Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #855 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

preseruatiuepreservative

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 322 times in 181 works
Consistency: 92.2% (322 of 349)
Reach if approved: ~367 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: preservative
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 349 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (322 changes in 181 works, 92.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 322)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… if wee feare their growing on vs, then this practice followed, is an excellent preſeruatiuepreservative, preuenting their entrance.
With rule
… if wee feare their growing on vs, then this practice followed, is an excellent preſeruatiuepreservative, preuenting their entrance.
Paul Baynes · A Caveat for Cold Christians · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… take heede of the harlot, and the word of God is an onely ſoueraigne preſeruatiuepreservative againſt this euill: therefore it is with all diligence to be kept and regarded.
With rule
… take heede of the harlot, and the word of God is an onely ſoueraigne preſeruatiuepreservative againſt this euill: therefore it is with all diligence to be kept and regarded.
Peter Moffett · Commentary Upon Proverbs · p. 63 · Open in the reader
Printed
For the persons of men, there is one soueraigne preseruatiuepreservative; And that is, to be within the couenant of grace, made and confirmed in …
With rule
For the persons of men, there is one soueraigne preseruatiuepreservative; And that is, to be within the couenant of grace, made and confirmed in …
William Perkins · The Damned Art of Witchcraft · p. 219 · Open in the reader
Printed
… by disposition and working of a higher & supernaturall Light, a preparatiue to, and a preseruatiuepreservative in that Light of Life. So much the greater is their sinne, that seeke …
With rule
… by disposition and working of a higher & supernaturall Light, a preparatiue to, and a preseruatiuepreservative in that Light of Life. So much the greater is their sinne, that seeke …
Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
ANother speciall preseruatiuepreservative and restauratiue of the Spirit, is Meditation. Hereby the beames of the heauenly Spirit …
With rule
ANother speciall preseruatiuepreservative and restauratiue of the Spirit, is Meditation. Hereby the beames of the heauenly Spirit …
Francis Rous · The Art of Happiness · p. 348 · Open in the reader
Printed
… hee hearkened to his owne charge. Therefore the helpe of examination is a needfull preseruatiuepreservative, although we were as soūd as Peter. They which are suspected of crime do …
With rule
… hee hearkened to his owne charge. Therefore the helpe of examination is a needfull preseruatiuepreservative, although we were as soūd as Peter. They which are suspected of crime do …
Henry Smith · A Preparative to Marriage · Open in the reader
Printed
… safetie the poison it selfe, let no man doubt to vse it for a preseruatiuepreservative, in this common infection of our time and countrie. For it were no reason …
With rule
… safetie the poison it selfe, let no man doubt to vse it for a preseruatiuepreservative, in this common infection of our time and countrie. For it were no reason …
William Fulke · Two Treatises Against the Papists · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… everie of theſe particulars, would require a more large diſcourſe, therefore as a generall preſeruatiuepreservative, againſt all occaſions that may withdraw, I will onely commend, and confirme vnto you …
With rule
… everie of theſe particulars, would require a more large diſcourſe, therefore as a generall preſeruatiuepreservative, againſt all occaſions that may withdraw, I will onely commend, and confirme vnto you …
Samuel Hieron · Truths Purchase · p. 69 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (27)

22 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 5 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Truths Purchase A03311

Printed
… I pray you to conſider the Place and you ſhall find it a notable PreſeruatiuePreservative, and as good as a grimme Porter to keepe out thoſe Popiſh factors that …
With rule
… I pray you to conſider the Place and you ſhall find it a notable PreſeruatiuePreservative, and as good as a grimme Porter to keepe out thoſe Popiſh factors that …
Samuel Hieron · Truths Purchase · Open in the reader

Lectures Upon John 4 A03342

Printed
… to cast downe strong holds, as the Apostle speakes, 2. Cor. 10. 4. This is the soueraigne PreseruatiuePreservative to keepe vs from all Sathans Temptations. By the words of thy lips (saith …
With rule
… to cast downe strong holds, as the Apostle speakes, 2. Cor. 10. 4. This is the soueraigne PreseruatiuePreservative to keepe vs from all Sathans Temptations. By the words of thy lips (saith …
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 74 · Open in the reader
Printed
… heart come euill thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, &c. Therefore when Salomon would giue a PreseruatiuePreservative against this sinne, he saith, Pro. 6. 25. Desire not her beauty in thy heart. 2. No …
With rule
… heart come euill thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, &c. Therefore when Salomon would giue a PreseruatiuePreservative against this sinne, he saith, Pro. 6. 25. Desire not her beauty in thy heart. 2. No …
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 91 · Open in the reader

The Sin Unto Death A07496

Printed
… no remedy, no helpe against death: Yet there is a Mithridatum, an Antidote, a PreseruatiuePreservative; which, if it carefully be obserued and practised, will preserue (as that the body …
With rule
… no remedy, no helpe against death: Yet there is a Mithridatum, an Antidote, a PreseruatiuePreservative; which, if it carefully be obserued and practised, will preserue (as that the body …
Thomas Bedford · The Sin Unto Death · p. 76 · Open in the reader

