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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7767 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ryghteousnesrighteousness

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

Puritas changed it
210 times in 66 works
Consistency
98.1% (210 of 214)
Reach if approved
~225 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: righteousness
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
214 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (210 changes in 66 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 210)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … as it were) the beames of Christ, which is Sol iusticiae, the Sūne of ryghteousnesrighteousness.
    With rule
    … as it were) the beames of Christ, which is Sol iusticiae, the Sūne of ryghteousnesrighteousness.

    Nicholas Ridley · The Lords Supper · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … to the commaundements of God, an ac…e hauynge an opinion of helth and ryghteousnesrighteousness, a bond… indispensable by autorite of the churche, and a dyrepcion or sackynge of …
    With rule
    … to the commaundements of God, an ac…e hauynge an opinion of helth and ryghteousnesrighteousness, a bond… indispensable by autorite of the churche, and a dyrepcion or sackynge of …

    John Bale · Against a Rank Papist · p. xxi · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … ſo that I am without ſynne, not of my ſelfe, but becauſe of the ryghteouſnesrighteousness of Chriſte. Nowe when I beleue in Chriſte, then muſte Chriſte with his ryghteouſnesrighteousness …
    With rule
    … ſo that I am without ſynne, not of my ſelfe, but becauſe of the ryghteouſnesrighteousness of Chriſte. Nowe when I beleue in Chriſte, then muſte Chriſte with his ryghteouſnesrighteousness …

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

  4. Printed
    … playeng at the orgā nes. Prouide ye equite may flow as the water, and ryghteouſnesrighteousness as a myghty ſtreame. For in theſe thynges haue I delight & pleaſure ſayth the …
    With rule
    … playeng at the orgā nes. Prouide ye equite may flow as the water, and ryghteouſnesrighteousness as a myghty ſtreame. For in theſe thynges haue I delight & pleaſure ſayth the …

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue 2 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … This fayth prouoketh and callethe vnto God. This Faythe trustethe not in her owne ryghteousnesrighteousness and good workes, but on the promyses of God. Thys fayth maketh vs to …
    With rule
    … This fayth prouoketh and callethe vnto God. This Faythe trustethe not in her owne ryghteousnesrighteousness and good workes, but on the promyses of God. Thys fayth maketh vs to …

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

  6. Printed
    … fearynge hym with all reuerence as a moste drad soueraigne lorde, euermore imbrasyng his ryghteousnesrighteousness & hatyng wors then deathe to offende his maiestie. So who soeuer is roted in …
    With rule
    … fearynge hym with all reuerence as a moste drad soueraigne lorde, euermore imbrasyng his ryghteousnesrighteousness & hatyng wors then deathe to offende his maiestie. So who soeuer is roted in …

    Richard Taverner · A Catechism · p. 2 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … that the worlde myght be throughlye aſſured both of the recompenſacion & ſatiſfyeng of hys ryghteouſnesrighteousness, and of hys preſent mercy to be offered vnto vs. For ſeyng he hath …
    With rule
    … that the worlde myght be throughlye aſſured both of the recompenſacion & ſatiſfyeng of hys ryghteouſnesrighteousness, and of hys preſent mercy to be offered vnto vs. For ſeyng he hath …

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith · p. 10 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … For because we are naturally inclined to hypocrisie, therefore a certayne vaine resemblaunce of ryghteousnesrighteousness doeth aboundantly contente vs in steade of righteousnes in dede. And because there appeareth …
    With rule
    … For because we are naturally inclined to hypocrisie, therefore a certayne vaine resemblaunce of ryghteousnesrighteousness doeth aboundantly contente vs in steade of righteousnes in dede. And because there appeareth …

    John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · p. 1 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Historical Table of the Bible A06660

  • Printed
    RyghteouſnesRighteousness.
    With rule
    RyghteouſnesRighteousness.

    Henrich Bullinger · Historical Table of the Bible · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … xxii.b. Eſay. xliii.d. liii.d. lxiiii.a. Rom iij.*. v.a. ¶ Seke RyghteouſnesRighteousness.
    With rule
    … xxii.b. Eſay. xliii.d. liii.d. lxiiii.a. Rom iij.*. v.a. ¶ Seke RyghteouſnesRighteousness.

    Henrich Bullinger · Historical Table of the Bible · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

  • Printed
    RyghteouſnesRighteousness in thys place is not taken for the pryncypall ryghtuouſnes of a chryſten man …
    With rule
    RyghteouſnesRighteousness in thys place is not taken for the pryncypall ryghtuouſnes of a chryſten man …

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