Rules
All candidates
Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7486 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

kepekeep

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it
3,120 times in 323 works
Consistency
98.7% (3,120 of 3,161)
Reach if approved
~3,321 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: keep
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
3,161 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,120 changes in 323 works, 98.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,120)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … dei, et custodiunt illud. Blessed be they that heare the word of God, and kepekeep it. It muste be kept in memory, in lyuyng, and in our conuersacion. And …
    With rule
    … dei, et custodiunt illud. Blessed be they that heare the word of God, and kepekeep it. It muste be kept in memory, in lyuyng, and in our conuersacion. And …

    Hugh Latimer · The Second to Seventh Sermon to His Majesty · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … thē from the familie, vnleſſe they amende: and thoſe which they may not to kepekeep them in ſuch order, till God or the common wealth cutt them off. Iam …
    With rule
    … thē from the familie, vnleſſe they amende: and thoſe which they may not to kepekeep them in ſuch order, till God or the common wealth cutt them off. Iam …

    Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … of ye elect, whiche is ye church shall neuer faile duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page but God doth preserue & kepekeep to himselfe 7. thousande men, which haue neither bowed the knee to Baal nor kissed …
    With rule
    … of ye elect, whiche is ye church shall neuer faile duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page but God doth preserue & kepekeep to himselfe 7. thousande men, which haue neither bowed the knee to Baal nor kissed …

    William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … their Countrie, they either become Idolaters with the papiſtes to pleaſe the Quene, and kepekeep their poſſeſsions, or els diſſemblers with the reſt of counterfete chriſtians: but to their …
    With rule
    … their Countrie, they either become Idolaters with the papiſtes to pleaſe the Quene, and kepekeep their poſſeſsions, or els diſſemblers with the reſt of counterfete chriſtians: but to their …

    Christopher Goodman · How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects · p. 224 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Thu were moch better, to kepekeep thy pacyence.
    With rule
    Thu were moch better, to kepekeep thy pacyence.

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … wee knowe not but have great cauſe to feare) do profeſſe & practice not to kepekeep the ſeaventh day, a day of reſt, & holy vnto the lord, aboliſhing herein the …
    With rule
    … wee knowe not but have great cauſe to feare) do profeſſe & practice not to kepekeep the ſeaventh day, a day of reſt, & holy vnto the lord, aboliſhing herein the …

    Thomas Helwys · Admonition Unto Congregations · p. 17 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … Chriſt. You aunſwer not one worde to the latter. And in the former, you kepekeep not my words (which is a thing to commō with you) knowing belike that …
    With rule
    … Chriſt. You aunſwer not one worde to the latter. And in the former, you kepekeep not my words (which is a thing to commō with you) knowing belike that …

    Francis Johnson · Answer to Mr Jacobs Defense of the Churches and Ministry of England · p. 52 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … Congregationis: of whome I hear say a great part, vnder pretense that they may kepekeep faith secrete in the heart, and yet do as Idolaters do, be ginneth now …
    With rule
    … Congregationis: of whome I hear say a great part, vnder pretense that they may kepekeep faith secrete in the heart, and yet do as Idolaters do, be ginneth now …

    John Knox · Answer to a Jesuit · Open in the reader

Read-only. Sign in as a reviewer to approve or dismiss candidates.

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (41)

41 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.

Against a Rank Papist A02621

  • Printed
    … youre loynes be gyrt aboute. And S. Paule i. Timo. v. Temetipsum purum serua. KepeKeep thy selfe pure. Sara the wyfe of Abraham, was chaste. So was Sara the …
    With rule
    … youre loynes be gyrt aboute. And S. Paule i. Timo. v. Temetipsum purum serua. KepeKeep thy selfe pure. Sara the wyfe of Abraham, was chaste. So was Sara the …

    John Bale · Against a Rank Papist · Open in the reader

Brief Comedy Concerning the Temptation of Jesus Christ by Satan A02658

  • Printed
    KepeKeep it not ſecrete, but lete it than be hod.
    With rule
    KepeKeep it not ſecrete, but lete it than be hod.