The Damned Art of Witchcraft A09402

Printed
PreseruatiuePreservative concerning Persons. 219
With rule
PreseruatiuePreservative concerning Persons. 219
William Perkins · The Damned Art of Witchcraft · Open in the reader
Printed
Lawfull Remedies of Witchcraft, be of two sorts; PreseruatiuePreservative, and Restoratiue. PreseruatiuePreservative are those, which keep a man from the hurt of Witchcraft …
With rule
Lawfull Remedies of Witchcraft, be of two sorts; PreseruatiuePreservative, and Restoratiue. PreseruatiuePreservative are those, which keep a man from the hurt of Witchcraft …
William Perkins · The Damned Art of Witchcraft · p. 219 · Open in the reader
Printed
Lawfull Remedies of Witchcraft, be of two sorts; PreseruatiuePreservative, and Restoratiue. PreseruatiuePreservative are those, which keep a man from the hurt of Witchcraft. And these be …
With rule
Lawfull Remedies of Witchcraft, be of two sorts; PreseruatiuePreservative, and Restoratiue. PreseruatiuePreservative are those, which keep a man from the hurt of Witchcraft. And these be …
William Perkins · The Damned Art of Witchcraft · p. 219 · Open in the reader

Threefold Preservative Against Three Dangerous Diseases A11606

Printed
A Threefold PreſeruatiuePreservative againſt three dangerous diſeaſes of theſe latter times.
With rule
A Threefold PreſeruatiuePreservative againſt three dangerous diſeaſes of theſe latter times.
William Sclater · Threefold Preservative Against Three Dangerous Diseases · Open in the reader

Conflicts and Comforts of Conscience A17297

Printed
… to a greater measure of repentance; which will follow fitly here, as a fourth PreseruatiuePreservative.
With rule
… to a greater measure of repentance; which will follow fitly here, as a fourth PreseruatiuePreservative.
Henry Burton · Conflicts and Comforts of Conscience · p. 49 · Open in the reader
Printed
The fifth PreseruatiuePreservative of Conscience, distressed with the feare of Gods displeasure, is Prayer. O the sweet …
With rule
The fifth PreseruatiuePreservative of Conscience, distressed with the feare of Gods displeasure, is Prayer. O the sweet …
Henry Burton · Conflicts and Comforts of Conscience · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
The seuenth PreseruatiuePreservative, to comfort the Conscience in the apprehension of Gods wrath for sinne, is the …
With rule
The seuenth PreseruatiuePreservative, to comfort the Conscience in the apprehension of Gods wrath for sinne, is the …
Henry Burton · Conflicts and Comforts of Conscience · p. 104 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hereupon followeth the last PreseruatiuePreservative (to omit others) to wit, the fruit, which true humiliation worketh in the soule …
With rule
Hereupon followeth the last PreseruatiuePreservative (to omit others) to wit, the fruit, which true humiliation worketh in the soule …
Henry Burton · Conflicts and Comforts of Conscience · p. 110 · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons Upon Matthew 6:1-4 A17330

Printed
A PreseruatiuePreservative against the poyson of vaine-glory, in the 1. & 2.
With rule
A PreseruatiuePreservative against the poyson of vaine-glory, in the 1. & 2.
William Burton · Ten Sermons Upon Matthew 6:1-4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… word, are of two sorts, either Restoratiue in regard of the time past, or PreseruatiuePreservative in regard of the time to come, and both of God: which the holy …
With rule
… word, are of two sorts, either Restoratiue in regard of the time past, or PreseruatiuePreservative in regard of the time to come, and both of God: which the holy …
William Burton · Ten Sermons Upon Matthew 6:1-4 · p. 190 · Open in the reader

An Exposition Upon Colossians A17389

Printed
… did, that God would incline our hearts to his testimonies and not to couetousnesse. PreseruatiuePreservative or remedies against cuuetousnesse.
With rule
… did, that God would incline our hearts to his testimonies and not to couetousnesse. PreseruatiuePreservative or remedies against cuuetousnesse.
Nicholas Byfield · An Exposition Upon Colossians · p. 39 · Open in the reader

The Cry and Revenge of Blood A19288

Printed
A third PreseruatiuePreservative against this Monstrous sin, is wisedome to auoyd the occasions thereof.
With rule
A third PreseruatiuePreservative against this Monstrous sin, is wisedome to auoyd the occasions thereof.
Thomas Cooper · The Cry and Revenge of Blood · p. 23 · Open in the reader

Satan Transformed Into an Angel of Light A19294

Printed
And these first PreseruatiuePreservative, both,
With rule
And these first PreseruatiuePreservative, both,
Thomas Cooper · Satan Transformed Into an Angel of Light · Open in the reader
Printed
PreseruatiuePreservative or Restoratiue:
With rule
PreseruatiuePreservative or Restoratiue:
Thomas Cooper · Satan Transformed Into an Angel of Light · p. 283 · Open in the reader
Printed
PReseruatiuePreservative Remedies, are such, whereby men are kept from the power & hurts of Witches: and …
With rule
PReseruatiuePreservative Remedies, are such, whereby men are kept from the power & hurts of Witches: and …
Thomas Cooper · Satan Transformed Into an Angel of Light · p. 284 · Open in the reader

The Mystery of Witchcraft Discovering the Truth of Nature A19295

Printed
And these first PreseruatiuePreservative, both,
With rule
And these first PreseruatiuePreservative, both,
Thomas Cooper · The Mystery of Witchcraft Discovering the Truth of Nature · Open in the reader
Printed
PreseruatiuePreservative or Restoratiue:
With rule
PreseruatiuePreservative or Restoratiue:
Thomas Cooper · The Mystery of Witchcraft Discovering the Truth of Nature · p. 283 · Open in the reader
Printed
PReseruatiuePreservative Remedies, are such, whereby men are kept from the power & hurts of Witches: and …
With rule
PReseruatiuePreservative Remedies, are such, whereby men are kept from the power & hurts of Witches: and …
Thomas Cooper · The Mystery of Witchcraft Discovering the Truth of Nature · p. 284 · Open in the reader