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preparatiuepreparative

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it
221 times in 124 works
Consistency
89.1% (221 of 248)
Reach if approved
~261 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: preparative
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
248 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (221 changes in 124 works, 89.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 221)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … is ſaid here, that Abimelech ruled ouer Iſrael three yeres. Which words are a preparatiuepreparative to that which followeth: for thus they are to be taken; that after theſe …
    With rule
    … is ſaid here, that Abimelech ruled ouer Iſrael three yeres. Which words are a preparatiuepreparative to that which followeth: for thus they are to be taken; that after theſe …

    Richard Rogers · Commentary on Judges · p. 468 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … one way or other, that they may be made fit, not to receiue the preparatiuepreparative, but the perfection of happie saluation. And for this cause haue I made choise …
    With rule
    … one way or other, that they may be made fit, not to receiue the preparatiuepreparative, but the perfection of happie saluation. And for this cause haue I made choise …

    Henry Smith · Four Sermons · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … both of ſoule and body, of all thoſe that ſhould drinke thereof, and a preparatiuepreparative for the receiuing of euerlaſting life. But let vs now ſpeake what an hard …
    With rule
    … both of ſoule and body, of all thoſe that ſhould drinke thereof, and a preparatiuepreparative for the receiuing of euerlaſting life. But let vs now ſpeake what an hard …

    Pierre Viret · Ceremonies of the Monstrous Popish Mass · p. 225 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … church of Chriſt immediatly after the Apoſtles time, which the deuill planted as a preparatiuepreparative for his eldeſt ſonne Antichriſt. Yet we may well ſay, that the religion of …
    With rule
    … church of Chriſt immediatly after the Apoſtles time, which the deuill planted as a preparatiuepreparative for his eldeſt ſonne Antichriſt. Yet we may well ſay, that the religion of …

    William Fulke · Answer to the Proud Challenge of a Counterset Catholic · p. 35 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … firſt giueth him a preparatiuepreparative to fit his body to receaue it: If the preparatiuepreparative worke not, hee hath ſmall hope to doe good with that which was to …
    With rule
    … firſt giueth him a preparatiuepreparative to fit his body to receaue it: If the preparatiuepreparative worke not, hee hath ſmall hope to doe good with that which was to …

    Samuel Hieron · The Abridgment of the Gospel · p. 89 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Fourthly, that where effectuall raiſing vp the hart to faith beginneth, there Gods preparatiuepreparative workes take an end: for as that which prepares the ground for ſeed, now …
    With rule
    Fourthly, that where effectuall raiſing vp the hart to faith beginneth, there Gods preparatiuepreparative workes take an end: for as that which prepares the ground for ſeed, now …

    Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 · p. 358 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … ſpemex conſcientia bona, fidem non fictam. And for my ſoules health often vſed this preparatiuepreparative; Examen conſcientiae meae. Nam quicun que cordihabet ſalutem ſuam, let him euery day, mane …
    With rule
    … ſpemex conſcientia bona, fidem non fictam. And for my ſoules health often vſed this preparatiuepreparative; Examen conſcientiae meae. Nam quicun que cordihabet ſalutem ſuam, let him euery day, mane …

    Henry Montagu · Contemplating Mortality and Immortality · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … and to stoppe their mouths by our godly & vnblameable conuersatiō, which may be a preparatiuepreparative for them against the day of their visitation. 1. Pet. 2. 12. Haue your conuersation honest among …
    With rule
    … and to stoppe their mouths by our godly & vnblameable conuersatiō, which may be a preparatiuepreparative for them against the day of their visitation. 1. Pet. 2. 12. Haue your conuersation honest among …

    William Perkins · Commentary on Galatians 1-5 · p. 516 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (27)

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

Of Justification By Faith A09274

  • Printed
    … nor of the will of man, but of God.] Faith then is not a PreparatiuePreparative to Iustification, but a part of it.
    With rule
    … nor of the will of man, but of God.] Faith then is not a PreparatiuePreparative to Iustification, but a part of it.

    William Pemble · Of Justification By Faith · p. 43 · Open in the reader

A Plea for Grace A09277

  • Printed
    Conuersion how to be truly discerned 115 PreparatiuePreparative meanes vnto it 137. 138 How weake they are, and in a man vnregenerate how they …
    With rule
    Conuersion how to be truly discerned 115 PreparatiuePreparative meanes vnto it 137. 138 How weake they are, and in a man vnregenerate how they …

    William Pemble · A Plea for Grace · Open in the reader

A Preparative to Marriage A12367

  • Printed
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Mariage.
    With rule
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Mariage.

    Henry Smith · A Preparative to Marriage · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Marriage.
    With rule
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Marriage.

    Henry Smith · A Preparative to Marriage · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Sermons in One Volume A12406

  • Printed
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Mariage.
    With rule
    A PreparatiuePreparative to Mariage.

    Henry Smith · Sermons in One Volume · Open in the reader

A General View of Papistry A15422

  • Printed
    THE FIRST PART, OF THE PREparatiuePreparative workes.
    With rule
    THE FIRST PART, OF THE PREparatiuePreparative workes.

    Andrew Willet · A General View of Papistry · p. 591 · Open in the reader

The Seven Vials A17307

  • Printed
    First, for the PreparatiuePreparative to Babylons destruction; ver. 12. And the sixth Angel poured out his Viall upon the …
    With rule
    First, for the PreparatiuePreparative to Babylons destruction; ver. 12. And the sixth Angel poured out his Viall upon the …

    Henry Burton · The Seven Vials · p. 82 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

  • Printed
    PreparatiuePreparative
    With rule
    PreparatiuePreparative

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    A good PreparatiuePreparative to bring vs to the seruing of God.
    With rule
    A good PreparatiuePreparative to bring vs to the seruing of God.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader