Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6338 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sorrowfullsorrowful

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 2,170 times in 929 works
Consistency: 99.0% (2,170 of 2,191)
Reach if approved: ~2,304 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sorrowful
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,193 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,170 changes in 929 works, 99.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,170)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… miſery. In which ſhée continued till on a night as ſhée was in her ſorrowfullsorrowful ſupplications, in rehearſing this verſe of the Pſalme: Why art thou ſo heauy O …
With rule
… miſery. In which ſhée continued till on a night as ſhée was in her ſorrowfullsorrowful ſupplications, in rehearſing this verſe of the Pſalme: Why art thou ſo heauy O …
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 232 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to the Text of the Scripture, Iohn 11.35. Matth. 26.38. where Ieſus wept, and was exceeding ſorrowfullsorrowful, even unto death. And concerning the joy of His Spirit, See Luke. 10.21. Secondly, that …
With rule
… to the Text of the Scripture, Iohn 11.35. Matth. 26.38. where Ieſus wept, and was exceeding ſorrowfullsorrowful, even unto death. And concerning the joy of His Spirit, See Luke. 10.21. Secondly, that …
Alexander Gill · The Sacred Philosophy of the Holy Scripture · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 To bee ſorrowfullsorrowful becauſe we cannot better pleaſe God. Rom. 7. 14. 26.
With rule
2 To bee ſorrowfullsorrowful becauſe we cannot better pleaſe God. Rom. 7. 14. 26.
Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · p. 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
… imbracing the humble and penitent ſoules of men, as the bridegrome his ſad and ſorrowfullsorrowful bride; ſee him binding up the broken hearts of men, as the tender and …
With rule
… imbracing the humble and penitent ſoules of men, as the bridegrome his ſad and ſorrowfullsorrowful bride; ſee him binding up the broken hearts of men, as the tender and …
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 152 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sonnes; why should I be depriued of you both in one day? or as sorrowfullsorrowful Iacob expostulated for his, Me haue you robbed of my children: Ioseph is not …
With rule
… sonnes; why should I be depriued of you both in one day? or as sorrowfullsorrowful Iacob expostulated for his, Me haue you robbed of my children: Ioseph is not …
Thomas Adams · The White Devil · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not ſolemne when I ought to be chéerefull, nor chéerefull when I ſhould bée ſorrowfullsorrowful: but in duplicate page duplicate page all things behaue my ſelfe as the child of God.
With rule
… not ſolemne when I ought to be chéerefull, nor chéerefull when I ſhould bée ſorrowfullsorrowful: but in duplicate page duplicate page all things behaue my ſelfe as the child of God.
Robert Hill · Christs Prayer Expounded · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all that thou hast and give it to the poore: but he went away sorrowfullsorrowful from Christ (saith the text) he did not come to Christ sorrowful, but wēt …
With rule
… all that thou hast and give it to the poore: but he went away sorrowfullsorrowful from Christ (saith the text) he did not come to Christ sorrowful, but wēt …
Thomas Hooker · The Souls Preparation for Christ · p. 157 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Our selues wicked and wretched, damnatos priusquàm natos, condemned before we were borne: sinfull, sorrowfullsorrowful: cast downe by our owne fault, but neuer restore-able by our owne strength …
With rule
… Our selues wicked and wretched, damnatos priusquàm natos, condemned before we were borne: sinfull, sorrowfullsorrowful: cast downe by our owne fault, but neuer restore-able by our owne strength …
Thomas Adams · The Black Devil · p. 6 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (21)

14 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Divine Discovery of Sincerity A06161

Printed
… alwaies rejoyce, in the midſt of all ſorrowes: as ſorrowfullsorrowful, yet alwaies rejoycing, 2 Cor. 6.10. SorrowfullSorrowful alwaies were the Apoſtles of Chriſt, ſuch hard uſage they alwaies met withall from …
With rule
… alwaies rejoyce, in the midſt of all ſorrowes: as ſorrowfullsorrowful, yet alwaies rejoycing, 2 Cor. 6.10. SorrowfullSorrowful alwaies were the Apoſtles of Chriſt, ſuch hard uſage they alwaies met withall from …
Nicholas Lockyer · A Divine Discovery of Sincerity · p. 116 · Open in the reader

Sermons A10018

Printed
Samuels support of SorrowfullSorrowful Sinners.
With rule
Samuels support of SorrowfullSorrowful Sinners.
John Preston · Sermons · p. 109 · Open in the reader

