Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #63 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

grieuousgrievous

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 4,752 times in 667 works
Consistency: 99.6% (4,752 of 4,771)
Reach if approved: ~5,014 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: grievous
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 4,772 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (4,752 changes in 667 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 4,752)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… thirde and last place, a most sweete and comfortable consolation, after many bitter and grieuousgrievous punishmentes. In the parte that treateth of sinnes, the obstinate and vnuanquishable rebellion of …
With rule
… thirde and last place, a most sweete and comfortable consolation, after many bitter and grieuousgrievous punishmentes. In the parte that treateth of sinnes, the obstinate and vnuanquishable rebellion of …
John Foxe · A Sermon Preached at the Christening of a Jew · Open in the reader
Printed
… borne with death? No, though all these plagues were grieuousgrievous, yet one was more grieuousgrievous then all; Cor durum, his hard heart. Hee that knowes all hearts, knowes how …
With rule
… borne with death? No, though all these plagues were grieuousgrievous, yet one was more grieuousgrievous then all; Cor durum, his hard heart. Hee that knowes all hearts, knowes how …
Thomas Adams · Five Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions · p. 66 · Open in the reader
Printed
… poore Romanistes, that liue vnder that Egiptian darkenesse of the inquisition, to fall into grieuousgrievous absurdities, where the Sunne shines, to see men fall in heapes, is astonishing: Oh …
With rule
… poore Romanistes, that liue vnder that Egiptian darkenesse of the inquisition, to fall into grieuousgrievous absurdities, where the Sunne shines, to see men fall in heapes, is astonishing: Oh …
Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thoſe thinges, which ſhoulde doe them moſt good: and this is a ſore and grieuousgrievous ſickneſſe in men, as the queſtions they commonly moue, doe ſhewe. Hee addeth, To …
With rule
… thoſe thinges, which ſhoulde doe them moſt good: and this is a ſore and grieuousgrievous ſickneſſe in men, as the queſtions they commonly moue, doe ſhewe. Hee addeth, To …
George Gifford · Four Sermons Upon the Seven Chief Virtues · Open in the reader
Printed
…) Conflicts we haue great and grieuousgrievous with our owne ſoules, many a pluck and wreſtle; but by faith wee ouercome …
With rule
…) Conflicts we haue great and grieuousgrievous with our owne ſoules, many a pluck and wreſtle; but by faith wee ouercome …
Henry Finch · Exposition of the Song of Solomon · p. 78 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but saye thus rather to thy selfe; Oh Lord, is thys one sinne so grieuousgrievous? and dooth my God punnish thys one sinne so soarely? Howe great then should …
With rule
… but saye thus rather to thy selfe; Oh Lord, is thys one sinne so grieuousgrievous? and dooth my God punnish thys one sinne so soarely? Howe great then should …
Richard Greenham · Comfort for All Those Afflicted in Conscience · Open in the reader
Printed
… ready to kill him, becauſe they are miſerable with him. Oh the many and grieuousgrievous perplexities of the man after Gods owne heart; If all his traine had ioyned …
With rule
… ready to kill him, becauſe they are miſerable with him. Oh the many and grieuousgrievous perplexities of the man after Gods owne heart; If all his traine had ioyned …
Joseph Hall · History of the Old Testament Volume 5 · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
… spea false thinges through hipocrisie, hauing their conciences branded vvith an hotte yron, are * grieuousgrievous vvolues, making no conscience to teare and deuour the flocke, * concealers of Gods counsayles …
With rule
… spea false thinges through hipocrisie, hauing their conciences branded vvith an hotte yron, are * grieuousgrievous vvolues, making no conscience to teare and deuour the flocke, * concealers of Gods counsayles …
John Field · A Caveat for Parsons Howlet · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (19)

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

Short Reply to the Donatists A01735

Printed
… And he is ſet to counteruaile Maſter Caluin, as his equall in all learning. GrieuousGrievous abſurdities you ſhew in déede, which muſt néeds follow from the opinion of the …
With rule
… And he is ſet to counteruaile Maſter Caluin, as his equall in all learning. GrieuousGrievous abſurdities you ſhew in déede, which muſt néeds follow from the opinion of the …
George Gifford · Short Reply to the Donatists · p. 49 · Open in the reader

Works A02178

Printed
3 GrieuousGrievous is the paine and vntolerable is the the griefe of hell fire, to be …
With rule
3 GrieuousGrievous is the paine and vntolerable is the the griefe of hell fire, to be …
Richard Greenham · Works · p. 697 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 GrieuousGrievous enough it is when our corne, our cattell, our goods and treasure shall come …
With rule
2 GrieuousGrievous enough it is when our corne, our cattell, our goods and treasure shall come …
Richard Greenham · Works · p. 846 · Open in the reader

