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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7916 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

aymeaim

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

Puritas changed it
1,313 times in 592 works
Consistency
98.8% (1,313 of 1,328)
Reach if approved
~1,395 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: aim
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,328 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,313 changes in 592 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,313)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … vvhether he vvill denye that his father spake thus of him, I misse my aymeaim if ever this my sonn T.W. do proue a good man. Secondly, vvhether …
    With rule
    … vvhether he vvill denye that his father spake thus of him, I misse my aymeaim if ever this my sonn T.W. do proue a good man. Secondly, vvhether …

    Francis Johnson · Inquiry and Answer of Thomas Whites Discovery of Brownism · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … called ſo; firſt becauſe they miſſe the end of pleaſing God, at which they aymeaim: Secondly, they are empty of that grace being not ſanctified by GOD, which they …
    With rule
    … called ſo; firſt becauſe they miſſe the end of pleaſing God, at which they aymeaim: Secondly, they are empty of that grace being not ſanctified by GOD, which they …

    Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Colossians 1 and 2 · p. 236 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … word in Hebrew is Kata, which signifieth a missing of the mark one should aymeaim at, that is so properly vsed. Iudg. 20.16. This mark is the word of God …
    With rule
    … word in Hebrew is Kata, which signifieth a missing of the mark one should aymeaim at, that is so properly vsed. Iudg. 20.16. This mark is the word of God …

    George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … which bindeth them to learne of their husbands as home, eſpecially when as the aymeaim and end of this new Order is (as I am well informed) that as …
    With rule
    … which bindeth them to learne of their husbands as home, eſpecially when as the aymeaim and end of this new Order is (as I am well informed) that as …

    John Gee · Hold Fast · p. 47 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    6. To aymeaim at Gods glory one'y, as the three firſt petitions of the Lords prayer teach …
    With rule
    6. To aymeaim at Gods glory one'y, as the three firſt petitions of the Lords prayer teach …

    Thomas Granger · A Looking-Glass for Christians · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … ſtrange women: The Drunkard may bee any thing ſaue good. Yet in this the aymeaim failed; Grace is ſtronger then wine; Whiles that with-holds, in vaine ſhall the …
    With rule
    … ſtrange women: The Drunkard may bee any thing ſaue good. Yet in this the aymeaim failed; Grace is ſtronger then wine; Whiles that with-holds, in vaine ſhall the …

    Joseph Hall · History of the Old Testament Volume 5 · p. 251 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … haue faith, that forgetteth him, in whom hee ſhould belieue. And this doth Moſes aymeaim at, when he ſaith, Thou haſt auouched the Lord this day to be thy …
    With rule
    … haue faith, that forgetteth him, in whom hee ſhould belieue. And this doth Moſes aymeaim at, when he ſaith, Thou haſt auouched the Lord this day to be thy …

    John Ball · A Treatise of Faith · p. 32 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … beſtowed himſelfe wholly, and had beene eaten up with the Law of God. The aymeaim of the Text is to diſcover the great deſire that the holy Pſalmiſt hath …
    With rule
    … beſtowed himſelfe wholly, and had beene eaten up with the Law of God. The aymeaim of the Text is to diſcover the great deſire that the holy Pſalmiſt hath …

    Thomas Hooker · Four Learned and Godly Treatises · p. 177 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (15)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 8 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Gleaning in Gods Harvest A10384

  • Printed
    … ſtringing one or two you may tune the whole. The knowledge of our Apoſtles AymeAim and ſcope in this preſent Chapter it will not a little advantage us in …
    With rule
    … ſtringing one or two you may tune the whole. The knowledge of our Apoſtles AymeAim and ſcope in this preſent Chapter it will not a little advantage us in …

    Henry Ramsden · A Gleaning in Gods Harvest · p. 209 · Open in the reader

The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness A13554

  • Printed
    … or the disposition of the times, or constitution of the kingdome, and no further. AymeAim at this entrance into grace, know that hee onely hath begun well, that hath …
    With rule
    … or the disposition of the times, or constitution of the kingdome, and no further. AymeAim at this entrance into grace, know that hee onely hath begun well, that hath …

    Thomas Taylor · The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness · p. 323 · Open in the reader

A Short Explanation of Hebrews A20414

  • Printed
    … haue sollisted for no Patronage vnder Heaven, but thy Christian Good-will to my AymeAim, to haue our LORD the more honoured, in the sounde Knowledge, and right vse …
    With rule
    … haue sollisted for no Patronage vnder Heaven, but thy Christian Good-will to my AymeAim, to haue our LORD the more honoured, in the sounde Knowledge, and right vse …

    David Dickson · A Short Explanation of Hebrews · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance A53688

  • Printed
    … so the thing certainely accomplished, which is commanded. What now is this Will, Purpose, AymeAim, Designe, and Command of the Father whose Execution & Accomplishment is committed to the Lord …
    With rule
    … so the thing certainely accomplished, which is commanded. What now is this Will, Purpose, AymeAim, Designe, and Command of the Father whose Execution & Accomplishment is committed to the Lord …

    John Owen · The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance · p. 83 · Open in the reader

Concerning the Holy Spirit A53720

  • Printed
    … considered, whatever in particular he might be forced or compelled unto, did ever sincerely AymeAim or Endeavour after universal Holiness.
    With rule
    … considered, whatever in particular he might be forced or compelled unto, did ever sincerely AymeAim or Endeavour after universal Holiness.

    John Owen · Concerning the Holy Spirit · p. 534 · Open in the reader

Hidden Works of Darkness Brought to Public Light A56171

  • Printed
    … and his Negotiation, we shall see what hopes, either he or any others WHO AYMEAIM AT OUR ENGLISH CARDINALS CAP MAY PROMISE THEMSELVES, &c.
    With rule
    … and his Negotiation, we shall see what hopes, either he or any others WHO AYMEAIM AT OUR ENGLISH CARDINALS CAP MAY PROMISE THEMSELVES, &c.

    William Prynne · Hidden Works of Darkness Brought to Public Light · p. 199 · Open in the reader

Vindication of the Treatise of Monarchy A86918

  • Printed
    … States; or all Liberty, if he give it to the Monarch; and ſuppoſing the AymeAim at ſubverſion be evident to mens conſciences, can we deny them a naturall power …
    With rule
    … States; or all Liberty, if he give it to the Monarch; and ſuppoſing the AymeAim at ſubverſion be evident to mens conſciences, can we deny them a naturall power …

    Philip Hunton · Vindication of the Treatise of Monarchy · p. 48 · Open in the reader