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presbytriesPresbyteries

Proper names whose form changes beyond mechanical spelling: Ionas → Jonah. Approve one at a time.

Puritas changed it
98 times in 19 works
Consistency
100% (98 of 98)
Reach if approved
~103 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: presbyteries
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
98 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (98 changes in 19 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 98)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … clearly a pattern for greater Synods, a Judicatory made up of Commissioners from several PresbytriesPresbyteries; and these making binding Laws to other Churches, who were absent in their Persons …
    With rule
    … clearly a pattern for greater Synods, a Judicatory made up of Commissioners from several PresbytriesPresbyteries; and these making binding Laws to other Churches, who were absent in their Persons …

    James Fergusson · Refutation of the Errors Toleration Erastianism Independency and Separation · p. 180 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … of their Ministeriall function within this Church. (3) Raising & dissipating all their Church-Iudicatories of PresbytriesPresbyteries Synods & Gen. As…emblies. (4) In the matter of the two Late Indulgences to Presbyterian …
    With rule
    … of their Ministeriall function within this Church. (3) Raising & dissipating all their Church-Iudicatories of PresbytriesPresbyteries Synods & Gen. As…emblies. (4) In the matter of the two Late Indulgences to Presbyterian …

    Robert McWard · The Banders Disbanded · p. 7 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … altogether frivolous as shall be shewed in your 7. Dial.) you urge, That, seing that PresbytriesPresbyteries do by Divine right acclaime a power o… jurisdiction, they ought to meet in …
    With rule
    … altogether frivolous as shall be shewed in your 7. Dial.) you urge, That, seing that PresbytriesPresbyteries do by Divine right acclaime a power o… jurisdiction, they ought to meet in …

    Robert McWard · The True Non-Conformist · p. 183 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … they may still be perswaded that it will be the care of Elderships and PresbytriesPresbyteries to do nothing that they can Justly complaine of. Besides that it may be …
    With rule
    … they may still be perswaded that it will be the care of Elderships and PresbytriesPresbyteries to do nothing that they can Justly complaine of. Besides that it may be …

    Gilbert Rule · Presbyterian Government · p. 12 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … of prelimiting of the Aſſembly being grounded upon thair Letter and Act ſent to PresbytriesPresbyteries which was a part of their proceedings; and the Exception of their being ſcandalous …
    With rule
    … of prelimiting of the Aſſembly being grounded upon thair Letter and Act ſent to PresbytriesPresbyteries which was a part of their proceedings; and the Exception of their being ſcandalous …

    James Guthrie · The Nullity of the Pretended Assembly at St Andrews and Dundee · p. 250 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … of God is not in them? This is alſo the Spot of Aſſemblies, Synods, PreſbytriesPresbyteries, that there are few godly Miniſters. Alas that this complaint ſhould be, even among …
    With rule
    … of God is not in them? This is alſo the Spot of Aſſemblies, Synods, PreſbytriesPresbyteries, that there are few godly Miniſters. Alas that this complaint ſhould be, even among …

    Hugh Binning · Heart Humiliation · p. 49 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the keyes, without subordination, or subjection to any Classical or Synodical Meeting: and that PresbytriesPresbyteries, and Synods, have only a power of counselling, advising, and exhorting, but no power …
    With rule
    … the keyes, without subordination, or subjection to any Classical or Synodical Meeting: and that PresbytriesPresbyteries, and Synods, have only a power of counselling, advising, and exhorting, but no power …

    David Dickson · Truths Victory Over Error · p. 317 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … this of Paul's sole Imposition of Hands, though supposed, so his Supposition anent the PresbytriesPresbyteries Authoritative Concurrence in this Action, clearly overthrows our Pamphleters pleading and scope.
    With rule
    … this of Paul's sole Imposition of Hands, though supposed, so his Supposition anent the PresbytriesPresbyteries Authoritative Concurrence in this Action, clearly overthrows our Pamphleters pleading and scope.

    Thomas Forrester · Vindication and Assertion of Calvin and Bezas Presbyterian Principles · p. 25 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.