    John Bale · Brief Comedy Concerning the Temptation of Jesus Christ by Satan · Open in the reader

A Christian Exhortation Unto Customable Swearers A02668

  • Printed
    KepeKeep trueth and faith with secretnesse
    With rule
    KepeKeep trueth and faith with secretnesse

    Miles Coverdale · A Christian Exhortation Unto Customable Swearers · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep well your rekenynge more & lesse
    With rule
    KepeKeep well your rekenynge more & lesse

    Miles Coverdale · A Christian Exhortation Unto Customable Swearers · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites A02738

  • Printed
    KepeKeep sylence a whyle, and thu shalt vnderstande.
    With rule
    KepeKeep sylence a whyle, and thu shalt vnderstande.

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep styll that same hart, for a sygne perpetuall.
    With rule
    KepeKeep styll that same hart, for a sygne perpetuall.

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ A02749

  • Printed
    KepeKeep scylence a whyle, and thou shalte vnderstande
    With rule
    KepeKeep scylence a whyle, and thou shalte vnderstande

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep styll that same hart for a sygne perpetuall
    With rule
    KepeKeep styll that same hart for a sygne perpetuall

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

The Logic Newly Translated A05111

  • Printed
    KepeKeep well thy ſelf, ſeke not the companie,
    With rule
    KepeKeep well thy ſelf, ſeke not the companie,

    Petrus Ramus · The Logic Newly Translated · p. 66 · Open in the reader

The Second to Seventh Sermon to His Majesty A05142

  • Printed
    … hād no further then thy sleue will reache. Lut thy cloth after thi measure. KepeKeep thi house after the spending. Thou must not pil and polle thy Tenante, that …
    With rule
    … hād no further then thy sleue will reache. Lut thy cloth after thi measure. KepeKeep thi house after the spending. Thou must not pil and polle thy Tenante, that …

    Hugh Latimer · The Second to Seventh Sermon to His Majesty · Open in the reader

Treatise of Good Works A06515

  • Printed
    … other workꝭ / that we vtterly forget this worke / nowe than foloweth ye thyrde cōmaundement. KepeKeep thy ſabboth day, ye thou ſanctyfye it / as ye lorde thy god hath cōmaūded …
    With rule
    … other workꝭ / that we vtterly forget this worke / nowe than foloweth ye thyrde cōmaundement. KepeKeep thy ſabboth day, ye thou ſanctyfye it / as ye lorde thy god hath cōmaūded …

    Martin Luther · Treatise of Good Works · Open in the reader

Exposition of Psalm 22 A06532

  • Printed
    KepeKeep and holde ſure thys comforte, and be bolde there vpon. For who ſo beleueth …
    With rule
    KepeKeep and holde ſure thys comforte, and be bolde there vpon. For who ſo beleueth …

    Martin Luther · Exposition of Psalm 22 · Open in the reader

The Governance of Virtue A06832

  • Printed
    KepeKeep thee from the euill woman and from the flattering tong of the harlot, that …
    With rule
    KepeKeep thee from the euill woman and from the flattering tong of the harlot, that …

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep no company with whoremongers.
    With rule
    KepeKeep no company with whoremongers.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep thy self pure and honest.
    With rule
    KepeKeep thy self pure and honest.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep the commaundementes of the lord thy God, and his witnesses, and his couenauntes which …
    With rule
    KepeKeep the commaundementes of the lord thy God, and his witnesses, and his couenauntes which …

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

An Invective Against Swearing A06866

  • Printed
    … the faythfull, sayth Paule, in worde, in conuersacion, in loue, in Spirite, in faythe. KepeKeep thy selfe pure. Study to shewe thy selfe commendable to God, a worke man …
    With rule
    … the faythfull, sayth Paule, in worde, in conuersacion, in loue, in Spirite, in faythe. KepeKeep thy selfe pure. Study to shewe thy selfe commendable to God, a worke man …

    Thomas Becon · An Invective Against Swearing · Open in the reader

A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field A06897

  • Printed
    KepeKeep in theyr syght
    With rule
    KepeKeep in theyr syght

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

A New Years Gift More Precious than Gold A06955

  • Printed
    … able thorowe hys grace to suppresse all euell affectes, concupiscences, lustes and de…yres▪ KepeKeep your harte so pure, yt nothing may come frō you but purenes, ve…tue …
    With rule
    … able thorowe hys grace to suppresse all euell affectes, concupiscences, lustes and de…yres▪ KepeKeep your harte so pure, yt nothing may come frō you but purenes, ve…tue …

