Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8458 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

aymesaims

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

Puritas changed it: 412 times in 228 works
Consistency: 96.0% (412 of 429)
Reach if approved: ~451 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: aims
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 429 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (412 changes in 228 works, 96.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 412)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of perdition, and there is ſcarce any hope of ſuch a ſoule, Gal. 4.29.30. hee aymesaims at the ſtory concerning Iſmael and Iſaac, he perſecuted Iſaac by railing. Contempt, diſgraces …
With rule
… of perdition, and there is ſcarce any hope of ſuch a ſoule, Gal. 4.29.30. hee aymesaims at the ſtory concerning Iſmael and Iſaac, he perſecuted Iſaac by railing. Contempt, diſgraces …
Thomas Hooker · The Christians Two Chief Lessons · p. 85 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to feele it, if force or craft can lay it on them. Satan euer aymesaims at the fairest: Smite the Shepheard, and twill be easie to scatter the Sheepe …
With rule
… to feele it, if force or craft can lay it on them. Satan euer aymesaims at the fairest: Smite the Shepheard, and twill be easie to scatter the Sheepe …
William Pemble · Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:18-19 · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… God layes them not so much to our charge: as, for example, one that aymesaims at a marke, and doth his best to hit the marke, yet, if hee …
With rule
… God layes them not so much to our charge: as, for example, one that aymesaims at a marke, and doth his best to hit the marke, yet, if hee …
John Preston · The Saints Daily Exercise · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Vnchast, so likewise from a Proud, Vaineglorious, Carnall, Worldly, and selfe-seeking Spirit, which aymesaims not at Gods glory, nor at its owne, or others good and welfare: There …
With rule
… Vnchast, so likewise from a Proud, Vaineglorious, Carnall, Worldly, and selfe-seeking Spirit, which aymesaims not at Gods glory, nor at its owne, or others good and welfare: There …
William Prynne · The Unloveliness of Love-Locks · p. 55 · Open in the reader
Printed
A man may not ſo boaſt of his gifts as that he aymesaims at his owne glory. ibid.
With rule
A man may not ſo boaſt of his gifts as that he aymesaims at his owne glory. ibid.
Nehemiah Rogers · The True Convert · Open in the reader
Printed
… outwardly, as he is inwardly, an Atheist, and an Hypocrite. So he hath false aymesaims, his heart is not directed to a right marke; But it is otherwise with …
With rule
… outwardly, as he is inwardly, an Atheist, and an Hypocrite. So he hath false aymesaims, his heart is not directed to a right marke; But it is otherwise with …
Richard Sibbes · Bowels Opened · p. 115 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his owne Subjects? Beloved, it is not meere dominion that Christ stands upon, he aymesaims at a Fatherly and Husband - like soveraignty for the good of his children and …
With rule
… his owne Subjects? Beloved, it is not meere dominion that Christ stands upon, he aymesaims at a Fatherly and Husband - like soveraignty for the good of his children and …
Richard Sibbes · The Saints Safety in Evil Times · p. 91 · Open in the reader
Printed
… performing these, it neuer contents it selfe with the outward deed alone, but especially aymesaims at soundnesse and sincerity in the manner of doing: Psalm. 119.80. Let my heart be …
With rule
… performing these, it neuer contents it selfe with the outward deed alone, but especially aymesaims at soundnesse and sincerity in the manner of doing: Psalm. 119.80. Let my heart be …
Thomas Taylor · The Parable of the Sower and of the Seed · p. 322 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

9 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.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Such AymesAims, or s…ch like Passions to deceive him,
With rule
Such AymesAims, or s…ch like Passions to deceive him,
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
Nor their Occasion, nor my AymesAims, well h…eding)
With rule
Nor their Occasion, nor my AymesAims, well h…eding)
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
Let both your AymesAims, and Longings, be alike;
With rule
Let both your AymesAims, and Longings, be alike;
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 34 · Open in the reader
Printed
Of thy juſt AymesAims, though meanes be ſlight,
With rule
Of thy juſt AymesAims, though meanes be ſlight,
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 60 · Open in the reader

A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 A45335

Printed
… hard to judge of mans actions, because we know not the person, his Ends, AymesAims, Tentations, &c. 'Twas the Barbarians rashness (Acts 28.4.) as soon as the Viper appeared on …
With rule
… hard to judge of mans actions, because we know not the person, his Ends, AymesAims, Tentations, &c. 'Twas the Barbarians rashness (Acts 28.4.) as soon as the Viper appeared on …
Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 85 · Open in the reader
Printed
… respect of the dissimilitude of their manners. They have contrary Principles, Practises, Ends and AymesAims. The men of the world savour only the things of the world, being filled …
With rule
… respect of the dissimilitude of their manners. They have contrary Principles, Practises, Ends and AymesAims. The men of the world savour only the things of the world, being filled …
Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 111 · Open in the reader

Three Decades of Sermons A96523

Printed
… Jeſus Chriſt. Selfe opinions, ſelfe applaudings, ſelfe reaſonings, ſelfe righteouſneſſe, ſelfe intereſt, Ends, and AymesAims, muſt all be renounced for Jeſus Chriſt. A proud man muſt denie his proud …
With rule
… Jeſus Chriſt. Selfe opinions, ſelfe applaudings, ſelfe reaſonings, ſelfe righteouſneſſe, ſelfe intereſt, Ends, and AymesAims, muſt all be renounced for Jeſus Chriſt. A proud man muſt denie his proud …
Dean Henry Wilkinson · Three Decades of Sermons · p. 90 · Open in the reader

Inquiries into the Causes of our Miseries A96893

Printed
… ſincerity and truth of heart make clear anſwers thereunto, that they have no low AymesAims; nor baſe ends moving them to come-over to the vvay: but onely the …
With rule
… ſincerity and truth of heart make clear anſwers thereunto, that they have no low AymesAims; nor baſe ends moving them to come-over to the vvay: but onely the …
Hezekiah Woodward · Inquiries into the Causes of our Miseries · p. 17 · Open in the reader

The Kings Chronicle A96897

Printed
… good Kings, all and every one, had a ſingle eye, and ſuch were their AymesAims: They ſet before their eyes, honeſt and good ends, The GLORY of GOD: And …
With rule
… good Kings, all and every one, had a ſingle eye, and ſuch were their AymesAims: They ſet before their eyes, honeſt and good ends, The GLORY of GOD: And …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Kings Chronicle · Open in the reader