Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6265 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

stilstill

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 3,967 times in 1,167 works
Consistency: 98.2% (3,967 of 4,036)
Reach if approved: ~4,241 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: still
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 4,036 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,967 changes in 1,167 works, 98.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,967)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the Arguments are generall, it was ſung by courſe, and therefore the burthen is ſtilstill the ſame: In it we haue a Dutie preſſed, and Arguments preſſing: the Dutie …
With rule
… the Arguments are generall, it was ſung by courſe, and therefore the burthen is ſtilstill the ſame: In it we haue a Dutie preſſed, and Arguments preſſing: the Dutie …
Robert Harris · Gods Goodness and Mercy Laid Open · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
10 If the wine bee his blood indeede, then blood is ſtilstill poured out, which is falſe.
With rule
10 If the wine bee his blood indeede, then blood is ſtilstill poured out, which is falſe.
Dudley Fenner · Godly and Learned Treatises · p. 176 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſubdue them, vntill that the laſt enemie death it ſelfe be ſubdued, Chriſt ſhall ſtilstill poſſeſſe the kingdome, but vvhen hee hath ſubdued all things, then ſhall he render …
With rule
… ſubdue them, vntill that the laſt enemie death it ſelfe be ſubdued, Chriſt ſhall ſtilstill poſſeſſe the kingdome, but vvhen hee hath ſubdued all things, then ſhall he render …
John Forbes · Preparative Sermon to the Lords Table · p. 40 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Byshops, which he tearmeth The Byshops consenrors once put down, as though Cyprian spake stilstill of that one Byshoppe, which is to bée obeyed in euery Church, as this …
With rule
… Byshops, which he tearmeth The Byshops consenrors once put down, as though Cyprian spake stilstill of that one Byshoppe, which is to bée obeyed in euery Church, as this …
William Fulke · A Brief Confutation of a Popish Discourse · Open in the reader
Printed
… Egypt: they had seen a blacke Calfe with white spots worshipped there. This Image stilstill ran in their minds, and stole their hearts, & now they long to haue it …
With rule
… Egypt: they had seen a blacke Calfe with white spots worshipped there. This Image stilstill ran in their minds, and stole their hearts, & now they long to haue it …
Thomas Adams · Five Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… haue often heard it, but accompt it ſtale: as we ſee mans minde coueteth ſtilstill that which is newe. If men haue not feeling it is their fault.
With rule
… haue often heard it, but accompt it ſtale: as we ſee mans minde coueteth ſtilstill that which is newe. If men haue not feeling it is their fault.
George Gifford · Plain Declaration that Brownists be Full Donatists · p. 105 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all goodnesse. Thus hee brings him from walking to standing, from standing to sitting stilstill: and this is limen inferni, the very threshold of hell. Wee iudge of sinne …
With rule
… all goodnesse. Thus hee brings him from walking to standing, from standing to sitting stilstill: and this is limen inferni, the very threshold of hell. Wee iudge of sinne …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 391 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not from the new creature, but from that other part yet remaining in vs stilstill subdued vnder sin, in which the Lord of mercy doth not esteeme vs, but …
With rule
… not from the new creature, but from that other part yet remaining in vs stilstill subdued vnder sin, in which the Lord of mercy doth not esteeme vs, but …
Richard Greenham · Two Treatises Comforting an Afflicted Conscience · p. 106 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (69)

29 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 40 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue A01309

Printed
… in the church of God aboue 1100. yeares should find no more reuerēce amōg vs. StilStill your mouth rūneth ouer. For in the time of the Canon of the coūcel …
With rule
… in the church of God aboue 1100. yeares should find no more reuerēce amōg vs. StilStill your mouth rūneth ouer. For in the time of the Canon of the coūcel …
William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 18 · Open in the reader

More Work for Priests A02199

Printed
STilStill I must put you in minde of the wisedome of that gouernour of his …
With rule
STilStill I must put you in minde of the wisedome of that gouernour of his …
John Greenwood · More Work for Priests · p. 77 · Open in the reader