    Thomas Becon · A New Years Gift More Precious than Gold · Open in the reader

News Out of Heaven A06966

  • Printed
    … very ernestly to do wyckedly. Here to pertayneth the sayeng of the Prophete Miche: KepeKeep the secretes of thy mouth from her that slepeth in thy bosome, for ye …
    With rule
    … very ernestly to do wyckedly. Here to pertayneth the sayeng of the Prophete Miche: KepeKeep the secretes of thy mouth from her that slepeth in thy bosome, for ye …

    Thomas Becon · News Out of Heaven · Open in the reader

A Pleasant New Nosegay A07010

  • Printed
    … them that synne opē ly before all men, that y• other may be afeard. KepeKeep thy selfe pure, clene & honest. Suffer afflicciō & trouble as a goodsouldiour ofIesus Christ Study …
    With rule
    … them that synne opē ly before all men, that y• other may be afeard. KepeKeep thy selfe pure, clene & honest. Suffer afflicciō & trouble as a goodsouldiour ofIesus Christ Study …

    Thomas Becon · A Pleasant New Nosegay · Open in the reader

The Relics of Rome A07146

  • Printed
    … at your forefathers. Agayne he sayth: Walke not in the statutes of your forefathers: KepeKeep not their ordinaunces: and defile not your selues with their idols: For I am …
    With rule
    … at your forefathers. Agayne he sayth: Walke not in the statutes of your forefathers: KepeKeep not their ordinaunces: and defile not your selues with their idols: For I am …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · Open in the reader

The Sick Mans Salve A07163

  • Printed
    … thee. Beware of riotous cōpany, & haue alwais the fear of God before thine eies. KepeKeep companye with such as haue vnderstāding, and leane vnto their wisdom and counsell. Be …
    With rule
    … thee. Beware of riotous cōpany, & haue alwais the fear of God before thine eies. KepeKeep companye with such as haue vnderstāding, and leane vnto their wisdom and counsell. Be …

    Thomas Becon · The Sick Mans Salve · p. 210 · Open in the reader

Declaration of Ecclesiastical Discipline out of the Word of God A13881

  • Printed
    KepeKeep of the ſhipp & guide it well.
    With rule
    KepeKeep of the ſhipp & guide it well.

    Walter Travers · Declaration of Ecclesiastical Discipline out of the Word of God · p. 91 · Open in the reader

Introduction to the Epistle to the Romans A14132

  • Printed
    … and the temptacion greate and many fold / in the flesshe and in the world. KepeKeep vs father with thi myghty power / and lett vs not faule in to temptacion …
    With rule
    … and the temptacion greate and many fold / in the flesshe and in the world. KepeKeep vs father with thi myghty power / and lett vs not faule in to temptacion …

    William Tyndale · Introduction to the Epistle to the Romans · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

  • Printed
    … ſeuen fote aboue, & caſt al his lyghtenynge vpon the, to burne the to powder. KepeKeep the couenaunt of the lorde thy God therfore, & feare no bugges. But and if …
    With rule
    … ſeuen fote aboue, & caſt al his lyghtenynge vpon the, to burne the to powder. KepeKeep the couenaunt of the lorde thy God therfore, & feare no bugges. But and if …

    William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sabbath Day A16567

  • Printed
    … then, why did God pleaſe ſo expreſly to giue a Commandement for it, ſaying KepeKeep it, and Remember it? and why did God place it, in ſo high a …
    With rule
    … then, why did God pleaſe ſo expreſly to giue a Commandement for it, ſaying KepeKeep it, and Remember it? and why did God place it, in ſo high a …

    Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 66 · Open in the reader

The Whole Sum of Christian Religion A17244

  • Printed
    … that ye should do ſo in the lande vvhither ye goe to poſſeſſe it. KepeKeep them therfore, and do them. For that is your wiſdome and vnderſtanding in the …
    With rule
    … that ye should do ſo in the lande vvhither ye goe to poſſeſſe it. KepeKeep them therfore, and do them. For that is your wiſdome and vnderſtanding in the …

