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commestcomest

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
691 times in 354 works
Consistency
98.0% (691 of 705)
Reach if approved
~741 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: comest
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
705 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (691 changes in 354 works, 98.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 691)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … that the penitentiary thiefe prayed for in theſe words, Lord remember me when thou commeſtcomest into thy Kingdome. Thus we ſee how this prayer directeth vs to pray for …
    With rule
    … that the penitentiary thiefe prayed for in theſe words, Lord remember me when thou commeſtcomest into thy Kingdome. Thus we ſee how this prayer directeth vs to pray for …

    William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 266 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    3. When thou commestcomest to appeare before thy betters or elders, in a comely fashion shew the reuerence …
    With rule
    3. When thou commestcomest to appeare before thy betters or elders, in a comely fashion shew the reuerence …

    William Guild · A Young Mans Inquisition · p. 197 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … the Cananites; of malefactors, crying with that holy théefe, Lord remember mee when thou commeſtcomest into thy kingdome; and of Publicans, caſting themſelues down, and ſaying, Lord be mercifull …
    With rule
    … the Cananites; of malefactors, crying with that holy théefe, Lord remember mee when thou commeſtcomest into thy kingdome; and of Publicans, caſting themſelues down, and ſaying, Lord be mercifull …

    Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 173 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … the ſicke, and maimed, and cripples, and feeble? what doeſt thou heere Eliſha? How commeſtcomest thou thus tyred and weak and faint, thou righteous ſoule, thou ſtrength of Iſrael …
    With rule
    … the ſicke, and maimed, and cripples, and feeble? what doeſt thou heere Eliſha? How commeſtcomest thou thus tyred and weak and faint, thou righteous ſoule, thou ſtrength of Iſrael …

    George Hughes · The Saints Loss and Lamentation · p. 45 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Right so, O my soule, shalt thou say, when thou commestcomest into this heauenlie Court, and beholdest and knowest God, as he is known and …
    With rule
    Right so, O my soule, shalt thou say, when thou commestcomest into this heauenlie Court, and beholdest and knowest God, as he is known and …

    William Loe · The Mystery of Mankind · p. 282 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … in itinere ſubleuabunt. They will Angelize thy body, and imparadiſe thy ſoule, before thou commeſtcomest into Heauen; yeeld a ſweetneſſe, farre beyond the bitterneſſe of Death.
    With rule
    … in itinere ſubleuabunt. They will Angelize thy body, and imparadiſe thy ſoule, before thou commeſtcomest into Heauen; yeeld a ſweetneſſe, farre beyond the bitterneſſe of Death.

    Henry Montagu · Contemplating Mortality and Immortality · p. 114 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … honoureth him the more, ſaying, I have neede to bee baptized of thee, and commeſtcomest thou to me? John ſaith of Jeſus, I am not worthy to beare his …
    With rule
    … honoureth him the more, ſaying, I have neede to bee baptized of thee, and commeſtcomest thou to me? John ſaith of Jeſus, I am not worthy to beare his …

    Daniel Featley · A Key Opening Mysterious Texts of Scripture · p. 212 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … heires, my euidence; my Fayth. Let God alone to try thy Fayth: If thou commestcomest to me for counsell, sayth S. Iames, thou must shew me another euidence: Shew …
    With rule
    … heires, my euidence; my Fayth. Let God alone to try thy Fayth: If thou commestcomest to me for counsell, sayth S. Iames, thou must shew me another euidence: Shew …

    Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · p. 31 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Lectures Upon the Epistles to the Thessalonians A11010

  • Printed
    … yea, that ſame verie action that othervvayes is goode is ſinne in Gods ſight. CommeſtComest thou to the Church, and heareſt the preaching, & if thou be an harlote, all …
    With rule
    … yea, that ſame verie action that othervvayes is goode is ſinne in Gods ſight. CommeſtComest thou to the Church, and heareſt the preaching, & if thou be an harlote, all …

    Robert Rollock · Lectures Upon the Epistles to the Thessalonians · p. 165 · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons A11454

  • Printed
    … is something for thee too; Thou shalt not follow a multitude to doe euill. CommestComest thou hither fourthly to aduocate the cause of thy Clyent, who flyeth to thy …
    With rule
    … is something for thee too; Thou shalt not follow a multitude to doe euill. CommestComest thou hither fourthly to aduocate the cause of thy Clyent, who flyeth to thy …

    Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 202 · Open in the reader

Sermons in One Volume A12406

  • Printed
    … ſawe Agrippa comming on, and ſaid almoſt, then Paul caſt vp his lure againe: CommeſtComest thou Agrippa? Come Agrippa, I will not haue thee ſtay at almoſt, if any …
    With rule
    … ſawe Agrippa comming on, and ſaid almoſt, then Paul caſt vp his lure againe: CommeſtComest thou Agrippa? Come Agrippa, I will not haue thee ſtay at almoſt, if any …

    Henry Smith · Sermons in One Volume · p. 939 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Jonah A16485

  • Printed
    … Thou wicked heart, why doest thou render him so ill thankes for his labour? CommestComest thou not vnto his Church? by that meanes thou debarrest thy selfe, from the …
    With rule
    … Thou wicked heart, why doest thou render him so ill thankes for his labour? CommestComest thou not vnto his Church? by that meanes thou debarrest thy selfe, from the …

    Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 412 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

  • Printed
    12 As Iehoram ſaid to Iehu, when he marched in his furie, CommeſtComest thou peaceably? As if hee ſhould ſay, if thou commeſtcomest peaceably, march as furiouſly …
    With rule
    12 As Iehoram ſaid to Iehu, when he marched in his furie, CommeſtComest thou peaceably? As if hee ſhould ſay, if thou commeſtcomest peaceably, march as furiouſly …

    Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 441 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 1-3 A35389

  • Printed
    … to Bethlem, and the Elders of the Towne trembled at his comming and ſaid, CommestComest thou peaceably? And he ſaid, Peaceably; I am come to Sacrifice unto the Lord …
    With rule
    … to Bethlem, and the Elders of the Towne trembled at his comming and ſaid, CommestComest thou peaceably? And he ſaid, Peaceably; I am come to Sacrifice unto the Lord …

    Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 1-3 · p. 53 · Open in the reader

Commentary on the Minor Prophets A63068

  • Printed
    … Sam. 16.4. as ſuſpecting it was the purpoſe of ſome judgement that brought him thither. CommeſtComest thou peaceably? ſaid they. It is a good thing to ſtand in awe of …
    With rule
    … Sam. 16.4. as ſuſpecting it was the purpoſe of ſome judgement that brought him thither. CommeſtComest thou peaceably? ſaid they. It is a good thing to ſtand in awe of …

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Minor Prophets · p. 237 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … with trembling, as the men of Bethlehem did Samuel, and as Cornelius did Peter; CommeſtComest thou peaceably? ſaid the Bethlemites, as ſuſpecting the purpoſe of ſome judgement. Now therefore …
    With rule
    … with trembling, as the men of Bethlehem did Samuel, and as Cornelius did Peter; CommeſtComest thou peaceably? ſaid the Bethlemites, as ſuſpecting the purpoſe of ſome judgement. Now therefore …

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Minor Prophets · p. 641 · Open in the reader

A Counterpoison A67746

  • Printed
    … Master, when he commeth? Wherefore, as Jehoram said to Jehu, when he marched furiously; CommestComest thou peaceably? As if he should say, if thou commestcomest peaceably, march as furiously …
    With rule
    … Master, when he commeth? Wherefore, as Jehoram said to Jehu, when he marched furiously; CommestComest thou peaceably? As if he should say, if thou commestcomest peaceably, march as furiously …

    Richard Younge · A Counterpoison · p. 330 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

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    … do they ſuſpect, it was the purpoſe of ſome iudgement, that drew him thither: CommeſtComest thou peaceably? It is a good thing to ſtand in awe of Gods Meſſengers …
    With rule
    … do they ſuſpect, it was the purpoſe of ſome iudgement, that drew him thither: CommeſtComest thou peaceably? It is a good thing to ſtand in awe of Gods Meſſengers …

    Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1078 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

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    … thruſt them vnder foote, ſo as wee may ſay, wretched creature, where art thou? CommeſtComest thou heere to diſpute agaynſt thy God and to ſubdue him? Is it reaſon …
    With rule
    … thruſt them vnder foote, ſo as wee may ſay, wretched creature, where art thou? CommeſtComest thou heere to diſpute agaynſt thy God and to ſubdue him? Is it reaſon …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 728 · Open in the reader