The Image of Both Churches in Revelation A02872

Printed
… remayneth still theyr poyson w^t those same instrumentes wherewith they haue wrought all mischiefe. StilStill cōtinueth their more then Iewish ceremonies, their priestybulous priesthoode, theyr vowing to haue no …
With rule
… remayneth still theyr poyson w^t those same instrumentes wherewith they haue wrought all mischiefe. StilStill cōtinueth their more then Iewish ceremonies, their priestybulous priesthoode, theyr vowing to haue no …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… ceremonies, their priestybulous priesthoode, theyr vowing to haue no wiues, and their sodomitical chastitie. StilStill remineth their sale masses, of all abhominations the principall, their prodigious sacrifices, their sensing …
With rule
… ceremonies, their priestybulous priesthoode, theyr vowing to haue no wiues, and their sodomitical chastitie. StilStill remineth their sale masses, of all abhominations the principall, their prodigious sacrifices, their sensing …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… embrase in paine of death. The Lambe shall not yet be suffred to appear. StilStill for a time must these terrible termagaunts haue more worship thā God, their traditions …
With rule
… embrase in paine of death. The Lambe shall not yet be suffred to appear. StilStill for a time must these terrible termagaunts haue more worship thā God, their traditions …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… besides, but still bringing vp whelps of the same false generation, both bishops & prists. StilStill haue they to this day, the same wicked rits and ceremonies that they had …
With rule
… besides, but still bringing vp whelps of the same false generation, both bishops & prists. StilStill haue they to this day, the same wicked rits and ceremonies that they had …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

A Reply to a Pretended Christians Plea for the Church of Rome A13295

Printed
3. StilStill they are acknowledged of God, to be Sion, his people &c, though in Babylon.
With rule
3. StilStill they are acknowledged of God, to be Sion, his people &c, though in Babylon.
Henry Ainsworth · A Reply to a Pretended Christians Plea for the Church of Rome · p. 69 · Open in the reader

The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English A15622

Printed
StilStill we must sée your great reading, and your followers must thinke that there is …
With rule
StilStill we must sée your great reading, and your followers must thinke that there is …
Clergy George Wither · The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English · p. 97 · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

Printed
StilStill in this Passion obserue a meane,
With rule
StilStill in this Passion obserue a meane,
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

A Fruitful Treatise A16577

Printed
… in al the good things that euer they haue had, haue, or ſhal haue. StilStill doth the church pray for vs by Chriſtes cōmaundement: forgeue vs our ſinnes, leade …
With rule
… in al the good things that euer they haue had, haue, or ſhal haue. StilStill doth the church pray for vs by Chriſtes cōmaundement: forgeue vs our ſinnes, leade …
John Bradford · A Fruitful Treatise · Open in the reader

The Institutes of the Christian Religion A17662

Printed
StilStill this same thought hath now & thē recourse to my mind, that it is peril …
With rule
StilStill this same thought hath now & thē recourse to my mind, that it is peril …
John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · p. 188 · Open in the reader

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions A20631

Printed
STilStill when we return to that Meditation, that Man, is a World, we find new …
With rule
STilStill when we return to that Meditation, that Man, is a World, we find new …
John Donne · Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions · p. 175 · Open in the reader

The Mystery of Self-Deceiving A21024

Printed
… sonne Onesimus. Refresh thou his bowels, as thou hast done others of the Saints. StilStill hold out in the exercise of this grace, that thou maist receiue a full …
With rule
… sonne Onesimus. Refresh thou his bowels, as thou hast done others of the Saints. StilStill hold out in the exercise of this grace, that thou maist receiue a full …
Daniel Dyke · The Mystery of Self-Deceiving · p. 230 · Open in the reader

Gods Anger and Mans Comfort A26344

Printed
… vigour. My treasure is in heaven, where no violence can take it from me. StilStill and for ever, O God, thy comforts delight my soul.
With rule
… vigour. My treasure is in heaven, where no violence can take it from me. StilStill and for ever, O God, thy comforts delight my soul.
Thomas Adams · Gods Anger and Mans Comfort · p. 74 · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

