Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6849 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

downfaldownfall

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 236 times in 153 works
Consistency: 83.6% (236 of 282)
Reach if approved: ~296 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: downfall
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 282 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (236 changes in 153 works, 83.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 236)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Theſſ. 2.4. that exalteth himſelf above all that is called God, will have a fearful downfaldownfall; Proſperity begets Pride, and Pride feeds upon it, and between them the Worm of …
With rule
… Theſſ. 2.4. that exalteth himſelf above all that is called God, will have a fearful downfaldownfall; Proſperity begets Pride, and Pride feeds upon it, and between them the Worm of …
Edward Bury · Death Improved and Immoderate Sorrow Reproved · p. 193 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Armes, and downfall. And it was then obſerved, as wonderfully ominous, foreſhewing the utter downfaldownfall: and ruine of Prelicie, as theſe verſes, then made thereupon, declare;
With rule
… Armes, and downfall. And it was then obſerved, as wonderfully ominous, foreſhewing the utter downfaldownfall: and ruine of Prelicie, as theſe verſes, then made thereupon, declare;
Richard Culmer · Cathedral News from Canterbury · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not in another. And indeed, if the air upon any ſcore could check the downfaldownfall, it vvould ſooner do it at the top of the earth, vvhere the ſpring …
With rule
… not in another. And indeed, if the air upon any ſcore could check the downfaldownfall, it vvould ſooner do it at the top of the earth, vvhere the ſpring …
Nathaniel Fairfax · Bulk and Selvage of the World · p. 71 · Open in the reader
Printed
Here he ſhews the ruine and downfaldownfall of the Cedar which was ſo high, and extended its boughs ſo far; ſtrangers …
With rule
Here he ſhews the ruine and downfaldownfall of the Cedar which was ſo high, and extended its boughs ſo far; ſtrangers …
William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 30-48 · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Their denial of the Israelits passage thorough their country, and their rejoicing in Jerusalems downfaldownfall, declare this sufficiently. Thus God tels her that the present contention in her womb …
With rule
… Their denial of the Israelits passage thorough their country, and their rejoicing in Jerusalems downfaldownfall, declare this sufficiently. Thus God tels her that the present contention in her womb …
George Hughes · An Exposition of Genesis · p. 313 · Open in the reader
Printed
… applaud our ſelues in reſpect of our better ſtay of our ſelues, yet the downfaldownfall is headlong when the Lord is pleaſed to leaue vs to our ſelues.
With rule
… applaud our ſelues in reſpect of our better ſtay of our ſelues, yet the downfaldownfall is headlong when the Lord is pleaſed to leaue vs to our ſelues.
William Sclater · The Sick Souls Salve · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his employments: a very embleme of vanity; not only Haman in his decay and downfaldownfall, but Salomon▪ in all his royalty, is but vanity; inferiour to the very Lilly …
With rule
… his employments: a very embleme of vanity; not only Haman in his decay and downfaldownfall, but Salomon▪ in all his royalty, is but vanity; inferiour to the very Lilly …
John Angel · The Right Government of Thoughts · p. 208 · Open in the reader
Printed
… one to another; every one running, and sweating with foolish violence, and laboring the downfaldownfall of all that are in his way, and all to get it into his …
With rule
… one to another; every one running, and sweating with foolish violence, and laboring the downfaldownfall of all that are in his way, and all to get it into his …
Richard Baxter · The Saints Everlasting Rest · p. 817 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (46)

18 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 14 are listed here. 28 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… Rumors he lookt upon with his Eyes open, and ſaw the approaching of a DownfalDownfall, and ſo little diſſembled it, that he warn'd ſome of his Followers ſecretly, who …
With rule
… Rumors he lookt upon with his Eyes open, and ſaw the approaching of a DownfalDownfall, and ſo little diſſembled it, that he warn'd ſome of his Followers ſecretly, who …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 5 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſhould paſte a greater Scorn upon them. As Caſ. Severus ſatisfied himſelf with the DownfalDownfall of his Adverſary, Vivo, & quo vivere libeat Aſprenatem reum video, Quintil. lib. II. So …
With rule
… ſhould paſte a greater Scorn upon them. As Caſ. Severus ſatisfied himſelf with the DownfalDownfall of his Adverſary, Vivo, & quo vivere libeat Aſprenatem reum video, Quintil. lib. II. So …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 139 · Open in the reader

