Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8442 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

raynerain

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

Puritas changed it: 569 times in 177 works
Consistency: 91.4% (569 of 622)
Reach if approved: ~654 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: rain
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 622 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (569 changes in 177 works, 91.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 569)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… to call them a gaine-ſaying and rebellious people. Euen as his pleaſure carrieth raynerain to one place, and not to another; ſo hee maketh his Miniſters drop the …
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… to call them a gaine-ſaying and rebellious people. Euen as his pleaſure carrieth raynerain to one place, and not to another; ſo hee maketh his Miniſters drop the …
Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 · p. 221 · Open in the reader
Printed
… a cloude or myſt, it myght be ſene, and auoyded. Yf it were a raynerain, a man myghte couer hym ſelfe for it. But now is it a ſecret …
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… a cloude or myſt, it myght be ſene, and auoyded. Yf it were a raynerain, a man myghte couer hym ſelfe for it. But now is it a ſecret …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Psalm 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
… there should be continual going on processions for warre, for famyne, for pestilence, for raynerain, for drought & for suche other aduersities, as we be alwayes in daunger of, y^t …
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… there should be continual going on processions for warre, for famyne, for pestilence, for raynerain, for drought & for suche other aduersities, as we be alwayes in daunger of, y^t …
Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 113 · Open in the reader
Printed
… race of the old Gyants, reſiſts him. God giues grace to the lowly: The raynerain ſtayes not on the tops of the mountaines, but the vallies are watred and …
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… race of the old Gyants, reſiſts him. God giues grace to the lowly: The raynerain ſtayes not on the tops of the mountaines, but the vallies are watred and …
Elnathan Parr · Exposition of Romans 8-11 · p. 78 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his fault, when God had beene with him so mightily, and had given him raynerain at his desire, to worke such miracles: againe, to send fire from heaven to …
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… his fault, when God had beene with him so mightily, and had given him raynerain at his desire, to worke such miracles: againe, to send fire from heaven to …
John Preston · The New Covenant · p. 204 · Open in the reader
Printed
… their maſter Chriſt in ſufferinge with him in this worlde, that they may after raynerain wyth him in the worlde to come, haueynge before their eyes all the prophetes …
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… their maſter Chriſt in ſufferinge with him in this worlde, that they may after raynerain wyth him in the worlde to come, haueynge before their eyes all the prophetes …
Anthony Gilby · Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester · Open in the reader
Printed
6 In those dayes shall it not raynerain vpon the wicked, they shall haue no grace to receyue the veritie. In parables …
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6 In those dayes shall it not raynerain vpon the wicked, they shall haue no grace to receyue the veritie. In parables …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… finde his houſe in that caſe, that it can neither holde out winde nor raynerain? And doe not manie who, are forced by reaſon of Stormes and Tempeſtes abroade …
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… finde his houſe in that caſe, that it can neither holde out winde nor raynerain? And doe not manie who, are forced by reaſon of Stormes and Tempeſtes abroade …
John Knewstubs · Confutation of Monstrous and Horrible Heresies · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (53)

42 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 32 are listed here. 11 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Goodly Gallery A01313

Printed
¶ Of RayneRain.
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¶ Of RayneRain.
William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · p. 49 · Open in the reader
Printed
RayneRain water that falleth in the sommer, by Auicens iudgemēt, is more holsome then other …
With rule
RayneRain water that falleth in the sommer, by Auicens iudgemēt, is more holsome then other …
William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
¶ Of the signes of RayneRain.
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¶ Of the signes of RayneRain.
William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · Open in the reader

The Relics of Rome A07146

Printed
… fayth, the verye gates of hell shall not preuayle. Rore deuyll, rage worlde, descende RayneRain, come Floudes, blowe Wyne, swell Sea, &c. Yet shall all these violente tempestes and …
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… fayth, the verye gates of hell shall not preuayle. Rore deuyll, rage worlde, descende RayneRain, come Floudes, blowe Wyne, swell Sea, &c. Yet shall all these violente tempestes and …
Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · Open in the reader

Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion A07769

Printed
… West; sometime from the North and sometime from the South. And vppon them dependeth RayneRain and faire wether, Stormes and Calmes. These interchaunges which are wrought by turnes cannot …
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… West; sometime from the North and sometime from the South. And vppon them dependeth RayneRain and faire wether, Stormes and Calmes. These interchaunges which are wrought by turnes cannot …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 97 · Open in the reader
Printed
… let vs sée further what reason thou hast to complaine. Thou wouldest shunne both RayneRain, Hayle, & Frost. Behold, the Mountaynes furnish thée with wood and Timber to house thée …
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… let vs sée further what reason thou hast to complaine. Thou wouldest shunne both RayneRain, Hayle, & Frost. Behold, the Mountaynes furnish thée with wood and Timber to house thée …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 178 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in mynd that the foyzon of the earth commeth of God. Thou blamest the RayneRain for wetting thée; whereas yet notwithstanding it moysteneth thy grounds and makes them fat …
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… in mynd that the foyzon of the earth commeth of God. Thou blamest the RayneRain for wetting thée; whereas yet notwithstanding it moysteneth thy grounds and makes them fat …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 180 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which he had giuen them, into drye and barreyne sands, and bereft them of RayneRain, and left them nothing but a few riuers to helpe themselues withall by their …
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… which he had giuen them, into drye and barreyne sands, and bereft them of RayneRain, and left them nothing but a few riuers to helpe themselues withall by their …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 318 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Marcomanes, this Legion obtayned by prayer beth Thunder from Heauen ageinst the enemie, and RayneRain wherewith to refresh the whole army, whereupon that Legion was afterward called the Thunderer …
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… Marcomanes, this Legion obtayned by prayer beth Thunder from Heauen ageinst the enemie, and RayneRain wherewith to refresh the whole army, whereupon that Legion was afterward called the Thunderer …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 600 · Open in the reader

Four Great Liars Striving A09431

Printed
B RayneRain & windie weather.
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B RayneRain & windie weather.
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader
Printed
T RayneRain or snow.
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T RayneRain or snow.
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader
Printed
F RayneRain and snow.
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F RayneRain and snow.
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader
Printed
B RayneRain, cold inclined to snow or sleete▪
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B RayneRain, cold inclined to snow or sleete▪
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader
Printed
T RayneRain.
With rule
T RayneRain.
William Perkins · Four Great Liars Striving · Open in the reader

The New Covenant A09990

Printed
… the Lord in his greatnes; so sayth he, who is the father of the RayneRain, who hath begotten the drops of the dew? Againe, as in a great house …
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… the Lord in his greatnes; so sayth he, who is the father of the RayneRain, who hath begotten the drops of the dew? Againe, as in a great house …
John Preston · The New Covenant · p. 80 · Open in the reader

Discovery of Jacksons Vanity A14095

Printed
… unalterable decree. But because you have neglected it, I will doe it for you. RayneRain to morrow is a thing contingent, in this sense, it shall raynerain, or not …
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… unalterable decree. But because you have neglected it, I will doe it for you. RayneRain to morrow is a thing contingent, in this sense, it shall raynerain, or not …
William Twisse · Discovery of Jacksons Vanity · p. 259 · Open in the reader

The Song of the Beloved Concerning His Vineyard A18018

Printed
… this (as wee haue in the form… words) conſider what is meant by th… RayneRain, and by thoſe Cloudes.
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… this (as wee haue in the form… words) conſider what is meant by th… RayneRain, and by thoſe Cloudes.
John Carpenter · The Song of the Beloved Concerning His Vineyard · p. 207 · Open in the reader
Printed
12. By the RayneRain, is meant the wor… of God, the which is called the Water … life: as …
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12. By the RayneRain, is meant the wor… of God, the which is called the Water … life: as …
John Carpenter · The Song of the Beloved Concerning His Vineyard · p. 108 · Open in the reader