Printed
StilStill adds to th' laſt til after pleaſant May
With rule
StilStill adds to th' laſt til after pleaſant May
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
StilStill making war, till firſt had loſt his life:
With rule
StilStill making war, till firſt had loſt his life:
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 113 · Open in the reader

Scripture Light the Most Sure Light A29371

Printed
Anſw. Yea, StilStill you have need to do it: for did not the day dawn, and the …
With rule
Anſw. Yea, StilStill you have need to do it: for did not the day dawn, and the …
William Bridge · Scripture Light the Most Sure Light · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
… naught now, it wil never be better, Lord, what wil become of my ſoul? StilStill his trouble is about his own condition. But when a man is grieved and …
With rule
… naught now, it wil never be better, Lord, what wil become of my ſoul? StilStill his trouble is about his own condition. But when a man is grieved and …
William Bridge · Scripture Light the Most Sure Light · p. 70 · Open in the reader

Gospel Reconciliation A30581

Printed
StilStill this point wilbe Sufficient to remove al diſcoragements; that he is Reconciling the world …
With rule
StilStill this point wilbe Sufficient to remove al diſcoragements; that he is Reconciling the world …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Gospel Reconciliation · p. 115 · Open in the reader

The Wrestlings of the Church of Scotland A61639

Printed
… that that Active Aſſenting and Complying Submiſſion here mean'd, is no more then that StilStill and Paſſive Submiſſion, unto which men by the force of inevitable neceſſity, and againſt …
With rule
… that that Active Aſſenting and Complying Submiſſion here mean'd, is no more then that StilStill and Paſſive Submiſſion, unto which men by the force of inevitable neceſſity, and againſt …
James Stewart · The Wrestlings of the Church of Scotland · p. 104 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
… his danger, ſuggeſted his words; He may be bold, where wee muſt be awfull: StilStill is Naboths blood laid in Iehorams diſh; The foule fact of Ahab blemiſheth his …
With rule
… his danger, ſuggeſted his words; He may be bold, where wee muſt be awfull: StilStill is Naboths blood laid in Iehorams diſh; The foule fact of Ahab blemiſheth his …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1395 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
In chymeſtry, unleſſe I help you StilStill,
With rule
In chymeſtry, unleſſe I help you StilStill,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
StilStill adds to th' laſt, til after pleaſant May;
With rule
StilStill adds to th' laſt, til after pleaſant May;
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 56 · Open in the reader

Two Treatises A77515

Printed
… c.] Epheſ. 4.11. Some, or theſe, foreign: not only appointing the offices, but deſigning the perſons. StilStill he doth the ſame, though not in ſo immediate a way. He putteth one …
With rule
… c.] Epheſ. 4.11. Some, or theſe, foreign: not only appointing the offices, but deſigning the perſons. StilStill he doth the ſame, though not in ſo immediate a way. He putteth one …
John Brinsley · Two Treatises · p. 192 · Open in the reader

Orders Given Out A87671

Printed
StilStill crop the peaking Errors which appear,
With rule
StilStill crop the peaking Errors which appear,
Samuel Kem · Orders Given Out · Open in the reader
Printed
StilStill preach the truth, although ſome Gadarens
With rule
StilStill preach the truth, although ſome Gadarens
Samuel Kem · Orders Given Out · Open in the reader
Printed
StilStill fight for truth fear not a ſquint-ey'd troop
With rule
StilStill fight for truth fear not a ſquint-ey'd troop
Samuel Kem · Orders Given Out · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in Meter B01589

Printed
StilStill judge the world with righteouſnes,
With rule
StilStill judge the world with righteouſnes,
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter · Open in the reader

God Wooing His Church B07428

Printed
… to make the edge of his reprehenſion blunt, or ſharp; as he ſeeth his StilStill to drop, ſo to quicken or ſlake his fire; and ſo to ſtraine, or …
With rule
… to make the edge of his reprehenſion blunt, or ſharp; as he ſeeth his StilStill to drop, ſo to quicken or ſlake his fire; and ſo to ſtraine, or …
William Burton · God Wooing His Church · p. 4 · Open in the reader