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dilligencediligence

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
161 times in 102 works
Consistency
88.9% (161 of 181)
Reach if approved
~190 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: diligence
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
181 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (161 changes in 102 works, 88.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 161)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … saies of wisedome, Above all gettings get understanding, and keepe thy heart with all dilligencediligence, so above all things take the shield of faith. Before wee consider more particularly …
    With rule
    … saies of wisedome, Above all gettings get understanding, and keepe thy heart with all dilligencediligence, so above all things take the shield of faith. Before wee consider more particularly …

    Henry Lawrence · A History of Angels · p. 141 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Giue all dilligencediligence to make your calling and Election sure: for if ye do these things ye …
    With rule
    Giue all dilligencediligence to make your calling and Election sure: for if ye do these things ye …

    William Perkins · Whether Man Be in the Estate of Damnation or Grace · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … wee ought to ſeeke, and to follow, to keepe, and to practiſe, with all dilligencediligence and carefulneſſe. But that euery man is drawne away as Saint Iames ſpeakes, with …
    With rule
    … wee ought to ſeeke, and to follow, to keepe, and to practiſe, with all dilligencediligence and carefulneſſe. But that euery man is drawne away as Saint Iames ſpeakes, with …

    John Wall · The Seraphims Wings to Raise Us Unto Heaven · p. 78 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … it is God that ſpeaketh to vs therein, we would heare him with more dilligencediligence, attention, and reuerence. If we would thinke in reading the Scripture, that we are …
    With rule
    … it is God that ſpeaketh to vs therein, we would heare him with more dilligencediligence, attention, and reuerence. If we would thinke in reading the Scripture, that we are …

    John Calvin · Two Godly and Learned Sermons · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … in ſtrength, and many in number, let vs vſe ſo much the more care, dilligencediligence, and vigilance to defend our ſelues againſt their furie, buckling vnto our ſelues the …
    With rule
    … in ſtrength, and many in number, let vs vſe ſo much the more care, dilligencediligence, and vigilance to defend our ſelues againſt their furie, buckling vnto our ſelues the …

    John Downame · The Christian Warfare Part 3 · p. 83 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … ye abound in every thing, in faith, in utterance, and knowledge, and in all dilligencediligence, and in your love to us; ſee that ye abound in this grace alſo.
    With rule
    … ye abound in every thing, in faith, in utterance, and knowledge, and in all dilligencediligence, and in your love to us; ſee that ye abound in this grace alſo.

    Richard Baxter · A Paraphrase on the New Testament · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … of the Church (as being under God great upholders of it by their gifts, dilligencediligence, and fidelity) had by certain evidences found, that the Apoſtolick office to preach to …
    With rule
    … of the Church (as being under God great upholders of it by their gifts, dilligencediligence, and fidelity) had by certain evidences found, that the Apoſtolick office to preach to …

    Samuel Cradock · The Apostolical History · p. 134 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … called of God, we ought to …tir one another up, to ſeek with all dilligencediligence and full aſſurance for the ſpirit of promiſe, which being received, will abundantly ſupply …
    With rule
    … called of God, we ought to …tir one another up, to ſeek with all dilligencediligence and full aſſurance for the ſpirit of promiſe, which being received, will abundantly ſupply …

    Thomas Grantham · The Paedobaptists Apology for the Baptized Churches · p. 87 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (20)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 are listed here. 9 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Merchant Real A06192

  • Printed
    You haue ſeene this our reall marchants DilligenceDiligence. Novve behold his conſtancie. For he ſeeketh god not by fitts, & flashes, but reſolueth …
    With rule
    You haue ſeene this our reall marchants DilligenceDiligence. Novve behold his conſtancie. For he ſeeketh god not by fitts, & flashes, but reſolueth …

    William Loe · The Merchant Real · p. 54 · Open in the reader

Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 1 A47642

  • Printed
    … rest. The Richer the Estate is it will the more kindle the Malice, and DilligenceDiligence of their Enemies to deprive them of it, and to cut them short of …
    With rule
    … rest. The Richer the Estate is it will the more kindle the Malice, and DilligenceDiligence of their Enemies to deprive them of it, and to cut them short of …

    Robert Leighton · Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 1 · p. 58 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    In the Prophets there are three things here remarked. 1. Their DilligenceDiligence. 2. The Success of it. 3. The Extent of its usefulness.
    With rule
    In the Prophets there are three things here remarked. 1. Their DilligenceDiligence. 2. The Success of it. 3. The Extent of its usefulness.

    Robert Leighton · Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 1 · p. 121 · Open in the reader

The Power of Godliness B17454

  • Printed
    10. DilligenceDiligence, and Constancy.
    With rule
    10. DilligenceDiligence, and Constancy.

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    CHAP. XI. The tenth Property of a godly life, viz. DilligenceDiligence, or Constancy. What things are therein employed. Reasons to shew the necessity thereof: The …
    With rule
    CHAP. XI. The tenth Property of a godly life, viz. DilligenceDiligence, or Constancy. What things are therein employed. Reasons to shew the necessity thereof: The …

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 85 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … nourish all good desires and holy endeavours, after they be once planted in us. DilligenceDiligence is the Daughter of Prudence, and in doing any thing maketh us prevent all …
    With rule
    … nourish all good desires and holy endeavours, after they be once planted in us. DilligenceDiligence is the Daughter of Prudence, and in doing any thing maketh us prevent all …

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 86 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … idleness and unprofitableness, that so they might bring forth much fruit in their season. DilligenceDiligence is a Task-master or Surveyor to other vertues in their works: it doth …
    With rule
    … idleness and unprofitableness, that so they might bring forth much fruit in their season. DilligenceDiligence is a Task-master or Surveyor to other vertues in their works: it doth …

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 86 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Q. What Reasons may shew the necessity of this DilligenceDiligence and Constancy?
    With rule
    Q. What Reasons may shew the necessity of this DilligenceDiligence and Constancy?

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 86 · Open in the reader