A Short Explanation of Hebrews A20414

Printed
… fruitfull. 3. That the Meanes of Grace, vnder the Gospell, are to our Soules, as RayneRain, and Labouring, and other Husbandrie is to the Ground.
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… fruitfull. 3. That the Meanes of Grace, vnder the Gospell, are to our Soules, as RayneRain, and Labouring, and other Husbandrie is to the Ground.
David Dickson · A Short Explanation of Hebrews · p. 98 · Open in the reader

A Guide to Godliness A20762

Printed
… we by Faith relye our ſelues vpon this Rocke of ſtrength, then though the RayneRain deſcend, and the Floods come, and the Winds blow and beate vpon vs, yet …
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… we by Faith relye our ſelues vpon this Rocke of ſtrength, then though the RayneRain deſcend, and the Floods come, and the Winds blow and beate vpon vs, yet …
John Downame · A Guide to Godliness · p. 93 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

Printed
RayneRain and showers, Deut. 32 2
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RayneRain and showers, Deut. 32 2
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
Snow Is given like Wooll: RayneRain falls on the Land,
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Snow Is given like Wooll: RayneRain falls on the Land,
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
Passed away, as the Cloud that hath no RayneRain,
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Passed away, as the Cloud that hath no RayneRain,
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Meteors A40528

Printed
Finally, It is so Troublesome with Thunder, Lightning, RayneRain, and Beasts: besides these, Darkness and Cold, that it would make men at so …
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Finally, It is so Troublesome with Thunder, Lightning, RayneRain, and Beasts: besides these, Darkness and Cold, that it would make men at so …
William Fulke · Meteors · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
Of RayneRain.
With rule
Of RayneRain.
William Fulke · Meteors · p. 106 · Open in the reader
Printed
… clouds is well knowne, it shall not be hard to learne from whence the RayneRain commeth.
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… clouds is well knowne, it shall not be hard to learne from whence the RayneRain commeth.
William Fulke · Meteors · p. 106 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

Printed
RayneRain myraculouslye obteyned of the C…ristians. 51
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RayneRain myraculouslye obteyned of the C…ristians. 51
John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

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… alſo, Yee Heauens, thou Earth, ye Trees, yee Hilles, thou Hayle, thou Snow, thou RayneRain, and all ye ſenſeleſſe creatures, prayſe ye the Lorde. VVee ſee what zeal ouſneſſe …
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… alſo, Yee Heauens, thou Earth, ye Trees, yee Hilles, thou Hayle, thou Snow, thou RayneRain, and all ye ſenſeleſſe creatures, prayſe ye the Lorde. VVee ſee what zeal ouſneſſe …
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 54 · Open in the reader
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… nother doeth it waken vs ſufficiently to come vnto God. Doth hee ſende any RayneRain? That commeth not in our minds. VVhen we ſee it raynerain, if a man …
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… nother doeth it waken vs ſufficiently to come vnto God. Doth hee ſende any RayneRain? That commeth not in our minds. VVhen we ſee it raynerain, if a man …
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 239 · Open in the reader
Printed
… raynerain in the ayre. And afterward he ſayeth that of his vapour he maketh RayneRain. If a man demaunde whereof raynerain is ingendered: I ſay, of nothing. The vapour …
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… raynerain in the ayre. And afterward he ſayeth that of his vapour he maketh RayneRain. If a man demaunde whereof raynerain is ingendered: I ſay, of nothing. The vapour …
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 733 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſcripture ſpeake of it. VVhen God threateneth to puniſh men by taking away the RayneRain, he ſayeth, I will giue you an earth of yron, and a heauen of …
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… ſcripture ſpeake of it. VVhen God threateneth to puniſh men by taking away the RayneRain, he ſayeth, I will giue you an earth of yron, and a heauen of …
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 743 · Open in the reader
Printed
25 VVho is hee that hath deuided the courſe of the RayneRain, and the vvaye for the lyghtning of the thunders?
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25 VVho is hee that hath deuided the courſe of the RayneRain, and the vvaye for the lyghtning of the thunders?
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 768 · Open in the reader