Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9397 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

obtain'dobtained

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 784 times in 374 works
Consistency: 98.6% (784 of 795)
Reach if approved: ~836 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: obtained
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 796 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (784 changes in 374 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 784)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… A Citty now haue we obtain'dobtained, Where ſtrong defences are, And God ſaluation hath ordai'nd, For wa's and Bulwarkes there. …
With rule
… A Citty now haue we obtain'dobtained, Where ſtrong defences are, And God ſaluation hath ordai'nd, For wa's and Bulwarkes there. …
George Wither · The Songs of the Old Testament Translated into English Measures · p. 46 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Adminiſtation of it is in the hands of Chriſt, Heb. 8. 6. But now he hath obtain'dobtained a more excellent Miniſtery, by how much he is the Mediatour of a better …
With rule
… Adminiſtation of it is in the hands of Chriſt, Heb. 8. 6. But now he hath obtain'dobtained a more excellent Miniſtery, by how much he is the Mediatour of a better …
Bartholomew Ashwood · The Best Treasure · p. 282 · Open in the reader
Printed
… appointed to be a Sacrifice for those Sins. There is no Salvation to be obtain'dobtained without the Remission of Sin, no Remission without the Blood of Christ, no Application …
With rule
… appointed to be a Sacrifice for those Sins. There is no Salvation to be obtain'dobtained without the Remission of Sin, no Remission without the Blood of Christ, no Application …
William Bates · Sermons Preached on Several Occasions · p. 263 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in the World from you, of answering that Character which it appears you had obtain'dobtained, with two Persons of so great Eminence. But (Sir) Give me leave to tell …
With rule
… in the World from you, of answering that Character which it appears you had obtain'dobtained, with two Persons of so great Eminence. But (Sir) Give me leave to tell …
Richard Baxter · Baxters Narrative of His Life and Times · Open in the reader
Printed
… in you to this day, do's witneſs to your faces that you have yet obtain'dobtained but ſmall meaſures of holineſs. Oh my Brethren, are not many of your corruptions …
With rule
… in you to this day, do's witneſs to your faces that you have yet obtain'dobtained but ſmall meaſures of holineſs. Oh my Brethren, are not many of your corruptions …
Thomas Brooks · The Crown and Glory of Christianity · p. 470 · Open in the reader
Printed
… before God began to turn thy heart, thou thoughtſt Mercy was eaſie to be obtain'dobtained, thou thought'ſt then it was nothing to beleeve, thou wondreſt that people ſpake ſo …
With rule
… before God began to turn thy heart, thou thoughtſt Mercy was eaſie to be obtain'dobtained, thou thought'ſt then it was nothing to beleeve, thou wondreſt that people ſpake ſo …
Jeremiah Burroughs · An Exposition of Hosea 11-13 · p. 308 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in heaven, and which are in earth, even in him; In whom we have obtain'dobtained an inheritance, being predeſtinated according to the purpoſe of him, &c. To this relates …
With rule
… in heaven, and which are in earth, even in him; In whom we have obtain'dobtained an inheritance, being predeſtinated according to the purpoſe of him, &c. To this relates …
Jean Claude · Answer to De Meauxs Book · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
This was the wiſdome, which Solomon prayed for & obtain'dobtained of God, and that according to the counſell of David his Father; who formerly …
With rule
This was the wiſdome, which Solomon prayed for & obtain'dobtained of God, and that according to the counſell of David his Father; who formerly …
Henry Tozer · Christian Wisdom · p. 32 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
Obtain'dObtained, a while, that honorable Name.
With rule
Obtain'dObtained, a while, that honorable Name.
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 33 · Open in the reader

Forty Sermons A23717

Printed
SERMON IX. OF THE REST TO BE OBTAIN'DOBTAINED By them that labor and are heavy laden.
With rule
SERMON IX. OF THE REST TO BE OBTAIN'DOBTAINED By them that labor and are heavy laden.
Richard Allestree · Forty Sermons · p. 118 · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Obtain'dObtained againſt the Saxon enemies.
With rule
Obtain'dObtained againſt the Saxon enemies.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 154 · Open in the reader

The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons A33330

Printed
Obtain'dObtained by Grace the greater Victory.
With rule
Obtain'dObtained by Grace the greater Victory.
Samuel Clarke · The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons · p. 184 · Open in the reader

Inquiry into the Nature of the Present Controversy About Justification Part 1 A48865

Printed
… the Grace Promiſed in Chriſt; ſo as that they do Really perceive, they have Obtain'dObtained the Pardon of their Sins, and Reconciliation through the Merit of Chriſt.
With rule
… the Grace Promiſed in Chriſt; ſo as that they do Really perceive, they have Obtain'dObtained the Pardon of their Sins, and Reconciliation through the Merit of Chriſt.
Stephen Lobb · Inquiry into the Nature of the Present Controversy About Justification Part 1 · p. 100 · Open in the reader

A Considering Glass A66781

Printed
Obtain'dObtained by fraud) a puniſhment ſevere
With rule
Obtain'dObtained by fraud) a puniſhment ſevere
George Wither · A Considering Glass · p. 114 · Open in the reader

A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath A96785

Printed
Obtain'dObtained no power to act what they deſired,
With rule
Obtain'dObtained no power to act what they deſired,
George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 21 · Open in the reader