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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7686 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

deferredefer

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

Puritas changed it
1,306 times in 613 works
Consistency
98.4% (1,306 of 1,326)
Reach if approved
~1,393 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: defer
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,326 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,306 changes in 613 works, 98.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,306)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … a fyllyp, he woulde doo it. But God is mercyfulle, and therefore doothe he deferredefer hys punyshemente: but yet wyll he not forgeue excepte repentaunce come. But wycked men …
    With rule
    … a fyllyp, he woulde doo it. But God is mercyfulle, and therefore doothe he deferredefer hys punyshemente: but yet wyll he not forgeue excepte repentaunce come. But wycked men …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 82 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    5. That they deferredefer and neglect the meanes of grace.
    With rule
    5. That they deferredefer and neglect the meanes of grace.

    John Foorthe · The Apostles Catechism · p. 36 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … speake of the Decease of this Honourable Lady. Therefore giue me leaue (beloued) to deferredefer the vncomfortable Passions of her Death, vntill I be a little better heartned by …
    With rule
    … speake of the Decease of this Honourable Lady. Therefore giue me leaue (beloued) to deferredefer the vncomfortable Passions of her Death, vntill I be a little better heartned by …

    Hannibal Gamon · The Praise of a Godly Woman · p. 26 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … the Lord, for mine owne ſake. And againe, For my names ſake will I deferredefer mine anger. He retaineth not his anger for euer, becauſe he delighteth in mercy …
    With rule
    … the Lord, for mine owne ſake. And againe, For my names ſake will I deferredefer mine anger. He retaineth not his anger for euer, becauſe he delighteth in mercy …

    William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 156 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Doth the Lord thus long deferredefer ſometime his intended comforts and anſwers? Vſe 1 Let's know the courſes of his providence …
    With rule
    Doth the Lord thus long deferredefer ſometime his intended comforts and anſwers? Vſe 1 Let's know the courſes of his providence …

    Robert Harris · Peters Enlargement · p. 17 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … thoſe duties which the world, the fleſh and the diuell, would haue vs to deferredefer till the day of death. O let vs thinke alwaies of our laſt houre …
    With rule
    … thoſe duties which the world, the fleſh and the diuell, would haue vs to deferredefer till the day of death. O let vs thinke alwaies of our laſt houre …

    Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 272 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … is, doth ſinne much and long; ſaith, that though God prolong his dayes, or deferredefer his puniſhment, yet he ſhall be as a ſhadow, (and what is more vncertaine …
    With rule
    … is, doth ſinne much and long; ſaith, that though God prolong his dayes, or deferredefer his puniſhment, yet he ſhall be as a ſhadow, (and what is more vncertaine …

    Robert Horne · The Shield of Righteousness · p. 60 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … to loue thy good God, any wayes to waxe cold, albeit his Maiestie do deferredefer to grant thee that which thou hast craued, yea, albeit he denie altogether to …
    With rule
    … to loue thy good God, any wayes to waxe cold, albeit his Maiestie do deferredefer to grant thee that which thou hast craued, yea, albeit he denie altogether to …

    David Lindsay · The Godly Mans Journey to Heaven · p. 286 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (20)

14 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 6 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Guide to Go to God A01975

  • Printed
    … thy great mercies. O Lord heare, O Lord forgiue, O Lord hearken and doe. DeferreDefer not for thine owne ſake, O my God: for thy Citie and thy people …
    With rule
    … thy great mercies. O Lord heare, O Lord forgiue, O Lord hearken and doe. DeferreDefer not for thine owne ſake, O my God: for thy Citie and thy people …

    William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 282 · Open in the reader

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

  • Printed
    … vow muſt be taken. The Law ſaith, Thou ſhalt not ſlacke to pay it. DeferreDefer not to pay it, ſaith the Wiſe-man.
    With rule
    … vow muſt be taken. The Law ſaith, Thou ſhalt not ſlacke to pay it. DeferreDefer not to pay it, ſaith the Wiſe-man.

