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folowfollow

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
1,854 times in 314 works
Consistency
99.1% (1,854 of 1,870)
Reach if approved
~1,965 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: follow
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,870 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,854 changes in 314 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,854)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … that is betweene God and his elect. And albeit that troble doth most commonly folowfollow the friends of God, yet is he nothing assured, that earnestly we aske our …
    With rule
    … that is betweene God and his elect. And albeit that troble doth most commonly folowfollow the friends of God, yet is he nothing assured, that earnestly we aske our …

    John Knox · A Fort for the Afflicted · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Trust well my frendes folowfollow ye mon your feares
    With rule
    Trust well my frendes folowfollow ye mon your feares

    David Lindsay · The Complaint and Testament of a Popinjay · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … moſt holy word of God. For whereas we ought ſo to know, preach and folowfollow it, that thereby both our neighbours might be brought vnto God, and to the …
    With rule
    … moſt holy word of God. For whereas we ought ſo to know, preach and folowfollow it, that thereby both our neighbours might be brought vnto God, and to the …

    Martin Luther · Collected Sermons · p. 329 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … as our men doe) especially, it beeing such a country, as no scandale could folowfollow therof. And that many thinges are tollerated with nouices, which afterwards are takē away …
    With rule
    … as our men doe) especially, it beeing such a country, as no scandale could folowfollow therof. And that many thinges are tollerated with nouices, which afterwards are takē away …

    William Fulke · A Brief Confutation of a Popish Discourse · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … al the ſlanders that may be to diſcredite the godly conuerſation of ſuch as folowfollow the way here preſcribed: condemning them as ouer preciſe & curious, if they do but …
    With rule
    … al the ſlanders that may be to diſcredite the godly conuerſation of ſuch as folowfollow the way here preſcribed: condemning them as ouer preciſe & curious, if they do but …

    George Gifford · Four Sermons Upon the Seven Chief Virtues · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … wherfore hee concludeth, that Canus opinion must bee altogether false: or else it should folowfollow that in a most weightie poynt the whole Church assuredlie had for manie Ages …
    With rule
    … wherfore hee concludeth, that Canus opinion must bee altogether false: or else it should folowfollow that in a most weightie poynt the whole Church assuredlie had for manie Ages …

    William Guild · Popish Glorying in Antiquity Turned to their Shame · p. 59 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … where as Chriſt ys all to the contrarie. And ther for ye wyll rather folowfollow hym thā Chriſt Thys maketh yow ſo ſtraytlye to loke vpon yt, that mattēs …
    With rule
    … where as Chriſt ys all to the contrarie. And ther for ye wyll rather folowfollow hym thā Chriſt Thys maketh yow ſo ſtraytlye to loke vpon yt, that mattēs …

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … now Medeas ſong, who ſayd: I ſee and allowe the better, but yet I folowfollow the worſe. Giue not Venus your apple, but giue ye vertuous your wedding ring …
    With rule
    … now Medeas ſong, who ſayd: I ſee and allowe the better, but yet I folowfollow the worſe. Giue not Venus your apple, but giue ye vertuous your wedding ring …

    Andrew Kingsmill · A View of Mans Estate · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (16)

15 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.

Twenty-Seven Sermons A05143

  • Printed
    … God is come nere. Likewise he sayeth to one, Sequere me, & annuncia verbum Dei, FolowFollow me, and preache the kingdom of god. So ought all preachers to do, they …
    With rule
    … God is come nere. Likewise he sayeth to one, Sequere me, & annuncia verbum Dei, FolowFollow me, and preache the kingdom of god. So ought all preachers to do, they …

    Hugh Latimer · Twenty-Seven Sermons · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … wente ones abroade, and by the waye as he went, be sayde to one, FolowFollow me: the felow made answere, saying, let me fyrste bury my father: our sauiour …
    With rule
    … wente ones abroade, and by the waye as he went, be sayde to one, FolowFollow me: the felow made answere, saying, let me fyrste bury my father: our sauiour …

    Hugh Latimer · Twenty-Seven Sermons · Open in the reader

The Governance of Virtue A06832

  • Printed
    FolowFollow not the multitude to do euill.
    With rule
    FolowFollow not the multitude to do euill.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … wt manye sorowes. But thou whiche art the man of god, flee such things. FolowFollow righteousnesse, godlynesse, loue, patience, and mekenes.
    With rule
    … wt manye sorowes. But thou whiche art the man of god, flee such things. FolowFollow righteousnesse, godlynesse, loue, patience, and mekenes.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … and turne againe vnto the Lord, so shal he be mercifull vnto him. &c. FolowFollow not the lust of thine owne hearte in thy strengthe, and saye not: tushe …
    With rule
    … and turne againe vnto the Lord, so shal he be mercifull vnto him. &c. FolowFollow not the lust of thine owne hearte in thy strengthe, and saye not: tushe …