Seventeen Sermons on Amos 3 A08311

Printed
… I ſee them very loathſome with lice; and deformed with ſcabs, boiles, and botches. GrieuousGrievous indeed were theſe viſitations, but who was he that wrought them? It was the …
With rule
… I ſee them very loathſome with lice; and deformed with ſcabs, boiles, and botches. GrieuousGrievous indeed were theſe viſitations, but who was he that wrought them? It was the …
Sebastian Benefield · Seventeen Sermons on Amos 3 · p. 282 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Revelation 1-3 A09443

Printed
GrieuousGrievous sinners not debarred from heauen, if they repent. 122.1. c. 143. 1. b. 106.2. b.
With rule
GrieuousGrievous sinners not debarred from heauen, if they repent. 122.1. c. 143. 1. b. 106.2. b.
William Perkins · Exposition of Revelation 1-3 · Open in the reader

Exposition of 1 Thessalonians A11591

Printed
… perfection; and whoſo forſakes the Aſſemblies, let him beware hee prooue not an Apoſtate. GrieuousGrievous haue beene the falls of many by this occaſion; ſuch as a man may …
With rule
… perfection; and whoſo forſakes the Aſſemblies, let him beware hee prooue not an Apoſtate. GrieuousGrievous haue beene the falls of many by this occaſion; ſuch as a man may …
William Sclater · Exposition of 1 Thessalonians · p. 539 · Open in the reader

The Sum of Christian Religion 2 A14216

Printed
… Church, though ſometimes they depart from it. 1. Io…. 2.19. They went our …ro vs. Act 2….29. GrieuousGrievous wolues ſhall enter in among you.
With rule
… Church, though ſometimes they depart from it. 1. Io…. 2.19. They went our …ro vs. Act 2….29. GrieuousGrievous wolues ſhall enter in among you.
Zacharias Ursinus · The Sum of Christian Religion 2 · p. 646 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Jonah A16485

Printed
… be frequented. 12. Against those that abstaine from it. 13. The conflict in the Prophets conscience. 14. GrieuousGrievous temptation is common to the godly. 16. Why temptation is necessary. 17. God doth protect vs …
With rule
… be frequented. 12. Against those that abstaine from it. 13. The conflict in the Prophets conscience. 14. GrieuousGrievous temptation is common to the godly. 16. Why temptation is necessary. 17. God doth protect vs …
Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 227 · Open in the reader

Of the Head Cornerstone A17242

Printed
… downe, that somethinges are grieuousgrievous and heauy: and some others againe, of speciall comfort. GrieuousGrievous and heauy needs must it be, when he told him, that for a surety …
With rule
… downe, that somethinges are grieuousgrievous and heauy: and some others againe, of speciall comfort. GrieuousGrievous and heauy needs must it be, when he told him, that for a surety …
Edmund Bunny · Of the Head Cornerstone · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his time, were indeed very grieuousgrievous: but yet notwithstanding mingled with some comfort withall. GrieuousGrievous they were, both vnto the King himselfe; and vnto diuers others besides: first, in …
With rule
… his time, were indeed very grieuousgrievous: but yet notwithstanding mingled with some comfort withall. GrieuousGrievous they were, both vnto the King himselfe; and vnto diuers others besides: first, in …
Edmund Bunny · Of the Head Cornerstone · p. 487 · Open in the reader

The Marrow of the Oracles of God A17397

Printed
GrieuousGrievous things, Acts 25. 7.
With rule
GrieuousGrievous things, Acts 25. 7.
Nicholas Byfield · The Marrow of the Oracles of God · p. 328 · Open in the reader

The Promises A17408

Printed
GrieuousGrievous things. Acts 25 7.
With rule
GrieuousGrievous things. Acts 25 7.
Nicholas Byfield · The Promises · p. 79 · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 A68508

Printed
GrieuousGrievous Sinnes, haue grieuousgrievous puniſhments. 62
With rule
GrieuousGrievous Sinnes, haue grieuousgrievous puniſhments. 62
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… I ſee them very loathſome with lice; and deformed with ſcabs, boiles, and botches. GrieuousGrievous indeed were theſe viſitations, but who was he that wrought them? It was the …
With rule
… I ſee them very loathſome with lice; and deformed with ſcabs, boiles, and botches. GrieuousGrievous indeed were theſe viſitations, but who was he that wrought them? It was the …
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 282 · Open in the reader

The Rule of Faith A69028

Printed
3. GrieuousGrievous torment both of ſoule and body.
With rule
3. GrieuousGrievous torment both of ſoule and body.
Nicholas Byfield · The Rule of Faith · p. 392 · Open in the reader

The By-Way A72851

Printed
… hee that warned vs to heare the Church, forwarned vs, that after his departure GrieuousGrievous wolues would enter into the church and ſpeak peruerſe things. He that taught his …
With rule
… hee that warned vs to heare the Church, forwarned vs, that after his departure GrieuousGrievous wolues would enter into the church and ſpeak peruerſe things. He that taught his …
Humphrey Lynde · The By-Way · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 2 B11412

Printed
GrieuousGrievous Sinnes, haue grieuousgrievous punishments. 62
With rule
GrieuousGrievous Sinnes, haue grieuousgrievous punishments. 62
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 2 · Open in the reader