieOnly I craue, holie FATHER, that I may ſo depende vpon thee in this my …
Archibald Simson · The Seven Days · p. 167 · Open in the reader

The Sum of Christian Religion 2 A14216

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… Anſwere. There is more in the concluſion than in the premiſſes. For the particle ONLIEONLY, which is ſtitched to the concluſion, is not in the Minor propoſition. Wherefore of …
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… Anſwere. There is more in the concluſion than in the premiſſes. For the particle ONLIEONLY, which is ſtitched to the concluſion, is not in the Minor propoſition. Wherefore of …
Zacharias Ursinus · The Sum of Christian Religion 2 · p. 501 · Open in the reader

The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English A15622

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OnlieOnly England haue their shéepe and other cattell wander abroad harmelesse, hauing no kéeper, which …
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OnlieOnly England haue their shéepe and other cattell wander abroad harmelesse, hauing no kéeper, which …
Clergy George Wither · The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English · p. 98 · Open in the reader
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… translator, neither yet at your translation, neither will I begin here, though I might. OnlieOnly this I would haue all men to obserue diligently, that in this dignitie, which …
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… translator, neither yet at your translation, neither will I begin here, though I might. OnlieOnly this I would haue all men to obserue diligently, that in this dignitie, which …
Clergy George Wither · The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English · p. 179 · Open in the reader

A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs A16106

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ONLIEONLY to God on heich be gloir,
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ONLIEONLY to God on heich be gloir,
John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 47 · Open in the reader
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OnlieOnly to be our remedie.
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OnlieOnly to be our remedie.
John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 56 · Open in the reader
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OnlieOnly in him I will beleue.
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OnlieOnly in him I will beleue.
John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 93 · Open in the reader
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OnlieOnly, nor Lord, of greit valure,
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OnlieOnly, nor Lord, of greit valure,
John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 146 · Open in the reader
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OnlieOnly thairfoir beleue me on
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OnlieOnly thairfoir beleue me on
John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · Open in the reader

A Preparative to Contention A18015

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… to pray on the venemous Serpent to his owne deſtruction, as ſayth the Prouerbe. OnlieOnly the wiſe man conſidereth well theſe things, and yeeldeth to this, that Content is …
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… to pray on the venemous Serpent to his owne deſtruction, as ſayth the Prouerbe. OnlieOnly the wiſe man conſidereth well theſe things, and yeeldeth to this, that Content is …
John Carpenter · A Preparative to Contention · p. 274 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Proverbs 13-14 A20549

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ONlieOnly by pride, &c) that is, whereſoeuer ſtrife groweth, there is pride, at leaſt in …
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ONlieOnly by pride, &c) that is, whereſoeuer ſtrife groweth, there is pride, at leaſt in …
John Dod · Exposition of Proverbs 13-14 · p. 26 · Open in the reader

The Form and Order of the Coronation of Charles II A36435

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… ſhould have cut off her ſonnes children. I ſhall not ſtand upon the matter, OnlieOnly I may ſay, if they were Ahaziah his own children it was a moſt …
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… ſhould have cut off her ſonnes children. I ſhall not ſtand upon the matter, OnlieOnly I may ſay, if they were Ahaziah his own children it was a moſt …
Robert Douglas · The Form and Order of the Coronation of Charles II · p. 6 · Open in the reader
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… Gad make their Apologie, ſhowing that they have no ſuch intention to ſit ſtill, OnlieOnly they deſyre their wyves, and little ones, may ſtay there; they themſelves promiſe to …
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… Gad make their Apologie, ſhowing that they have no ſuch intention to ſit ſtill, OnlieOnly they deſyre their wyves, and little ones, may ſtay there; they themſelves promiſe to …
Robert Douglas · The Form and Order of the Coronation of Charles II · p. 28 · Open in the reader

The Old Roman Catholic A42315

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… not that thou wouldst saue mee, Trusting in my merits: But relying on Thyne OnlieOnly Mercie, I hope to obtayn, that which I can never by any merits of …
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… not that thou wouldst saue mee, Trusting in my merits: But relying on Thyne OnlieOnly Mercie, I hope to obtayn, that which I can never by any merits of …
William Guild · The Old Roman Catholic · p. 103 · Open in the reader