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · p. 72 · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … tangled theym selues with manye sorowes. But thow manne of God, flee such thynges. FolowFollow Ryghtuousnesse, Godlynesse, Faith, Loue, Pacience, Meekenesse. &c. These woordes of the Apostle proue sufficiently …
    With rule
    … tangled theym selues with manye sorowes. But thow manne of God, flee such thynges. FolowFollow Ryghtuousnesse, Godlynesse, Faith, Loue, Pacience, Meekenesse. &c. These woordes of the Apostle proue sufficiently …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader

The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution A09887

  • Printed
    … enemies, the ſharpneſſe of your miſeries, the continuance of your afflictions, daunt your courage. FolowFollow the example of your grand Captaine, who when he was reuiled, reuiled not againe …
    With rule
    … enemies, the ſharpneſſe of your miſeries, the continuance of your afflictions, daunt your courage. FolowFollow the example of your grand Captaine, who when he was reuiled, reuiled not againe …

    Gabriel Powel · The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution · p. 206 · Open in the reader

Christian Instruction and Sum of Doctrine Part 1 A14462

  • Printed
    … gyue in that behalfe, in the ſame paſſage or texte, he doth not ſay: FolowFollow ſuch leaders, and if they lead you wronge, they ſhall endure the puniſhement for …
    With rule
    … gyue in that behalfe, in the ſame paſſage or texte, he doth not ſay: FolowFollow ſuch leaders, and if they lead you wronge, they ſhall endure the puniſhement for …

    Pierre Viret · Christian Instruction and Sum of Doctrine Part 1 · p. 42 · Open in the reader

The Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ A15874

  • Printed
    … If I wil haue him tary til I come, what is that to thee? FolowFollow thou me. Then went this ſaieng abrode amōg the brethern that yt diſciple ſhuld …
    With rule
    … If I wil haue him tary til I come, what is that to thee? FolowFollow thou me. Then went this ſaieng abrode amōg the brethern that yt diſciple ſhuld …

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ · p. 190 · Open in the reader

Harmony of the Gospels A16078

  • Printed
    … the cause why he tooke this forren name was: because he was a Publicā. FolowFollow me. It is not to be doubted, but that Christ shewed in mo words …
    With rule
    … the cause why he tooke this forren name was: because he was a Publicā. FolowFollow me. It is not to be doubted, but that Christ shewed in mo words …

    John Calvin · Harmony of the Gospels · p. 242 · Open in the reader

A Revelation of the Holy Apocalypse A17001

  • Printed
    Leſhem, was Dan his ſtone: and in notation it is, FolowFollow God: and in the partition of the lande: Leſhem, the Towne was giuen to …
    With rule
    Leſhem, was Dan his ſtone: and in notation it is, FolowFollow God: and in the partition of the lande: Leſhem, the Towne was giuen to …

    Hugh Broughton · A Revelation of the Holy Apocalypse · p. 327 · Open in the reader

A Treatise Proving Melchizedek to be Shem A17009

  • Printed
    … thinges to be ſpoken, hard to be vttered: becauſe ye are dull of hearing. FolowFollow then the Apoſtle, and marke his wordes: and know both the reaſon of Moſes …
    With rule
    … thinges to be ſpoken, hard to be vttered: becauſe ye are dull of hearing. FolowFollow then the Apoſtle, and marke his wordes: and know both the reaſon of Moſes …

    Hugh Broughton · A Treatise Proving Melchizedek to be Shem · Open in the reader

A Survey of the Popes Supremacy A17259

  • Printed
    … iuſt wrath: let vs proceed by one rule, that wee may minde one thing. FolowFollow not I pray you, thoſe falſe apostles, thoſe craftie workemen that can tranſforme themſelues …
    With rule
    … iuſt wrath: let vs proceed by one rule, that wee may minde one thing. FolowFollow not I pray you, thoſe falſe apostles, thoſe craftie workemen that can tranſforme themſelues …

    Francis Bunny · A Survey of the Popes Supremacy · Open in the reader

The Institutes of the Christian Religion A17662

  • Printed
    … that this was an olde Prouerbe, when they exhorted any man to suffer aduersities, FolowFollow God. By whiche they declared, that then only mē truely entred vnder the yoke …
    With rule
    … that this was an olde Prouerbe, when they exhorted any man to suffer aduersities, FolowFollow God. By whiche they declared, that then only mē truely entred vnder the yoke …

    John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

  • Printed
    FolowFollow your vocation: you haue a little learning. We haue an aultar, whereof you may …
    With rule
    FolowFollow your vocation: you haue a little learning. We haue an aultar, whereof you may …

    John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · p. 1991 · Open in the reader