Samarias Downfall A45340

Printed
In the words wee have Ephraims Dignity, and Ephraims DownfalDownfall; or Gods Mercy, and Ephraims Misery.
With rule
In the words wee have Ephraims Dignity, and Ephraims DownfalDownfall; or Gods Mercy, and Ephraims Misery.
Thomas Hall · Samarias Downfall · p. 43 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Long ſince thy utter DownfalDownfall did preſage.
With rule
Long ſince thy utter DownfalDownfall did preſage.
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 35 · Open in the reader

Works A50522

Printed
… that signifie the diminution of the Glory and Felicity of the State, and the DownfalDownfall of the Grandees and Chiefs therein; Sun, Moon and Stars being put according to …
With rule
… that signifie the diminution of the Glory and Felicity of the State, and the DownfalDownfall of the Grandees and Chiefs therein; Sun, Moon and Stars being put according to …
Joseph Mede · Works · Open in the reader

Sermons Volume 4 A51840

Printed
… own blaze; so in slippery places, the higher they go, the nearer to their DownfalDownfall, and Ruine: As Men on the top of an Hill, and there have no …
With rule
… own blaze; so in slippery places, the higher they go, the nearer to their DownfalDownfall, and Ruine: As Men on the top of an Hill, and there have no …
Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 4 · p. 1048 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… of Heaven upon thoſe wicked Cities, Gen. 19.6.22. Jeroboams beſt Son muſt die, before the DownfalDownfall of his Fathers Family, 1 Kin. 14.12, 13. And Joſiah muſt be removed, before the Captivity came …
With rule
… of Heaven upon thoſe wicked Cities, Gen. 19.6.22. Jeroboams beſt Son muſt die, before the DownfalDownfall of his Fathers Family, 1 Kin. 14.12, 13. And Joſiah muſt be removed, before the Captivity came …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 123 · Open in the reader
Printed
1. The dreadful DownfalDownfall (as well as Up-riſe) of the Waters wherewith the wicked World was Drowned …
With rule
1. The dreadful DownfalDownfall (as well as Up-riſe) of the Waters wherewith the wicked World was Drowned …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 126 · Open in the reader
Printed
… confidently, yet ſilently too, as thoſe here, Joſh. 6.10. and praying alſo fervently for Babylon's DownfalDownfall, and for more faithful Miniſters to blow the Rams Horns of the Goſpel, that …
With rule
… confidently, yet ſilently too, as thoſe here, Joſh. 6.10. and praying alſo fervently for Babylon's DownfalDownfall, and for more faithful Miniſters to blow the Rams Horns of the Goſpel, that …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 25 · Open in the reader
Printed
… at home with his Mathematical Engines, &c. ver. 9, 10, 15. his Pride now budded to his DownfalDownfall.
With rule
… at home with his Mathematical Engines, &c. ver. 9, 10, 15. his Pride now budded to his DownfalDownfall.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 572 · Open in the reader
Printed
… paſſing the Sentence of Condemnation upon Haman. Then Secondly, The Execution and his diſmal DownfalDownfall.
With rule
… paſſing the Sentence of Condemnation upon Haman. Then Secondly, The Execution and his diſmal DownfalDownfall.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 681 · Open in the reader

The Signs of the Times A52817

Printed
… of his Pride and Proſperity, ſhould have both a Viſion and Execution of his DownfalDownfall from the Higheſt Pinacle of his Arch Triumphant: Mark, Nebuchadn. hereupon celebrates God's Kingdom …
With rule
… of his Pride and Proſperity, ſhould have both a Viſion and Execution of his DownfalDownfall from the Higheſt Pinacle of his Arch Triumphant: Mark, Nebuchadn. hereupon celebrates God's Kingdom …
Christopher Ness · The Signs of the Times · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his Peoples Deſtruction, ſo was the Handwriting upon the Wall a Prodigy portending Belſhazzars DownfalDownfall for his Drunken and Debauched Quaffings, Dan. 15.22.23. So were the Prodigies in Heaven, Earth …
With rule
… his Peoples Deſtruction, ſo was the Handwriting upon the Wall a Prodigy portending Belſhazzars DownfalDownfall for his Drunken and Debauched Quaffings, Dan. 15.22.23. So were the Prodigies in Heaven, Earth …
Christopher Ness · The Signs of the Times · p. 81 · Open in the reader

The Rise Reign and Ruin of the Antinomians Familists and Libertines A65392

Printed
1. Her Entrance. 2. Her Progress. 3. Her DownfalDownfall.
With rule
1. Her Entrance. 2. Her Progress. 3. Her DownfalDownfall.
John Winthrop · The Rise Reign and Ruin of the Antinomians Familists and Libertines · p. 60 · Open in the reader