Answer to a Popish Pamphlet Called the Touchstone of the Reformed Gospel A70152

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… likewiſe by the cōſent of all Romaniſts, that ſpeech 2. Theſſ. 2. 7. wher it is ſaid, (OnlieOnly he who now letteth, will let, till he be taken out of the way …
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… likewiſe by the cōſent of all Romaniſts, that ſpeech 2. Theſſ. 2. 7. wher it is ſaid, (OnlieOnly he who now letteth, will let, till he be taken out of the way …
William Guild · Answer to a Popish Pamphlet Called the Touchstone of the Reformed Gospel · p. 149 · Open in the reader

The Works of Jeremiah Burroughs 8 A77976

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… doth it actuallie; Sin brings diſorder, and doth break the order God hath ſet: OnlieOnly God by his mightie Power knows how to bring Sin it ſelf to that …
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… doth it actuallie; Sin brings diſorder, and doth break the order God hath ſet: OnlieOnly God by his mightie Power knows how to bring Sin it ſelf to that …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Works of Jeremiah Burroughs 8 · p. 72 · Open in the reader
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… ſin; ſatisfied infinite divine Juſtice, made a full Attonement between God and ſinful man. OnlieOnly upon theſe terms now, he doth tender and offer to everie poor wearied diſtreſſed …
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… ſin; ſatisfied infinite divine Juſtice, made a full Attonement between God and ſinful man. OnlieOnly upon theſe terms now, he doth tender and offer to everie poor wearied diſtreſſed …
Jeremiah Burroughs · The Works of Jeremiah Burroughs 8 · p. 482 · Open in the reader

An Antidote Against Popery B09202

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… is infirme, or to anie necessitie in GOD; which is not, but to Grace OnlieOnly, whereof Hee is full.
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… is infirme, or to anie necessitie in GOD; which is not, but to Grace OnlieOnly, whereof Hee is full.
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 110 · Open in the reader
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… and as our sinnes imputed to Him brought Him to death: so His righteousnesse ONLIEONLY imputed to vs▪ bringeth vs to lyfe, beeing (as Bellarmine speaketh) given to vs …
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… and as our sinnes imputed to Him brought Him to death: so His righteousnesse ONLIEONLY imputed to vs▪ bringeth vs to lyfe, beeing (as Bellarmine speaketh) given to vs …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 121 · Open in the reader
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… Fathers deliver (sayth Cassander) that the hope of pardon, and of lyfe eternall, is ONLIEONLY to bee placed in the mercie of GOD, and merite of CHRIST onelie: neyther …
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… Fathers deliver (sayth Cassander) that the hope of pardon, and of lyfe eternall, is ONLIEONLY to bee placed in the mercie of GOD, and merite of CHRIST onelie: neyther …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 160 · Open in the reader
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Where-vpon (sayeth Aquinas) There-fore, CHRIST ONLIEONLY is our true Priest: and all others, they are but the Ministers of CHRIST …
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Where-vpon (sayeth Aquinas) There-fore, CHRIST ONLIEONLY is our true Priest: and all others, they are but the Ministers of CHRIST …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 219 · Open in the reader

Job Expounded B11451

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… life were not the good blessing of God, to those that can vse it? OnlieOnly this I say, that it is small profite and lesse pleasure for any man …
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… life were not the good blessing of God, to those that can vse it? OnlieOnly this I say, that it is small profite and lesse pleasure for any man …
Theodore Beza · Job Expounded · Open in the reader

An Exposition of the Lords Prayer B11845

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… woman to examine their owne hartes without hypocrisie, and their owne thoughts, without partialitie. OnlieOnly this will I aduise all, that meane truely and sincerelie to trie themselues, that …
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… woman to examine their owne hartes without hypocrisie, and their owne thoughts, without partialitie. OnlieOnly this will I aduise all, that meane truely and sincerelie to trie themselues, that …
Francis Bunny · An Exposition of the Lords Prayer · p. 161 · Open in the reader