    Edmund Bunny · The Whole Sum of Christian Religion · Open in the reader

The Institutes of the Christian Religion A17662

  • Printed
    … of God to allege ye helpe of their owne righteousnes (as when Dauid saith: KepeKeep my soule, bicause I am good. Again Ezechias: Remēbre lord I beseche thee, yt …
    With rule
    … of God to allege ye helpe of their owne righteousnes (as when Dauid saith: KepeKeep my soule, bicause I am good. Again Ezechias: Remēbre lord I beseche thee, yt …

    John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · p. 208 · Open in the reader

Catechism for Children A19564

  • Printed
    … lying, but that we maye bothe iudge and speake all goodnes of our neyghboure. KepeKeep vs from all euell lustes and desyres, that we couet not oure neyghbors goodes …
    With rule
    … lying, but that we maye bothe iudge and speake all goodnes of our neyghboure. KepeKeep vs from all euell lustes and desyres, that we couet not oure neyghbors goodes …

    Archishop Thomas Cranmer · Catechism for Children · p. clxxii · Open in the reader

The Confutation of the 13 Articles A19657

  • Printed
    KepeKeep thine eye, ill cōpany eſchue
    With rule
    KepeKeep thine eye, ill cōpany eſchue

    Robert Crowley · The Confutation of the 13 Articles · Open in the reader

Thirty-One Epigrams A19663

  • Printed
    KepeKeep youre families occupied
    With rule
    KepeKeep youre families occupied

    Robert Crowley · Thirty-One Epigrams · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep them therfore ſtyll occupied,
    With rule
    KepeKeep them therfore ſtyll occupied,

    Robert Crowley · Thirty-One Epigrams · Open in the reader

Philargyry of Great Britain A19665

  • Printed
    KepeKeep nought in ſtore
    With rule
    KepeKeep nought in ſtore

    Robert Crowley · Philargyry of Great Britain · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    KepeKeep nought in ſtore
    With rule
    KepeKeep nought in ſtore

    Robert Crowley · Philargyry of Great Britain · Open in the reader

The Opening of the Words of the Prophet Joel A19666

  • Printed
    KepeKeep not in ſtore,
    With rule
    KepeKeep not in ſtore,

    Robert Crowley · The Opening of the Words of the Prophet Joel · Open in the reader

The Voice of the Last Trumpet Blown A19671

  • Printed
    KepeKeep thy ſelfe in obedience
    With rule
    KepeKeep thy ſelfe in obedience

    Robert Crowley · The Voice of the Last Trumpet Blown · Open in the reader

Twenty-Seven Lectures Upon Hebrews A20304

  • Printed
    … seuenth day: what we should learne in this, we may plainely see the commaundement: KepeKeep holie the Sabboth day: For that day was instituted for this cause: because then …
    With rule
    … seuenth day: what we should learne in this, we may plainely see the commaundement: KepeKeep holie the Sabboth day: For that day was instituted for this cause: because then …

    Edward Dering · Twenty-Seven Lectures Upon Hebrews · p. 331 · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

  • Printed
    … Gilgal, and ſayd: I haue a ſecret errand vnto thee O King: whoe aunſwered: KepeKeep ſilence. And all they that ſtoode neere went forth.
    With rule
    … Gilgal, and ſayd: I haue a ſecret errand vnto thee O King: whoe aunſwered: KepeKeep ſilence. And all they that ſtoode neere went forth.

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · p. 82 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

  • Printed
    57. 2. KepeKeep me ſafe in the ſhadow of thy wings. 359. a 43.
    With rule
    57. 2. KepeKeep me ſafe in the ſhadow of thy wings. 359. a 43.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

Against the Outward Apparel and Ministering Garments of the Popish Church B12285

  • Printed
    … worde that I ſpeake vnto you: neyther ſhall ye take any thing from it. KepeKeep the commaundements of the Lorde your God, which I doe commaunde you. And againe …
    With rule
    … worde that I ſpeake vnto you: neyther ſhall ye take any thing from it. KepeKeep the commaundements of the Lorde your God, which I doe commaunde you. And againe …

    Robert Crowley · Against the Outward Apparel and Ministering Garments of the Popish Church · Open in the reader