Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7791 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

confyrmeconfirm

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

Puritas changed it: 127 times in 64 works
Consistency: 97.6% (127 of 130)
Reach if approved: ~138 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: confirm
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 131 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (127 changes in 64 works, 97.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 127)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… had the gyfte to vnderſtande and reueale thinges to come, for to approue and confyrmeconfirm by thoſe myracles, the doctrine of the Apoſtles in theſe firſt beginnings of the …
With rule
… had the gyfte to vnderſtande and reueale thinges to come, for to approue and confyrmeconfirm by thoſe myracles, the doctrine of the Apoſtles in theſe firſt beginnings of the …
Theodore Beza · Sum of the Christian Faith · p. 163 · Open in the reader
Printed
… no wiſe mixt this our religion with any thinge of Antichriſt, let vs not confyrmeconfirm the blinde in their blindnes, neyther the weacke in their ſuperſticion. But rather let …
With rule
… no wiſe mixt this our religion with any thinge of Antichriſt, let vs not confyrmeconfirm the blinde in their blindnes, neyther the weacke in their ſuperſticion. But rather let …
Robert Crowley · Against the Outward Apparel and Ministering Garments of the Popish Church · Open in the reader
Printed
… powers and polcy, but the myght and wisdome of God, …al so strengthen and confyrmeconfirm you, thatyf ye wyll be dyltgent, ye shall be made able to delyuer Gods …
With rule
… powers and polcy, but the myght and wisdome of God, …al so strengthen and confyrmeconfirm you, thatyf ye wyll be dyltgent, ye shall be made able to delyuer Gods …
Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross · Open in the reader
Printed
In the councell Meldense it was ordained, y^t bishops shuld be fasting, whē they confyrmeconfirm children. Lib. Concil. Dist 5. de consecrat.
With rule
In the councell Meldense it was ordained, y^t bishops shuld be fasting, whē they confyrmeconfirm children. Lib. Concil. Dist 5. de consecrat.
Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · Open in the reader
Printed
… and prayſe the ſame / & that other men alſo maye haue luſte and pleaſure to confyrmeconfirm theym ſelues vnto the ſame / yf we can nat obtayne thys / than oughte we …
With rule
… and prayſe the ſame / & that other men alſo maye haue luſte and pleaſure to confyrmeconfirm theym ſelues vnto the ſame / yf we can nat obtayne thys / than oughte we …
Martin Bucer · Images Not to be Suffered in Churches · Open in the reader
Printed
… to take front thee that fantaſie whiche thou haue againſt… my interpretation. I will confyrmeconfirm it vnto thée by the verye interpretatyou of the Prieſtes, taken from the chiefeſt …
With rule
… to take front thee that fantaſie whiche thou haue againſt… my interpretation. I will confyrmeconfirm it vnto thée by the verye interpretatyou of the Prieſtes, taken from the chiefeſt …
Pierre Viret · The Christian Disputations · Open in the reader
Printed
Yf I thoughte theſe whyche I haue before recited, were not ſufficient to confyrmeconfirm your faith of gods loue towardes ſuche as do repente. I woulde tarry longer …
With rule
Yf I thoughte theſe whyche I haue before recited, were not ſufficient to confyrmeconfirm your faith of gods loue towardes ſuche as do repente. I woulde tarry longer …
John Bradford · Sermon of Repentance · Open in the reader
Printed
… assurance whereof it fyrste emprinted in oure wittes, and serueth for an earnest to confyrmeconfirm and stablyshe them. Sithe ye beleued (saith the Apostle) ye are sealed vp with …
With rule
… assurance whereof it fyrste emprinted in oure wittes, and serueth for an earnest to confyrmeconfirm and stablyshe them. Sithe ye beleued (saith the Apostle) ye are sealed vp with …
John Calvin · The Institutes of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

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

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

0 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.