Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #5092 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

godlynessgodliness

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

Puritas changed it: 175 times in 76 works
Consistency: 98.3% (175 of 178)
Reach if approved: ~187 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: godliness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 178 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (175 changes in 76 works, 98.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 175)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… wits and the diſputers of this World, and it is not a form of godlyneſsgodliness, nor a profeſſion of Religion, but it is walking cloſe with God in that …
With rule
… wits and the diſputers of this World, and it is not a form of godlyneſsgodliness, nor a profeſſion of Religion, but it is walking cloſe with God in that …
William Strong · The Worm that Dieth Not · p. 169 · Open in the reader
Printed
… their Parents taught them, ſome in groſs ignorance and worldlyneſs, without any ſignes of GodlyneſsGodliness, further then to come to Church; ſome in Drunkenneſs, ſome in Whoredom, abundance in …
With rule
… their Parents taught them, ſome in groſs ignorance and worldlyneſs, without any ſignes of GodlyneſsGodliness, further then to come to Church; ſome in Drunkenneſs, ſome in Whoredom, abundance in …
Richard Baxter · Confirmation and Restoration Necessary Means · p. 152 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is [againſt Popery, ſuperſtition, and profaneneſs and all that is againſt ſound doctrine and GodlyneſsGodliness: that we will Repent of our ſins, unfeignedly, and amend our lives, &c,] which …
With rule
… is [againſt Popery, ſuperſtition, and profaneneſs and all that is againſt ſound doctrine and GodlyneſsGodliness: that we will Repent of our ſins, unfeignedly, and amend our lives, &c,] which …
Richard Baxter · The Nonconformists Plea for Peace · p. 142 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſets himſelf in good earneſt upon purſuing after holyneſs, and living a life of GodlyneſsGodliness, then he muſt expect to meet with afflictions and perſecutions, who ever eſcapes, the …
With rule
… ſets himſelf in good earneſt upon purſuing after holyneſs, and living a life of GodlyneſsGodliness, then he muſt expect to meet with afflictions and perſecutions, who ever eſcapes, the …
Thomas Brooks · Paradise Opened · Open in the reader
Printed
… again, and all his faints and ſaved ones with him. Then, the miſtery of godlyneſsgodliness and ſalvation will be finiſhed; as he hath ſpoken by the mouth of all …
With rule
… again, and all his faints and ſaved ones with him. Then, the miſtery of godlyneſsgodliness and ſalvation will be finiſhed; as he hath ſpoken by the mouth of all …
Praise-God Barebone · Good Things to Come · p. 86 · Open in the reader
Printed
… leave off this carnal course of life, and give my self to Christianity, and GodlynessGodliness. 'Twould be well for thee, Why is that all …hou hast to say in …
With rule
… leave off this carnal course of life, and give my self to Christianity, and GodlynessGodliness. 'Twould be well for thee, Why is that all …hou hast to say in …
Thomas Gouge · The Young Mans Guide · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of God and not of man, though nothing be ſo contrary to God or godlyneſsgodliness, as that voice. In this and many other conſiderations it is, that the foreign I …
With rule
… of God and not of man, though nothing be ſo contrary to God or godlyneſsgodliness, as that voice. In this and many other conſiderations it is, that the foreign I …
Henry Hammond · Directions for Priest and People · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to ſleep on more ſecurely, and is in and of it ſelf injurious unto GodlyneſsGodliness, Good Works, Prayers, and all Holy Duties and Religious Exerciſes. And on the contrary …
With rule
… to ſleep on more ſecurely, and is in and of it ſelf injurious unto GodlyneſsGodliness, Good Works, Prayers, and all Holy Duties and Religious Exerciſes. And on the contrary …
John Quick · The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France · p. 150 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Reasons of the Christian Religion Part 1 A27004

Printed
§. 1. GODLYNESSGODLINESS and CHRISTIANITY is our only Religion; and if any party have any other, we …
With rule
§. 1. GODLYNESSGODLINESS and CHRISTIANITY is our only Religion; and if any party have any other, we …
Richard Baxter · The Reasons of the Christian Religion Part 1 · p. 464 · Open in the reader

The Test of True Godliness A56907

Printed
THE TEST OF TRUE GODLYNESSGODLINESS
With rule
THE TEST OF TRUE GODLYNESSGODLINESS
John Quick · The Test of True Godliness · p. 1 · Open in the reader