Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #7209 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

doubtfulnesdoubtfulness

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 140 times in 81 works
Consistency: 97.9% (140 of 143)
Reach if approved: ~150 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: doubtfulness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 143 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (140 changes in 81 works, 97.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 140)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… long he ſhould raygne. This reuerend prothonotarie made hym a deceptiue aūſwere, full of doubtfulnesdoubtfulness, to wit that he ſhould raigne xi. and viii. the Cardinal fooliſhly perſuaded him …
With rule
… long he ſhould raygne. This reuerend prothonotarie made hym a deceptiue aūſwere, full of doubtfulnesdoubtfulness, to wit that he ſhould raigne xi. and viii. the Cardinal fooliſhly perſuaded him …
Pierre Viret · Christian Instruction and Sum of Doctrine Part 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the power, or goodnes of our father? Why are you then the doctors of doubtfulnesdoubtfulness?
With rule
… the power, or goodnes of our father? Why are you then the doctors of doubtfulnesdoubtfulness?
Clergy George Wither · The Marginal Notes of the Popish Testament Translated Into English · p. 269 · Open in the reader
Printed
… an others burthen. And againe: The weake in faith receiue yee, not to the doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of queſtions.
With rule
… an others burthen. And againe: The weake in faith receiue yee, not to the doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of queſtions.
Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 201 · Open in the reader
Printed
1 HIm that is weake in faith receiue, not vnto doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of diſputation.
With rule
1 HIm that is weake in faith receiue, not vnto doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of diſputation.
John Calvin · Commentary on Romans · Open in the reader
Printed
4 Our hearts doubtfulnesdoubtfulness. Psal. 73. 17.
With rule
4 Our hearts doubtfulnesdoubtfulness. Psal. 73. 17.
Thomas Cooper · The Christians Daily Sacrifice · p. 119 · Open in the reader
Printed
… this moſt chriſtian & cōfortable doctrine by them that loue cōtention, only through the ambiguity & doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of this word Hell. We meane not that Chriſt ſuffred Hell properlie, that is …
With rule
… this moſt chriſtian & cōfortable doctrine by them that loue cōtention, only through the ambiguity & doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of this word Hell. We meane not that Chriſt ſuffred Hell properlie, that is …
Henry Jacob · The Sufferings and Victory of Christ in the Work of Redemption · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
… both of their owne wilfull errours, as alſo of the ignorant peoples Neutralitie and doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of faith, ſhal therefore (in the next verſe) goe to ruine.
With rule
… both of their owne wilfull errours, as alſo of the ignorant peoples Neutralitie and doubtfulnesdoubtfulness of faith, ſhal therefore (in the next verſe) goe to ruine.
John Napier · The Whole Revelation of John in Two Treatises · p. 201 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that their doctrine be intitiled. A doctrine of doubtfulneſſe: Yea they count that their doubtfulnesdoubtfulness, humility: & the aſſurance, that true faith breedeth, preſumption. Euen the bare opening vnto you …
With rule
… that their doctrine be intitiled. A doctrine of doubtfulneſſe: Yea they count that their doubtfulnesdoubtfulness, humility: & the aſſurance, that true faith breedeth, preſumption. Euen the bare opening vnto you …
Thomas Sparke · Sermon 14 September 1585 · p. 36 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric A00630

Printed
DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness of a worde is eyther
With rule
DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness of a worde is eyther
Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader

A Golden Chain A09339

Printed
… can be pardoned. 1. Thes. 4. 13. Sorrow ye not, as they which haue no hope. IV. DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness, concerning the trueth of Gods benefits present, or to come. Psal. 116.11. I said in …
With rule
… can be pardoned. 1. Thes. 4. 13. Sorrow ye not, as they which haue no hope. IV. DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness, concerning the trueth of Gods benefits present, or to come. Psal. 116.11. I said in …
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness. 40,132
With rule
DoubtfulnesDoubtfulness. 40,132
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · Open in the reader