    William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · p. 195 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … the day of paiment, in due time; even now, if the now be come, DeferreDefer not to pay thy vowes. Very pertinent to this purpoſe, and emphaticall is this …
    With rule
    … the day of paiment, in due time; even now, if the now be come, DeferreDefer not to pay thy vowes. Very pertinent to this purpoſe, and emphaticall is this …

    William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · p. 196 · Open in the reader

The Breastplate of Faith and Love A09950

  • Printed
    DeferreDefer.
    With rule
    DeferreDefer.

    John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

  • Printed
    DeferreDefer thou not, thy Iourney, till the night;
    With rule
    DeferreDefer thou not, thy Iourney, till the night;

    George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 94 · Open in the reader

A Godly and Learned Treatise of Prayer A20735

  • Printed
    … to repentance to day, If yee will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts? DeferreDefer not repentance; but to day, before to morrow, repent. Seek the Lord whilest he …
    With rule
    … to repentance to day, If yee will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts? DeferreDefer not repentance; but to day, before to morrow, repent. Seek the Lord whilest he …

    George Downame · A Godly and Learned Treatise of Prayer · p. 320 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 8-10 A35439

  • Printed
    As it is with vows, ſo with prayers, DeferreDefer not to pay them; deferredefer not to pray, Iſa. 5.5. Seek him whileſt he may …
    With rule
    As it is with vows, ſo with prayers, DeferreDefer not to pay them; deferredefer not to pray, Iſa. 5.5. Seek him whileſt he may …

    Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 8-10 · p. 29 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 32-24 A35535

  • Printed
    DeferreDefer, God ſometimes deferrs to doe his ſervants right. 520. Deferrings are very afflictive. 520
    With rule
    DeferreDefer, God ſometimes deferrs to doe his ſervants right. 520. Deferrings are very afflictive. 520

    Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 32-24 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of Practical Praying A36465

  • Printed
    … to repentance to day, If yee will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts? DeferreDefer not repentance; but to day, before to morrow, repent. Seek the Lord whilest he …
    With rule
    … to repentance to day, If yee will heare his voyce, harden not your hearts? DeferreDefer not repentance; but to day, before to morrow, repent. Seek the Lord whilest he …

    George Downame · The Doctrine of Practical Praying · p. 320 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

  • Printed
    … Pain, Brians, &c.) but he also covenanted (as in the words of the Instrument) DeferreDefer quateriatim, To bear them quarterly with his own Armes, incorporated into one Coat in …
    With rule
    … Pain, Brians, &c.) but he also covenanted (as in the words of the Instrument) DeferreDefer quateriatim, To bear them quarterly with his own Armes, incorporated into one Coat in …

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 222 · Open in the reader

The Mystical Match Between Christ and His Church A55748

  • Printed
    DeferreDefer.
    With rule
    DeferreDefer.

    John Preston · The Mystical Match Between Christ and His Church · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms A56211

  • Printed
    … of the Realme, confirmed in at least 60. Parliaments) ch. 29. WE SHALL DENY, WE SHALL DEFERREDEFER (both in the future tense) TO NO MAN (much lesse to the whole Parliament …
    With rule
    … of the Realme, confirmed in at least 60. Parliaments) ch. 29. WE SHALL DENY, WE SHALL DEFERREDEFER (both in the future tense) TO NO MAN (much lesse to the whole Parliament …

    William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 74 · Open in the reader

A Sovereign Salve A85500

  • Printed
    O Lord heare, O Lord forgive, O Lor…redge… conſider, and doe it: DeferreDefer not, fo…redge… thine owne Names ſake, for thy Sonn…redge… Chriſt Jeſus his …
    With rule
    O Lord heare, O Lord forgive, O Lor…redge… conſider, and doe it: DeferreDefer not, fo…redge… thine owne Names ſake, for thy Sonn…redge… Chriſt Jeſus his …

    Richard Gove · A Sovereign Salve · p. 172 · Open in the reader

Davids Blessed Man B00721

  • Printed
    … now beginne to repent and turne vnto God while it is called to day: DeferreDefer no longer, but repent and ſeeke to bee reconciled to God while it is …
    With rule
    … now beginne to repent and turne vnto God while it is called to day: DeferreDefer no longer, but repent and ſeeke to bee reconciled to God while it is …

    Samuel Smith · Davids Blessed Man · p. 174 · Open in the reader