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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8151 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

iustifyejustify

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

Puritas changed it
103 times in 52 works
Consistency
96.2% (103 of 107)
Reach if approved
~112 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: justify
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
107 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (103 changes in 52 works, 96.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 103)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … thys wounder He lykewyse that in an open audyence mainteyneth owr owne workes to iustifyejustify / by Dimitte nobis / and other not ryghtlye vnderstanded scripturs / doth he anye other than …
    With rule
    … thys wounder He lykewyse that in an open audyence mainteyneth owr owne workes to iustifyejustify / by Dimitte nobis / and other not ryghtlye vnderstanded scripturs / doth he anye other than …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … in your roumes. Furthermore Paule geueth example of a lowly mynde whyche doeth not iustifyejustify a mans selfe, and iudge euyll of other. For so it becommeth the seruauntes …
    With rule
    … in your roumes. Furthermore Paule geueth example of a lowly mynde whyche doeth not iustifyejustify a mans selfe, and iudge euyll of other. For so it becommeth the seruauntes …

    Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … fyngers, for the fulbrynging or perfeccion of the lawe, is Christe vnto saluaciō to iustifyejustify all that beleue in him. Also as Christe anon aftir Ioan, began his preaching …
    With rule
    … fyngers, for the fulbrynging or perfeccion of the lawe, is Christe vnto saluaciō to iustifyejustify all that beleue in him. Also as Christe anon aftir Ioan, began his preaching …

    Andreas Osiander · The Conjectures of the End of the World · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … thy name. Fayth therfore iuſtifyeth in the herte and before God / and the deades iuſtifyejustify outewardly before the worlde / that is / teſtifye only before men / what we are inwardly …
    With rule
    … thy name. Fayth therfore iuſtifyeth in the herte and before God / and the deades iuſtifyejustify outewardly before the worlde / that is / teſtifye only before men / what we are inwardly …

    William Tyndale · Faith Justifies Us Before We Can Bring Forth any Good Work · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Thou diddeſt ariſe to iuſtifyejustify me, but I with the Iewes wold ſtil kept thee down, becauſe I wold …
    With rule
    Thou diddeſt ariſe to iuſtifyejustify me, but I with the Iewes wold ſtil kept thee down, becauſe I wold …

    John Bradford · Godly Meditations Upon the Lords Prayer · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … that that man which turneth the verytie of god into a lye for to iuſtifyejustify hym ſelfe in hys iniquitie, ſhoulde therfore fele ſuche vengeance. For as moche then …
    With rule
    … that that man which turneth the verytie of god into a lye for to iuſtifyejustify hym ſelfe in hys iniquitie, ſhoulde therfore fele ſuche vengeance. For as moche then …

    John Calvin · What a Faithful Man Dwelling Among Papists Ought to Do · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the workes of god, to giue eare to his ſlaunders and foolery, and to iuſtifyejustify the wicked, and condemne the iuſt, which are haynous ſynnes beefore the Lord….
    With rule
    … the workes of god, to giue eare to his ſlaunders and foolery, and to iuſtifyejustify the wicked, and condemne the iuſt, which are haynous ſynnes beefore the Lord….

    John Darrell · The Sinful Shameful Lying and Ridiculous Discourse of Samuel Harshnet · p. 91 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … found euil or amisse; nay, it shalbe far from me (throgh Gods grace) to iustifyejustify my selfe in any thing at all, that vpon due triall & examination may be …
    With rule
    … found euil or amisse; nay, it shalbe far from me (throgh Gods grace) to iustifyejustify my selfe in any thing at all, that vpon due triall & examination may be …

    John Frewen · Sermons Upon Romans 11:2-8 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

  • Printed
    ☞ IuſtifyeJustify. Fayth iuſtifyeth what it meaneth. Folio· lxxiii. ſ. ii.
    With rule
    ☞ IuſtifyeJustify. Fayth iuſtifyeth what it meaneth. Folio· lxxiii. ſ. ii.

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

Sermons on Galatians A17706

  • Printed
    IuſtifyeJustify and Iuſtification.
    With rule
    IuſtifyeJustify and Iuſtification.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Galatians · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    He that ſeeketh to IuſtifyeJustify himſelfe by any part of the law bindeth himſelfe to the perfourmance of the …
    With rule
    He that ſeeketh to IuſtifyeJustify himſelfe by any part of the law bindeth himſelfe to the perfourmance of the …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Galatians · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Such as will IuſtifyeJustify themſelues by keepeing any law eyther of God or man bereaue themſelues vtterly of …
    With rule
    Such as will IuſtifyeJustify themſelues by keepeing any law eyther of God or man bereaue themſelues vtterly of …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Galatians · Open in the reader