Christs Last Supper A12509

Printed
… things as wil fit euery man… turne, according to their ſeuerall neceſſities. Some haue SorrowfullSorrowful hearts, for ſuch he hath wine to comfort them. Some are Babes, for ſuch …
With rule
… things as wil fit euery man… turne, according to their ſeuerall neceſſities. Some haue SorrowfullSorrowful hearts, for ſuch he hath wine to comfort them. Some are Babes, for ſuch …
Samuel Smith · Christs Last Supper · p. 187 · Open in the reader

To the Learned Nobility of England Touching Bible Translation A16976

Printed
… fooliſhe and ridi…ulous ſenſes. In this ſenſe Moſes ſayde, Seth named his …ine SorrowfullSorrowful (Enoſh). Then ſprang prophaneſſe: Concerninge …lling vpon the name of the Eternall. Thus he …
With rule
… fooliſhe and ridi…ulous ſenſes. In this ſenſe Moſes ſayde, Seth named his …ine SorrowfullSorrowful (Enoſh). Then ſprang prophaneſſe: Concerninge …lling vpon the name of the Eternall. Thus he …
Hugh Broughton · To the Learned Nobility of England Touching Bible Translation · p. 33 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

Printed
A SorrowfullSorrowful man.
With rule
A SorrowfullSorrowful man.
Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 721 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſinging hath no pleaſantneſſe in it: So likewiſe ſuch is the eſtate of a SorrowfullSorrowful man, and an heauie hart forſaken of all men, euen of thoſe whome ſometime …
With rule
… ſinging hath no pleaſantneſſe in it: So likewiſe ſuch is the eſtate of a SorrowfullSorrowful man, and an heauie hart forſaken of all men, euen of thoſe whome ſometime …
Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 721 · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons for the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper A20536

Printed
SorrowfullSorrowful they were, becauſe their Maſter had told them, that he ſhould be betraied into …
With rule
SorrowfullSorrowful they were, becauſe their Maſter had told them, that he ſhould be betraied into …
John Dod · Ten Sermons for the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper · p. 52 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 8-10 A35439

Printed
… the commandment became exceeding ſinfull, the commandment cauſed it to look like it ſelf. SorrowfullSorrowful ſorrow, and painfull pain are the worſt of pains and ſorrows. There is ſorrow …
With rule
… the commandment became exceeding ſinfull, the commandment cauſed it to look like it ſelf. SorrowfullSorrowful ſorrow, and painfull pain are the worſt of pains and ſorrows. There is ſorrow …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 8-10 · p. 583 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
… nakednesse. As there were several sorts of garments, Holy, Common: Mens, Womens; Glad ome, SorrowfullSorrowful, &c. so accordingly some were made of Wollen, some of Linnen, &c. some White …
With rule
… nakednesse. As there were several sorts of garments, Holy, Common: Mens, Womens; Glad ome, SorrowfullSorrowful, &c. so accordingly some were made of Wollen, some of Linnen, &c. some White …
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 255 · Open in the reader
Printed
SorrowfullSorrowful, or hated, fighting, houling out, or … enemies, The Son of Issachar, Gen. 46. 13. A man …
With rule
SorrowfullSorrowful, or hated, fighting, houling out, or … enemies, The Son of Issachar, Gen. 46. 13. A man …
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 338 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
… doubtleſſe he did in this extraordinary caſe; theſe carkaſſes did not defile, but expiate. SorrowfullSorrowful Rizpah ſpreads her a Tent of Sackcloth vpon the Rocke, for a ſad attendance …
With rule
… doubtleſſe he did in this extraordinary caſe; theſe carkaſſes did not defile, but expiate. SorrowfullSorrowful Rizpah ſpreads her a Tent of Sackcloth vpon the Rocke, for a ſad attendance …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1245 · Open in the reader

The Still-Destroyer A87567

Printed
1. SorrowfullSorrowful reſenting of the neglect of the Church, even as if every one had forſaken …
With rule
1. SorrowfullSorrowful reſenting of the neglect of the Church, even as if every one had forſaken …
William Jenkyn · The Still-Destroyer · p. 51 · Open in the reader

Six Sermons A96530

Printed
2. SorrowfullSorrowful.
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2. SorrowfullSorrowful.
Edward Willan · Six Sermons · p. 44 · Open in the reader

The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody A96610

Printed
… the mercie of the Father of mercies, arrived, at the laſt Chapter of this SorrowfullSorrowful Agitation: M^r Cotton finds nothing in this worth the while to ſpeake to: yet …
With rule
… the mercie of the Father of mercies, arrived, at the laſt Chapter of this SorrowfullSorrowful Agitation: M^r Cotton finds nothing in this worth the while to ſpeake to: yet …
Roger Williams · The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody · p. 285 · Open in the reader