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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7726 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

lyftelift

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

Puritas changed it
148 times in 68 works
Consistency
95.4% (148 of 155)
Reach if approved
~163 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: lift
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
155 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (148 changes in 68 works, 95.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 148)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … to ſay, not to ſtaye themſelues vpon viſible ſignes on the earth, but to lyftelift vp their heartes and mynds on hye, for to eſchewe all Idolatrie, but theſe …
    With rule
    … to ſay, not to ſtaye themſelues vpon viſible ſignes on the earth, but to lyftelift vp their heartes and mynds on hye, for to eſchewe all Idolatrie, but theſe …

    Theodore Beza · Sum of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … to wytte, to rydde the very ſayntes out of the worlde, and to auaūce & lyftelift vp on hyghe counterfayte ſayntes / to condempne the worde of god, & to eſtablyſſhe theyr …
    With rule
    … to wytte, to rydde the very ſayntes out of the worlde, and to auaūce & lyftelift vp on hyghe counterfayte ſayntes / to condempne the worde of god, & to eſtablyſſhe theyr …

    Martin Luther · Against the New Idol and Old Devil · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … his kinges fauoure, yt he mighte do what he liste, kyl, saue, exalt, depresse, lyftelift vp, pluckedowne, & as we say cō mōly, binde beares, & yet was he not shortly …
    With rule
    … his kinges fauoure, yt he mighte do what he liste, kyl, saue, exalt, depresse, lyftelift vp, pluckedowne, & as we say cō mōly, binde beares, & yet was he not shortly …

    Thomas Becon · The Jewel of Joy · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … Rex gloriae. That is, Lifte vp your gates, O ye Princes, and be ye lyftelift vp O ye euerlasting gates, & the King of glorye shal enter in. Then shal …
    With rule
    … Rex gloriae. That is, Lifte vp your gates, O ye Princes, and be ye lyftelift vp O ye euerlasting gates, & the King of glorye shal enter in. Then shal …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 256 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … bicauſe you do iuge them to be in heuen: why doo you nat than lyftelift vp youre eyes in to heuen? why do you rather loke to walles / to …
    With rule
    … bicauſe you do iuge them to be in heuen: why doo you nat than lyftelift vp youre eyes in to heuen? why do you rather loke to walles / to …

    Martin Bucer · Images Not to be Suffered in Churches · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … when thou wert created to immortall lyfe, and the law of God should haue lyftelift thee vp to meditate the heauenly lyfe, thou being forgetfull of so excellent a …
    With rule
    … when thou wert created to immortall lyfe, and the law of God should haue lyftelift thee vp to meditate the heauenly lyfe, thou being forgetfull of so excellent a …

    John Calvin · Harmony of the Gospels · p. 400 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … reiected came before: but that God in breaking the commune order of nature woulde lyftelift our eyes more hyghe? Admoniſhing vs hereby yt we muſte loke vp and faſten …
    With rule
    … reiected came before: but that God in breaking the commune order of nature woulde lyftelift our eyes more hyghe? Admoniſhing vs hereby yt we muſte loke vp and faſten …

    John Calvin · An Admonition Against Astrology · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … not then any certain rule or meaſure, but ſumtyme he caſte out ſighes, he lyftelift vp him ſelfe, and anone after he was ſo caſte downe that he could …
    With rule
    … not then any certain rule or meaſure, but ſumtyme he caſte out ſighes, he lyftelift vp him ſelfe, and anone after he was ſo caſte downe that he could …

    John Calvin · Sermons on the Song of Hezekiah · p. 31 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

An Comfortable Exhortation A04546

  • Printed
    … I … waye lyke a myſte / turne the therfore to … for I wyll delyuer the. LyfteLift vppe you… eyes to heuen / and beholde the erth vnd… you: for heuen ſhalbe …
    With rule
    … I … waye lyke a myſte / turne the therfore to … for I wyll delyuer the. LyfteLift vppe you… eyes to heuen / and beholde the erth vnd… you: for heuen ſhalbe …

    John Johnsone · An Comfortable Exhortation · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … shall nowe perishe. But I say vnto you, be not discoraged in your myndes. LyfteLift vp youre heades: for to you it may be a pleasure to behold these …
    With rule
    … shall nowe perishe. But I say vnto you, be not discoraged in your myndes. LyfteLift vp youre heades: for to you it may be a pleasure to behold these …

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

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

  • Printed
    LyfteLift hande, Fol. lx. ſ. i
    With rule
    LyfteLift hande, Fol. lx. ſ. i

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

The Sacrament of the Lords Supper A14347

  • Printed
    … signified by the sacrament. And therefore it is saide by the prieste or ministe LyfteLift vp your hertes, to the entente that thou shouldest lifte vp thy minde and …
    With rule
    … signified by the sacrament. And therefore it is saide by the prieste or ministe LyfteLift vp your hertes, to the entente that thou shouldest lifte vp thy minde and …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · The Sacrament of the Lords Supper · Open in the reader