Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9428 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

open'dopened

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

Puritas changed it: 683 times in 339 works
Consistency: 95.6% (683 of 714)
Reach if approved: ~750 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: opened
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 714 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (683 changes in 339 works, 95.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 683)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Had not the door been open'dopened firſt to ſin,
With rule
Had not the door been open'dopened firſt to ſin,
Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 103 · Open in the reader
Printed
… will ſubjoyn the moſt preſſing Applications, that ſo naturally flow from thoſe Heads, fully open'dopened, and enlarg'd upon:
With rule
… will ſubjoyn the moſt preſſing Applications, that ſo naturally flow from thoſe Heads, fully open'dopened, and enlarg'd upon:
Thomas Beverley · The Loss of the Soul · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
… a faithful friend, and therefore he made him one of his Privy Councell, and open'dopened his heart and his ſecrets to him: And the Lord ſaid, ſhall I hide …
With rule
… a faithful friend, and therefore he made him one of his Privy Councell, and open'dopened his heart and his ſecrets to him: And the Lord ſaid, ſhall I hide …
Thomas Brooks · The Crown and Glory of Christianity · p. 488 · Open in the reader
Printed
… without any Call ordering us to to continue, and againſt a Door of Providence open'dopened for our reſcue, and ſanctuary our ſelves in the Power of God without any …
With rule
… without any Call ordering us to to continue, and againſt a Door of Providence open'dopened for our reſcue, and ſanctuary our ſelves in the Power of God without any …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 483 · Open in the reader
Printed
… a lowd tongue, a lewd one. Impudent speakers are like gaping Oysters; which being open'dopened, either stink, or there is nothing in them.
With rule
… a lowd tongue, a lewd one. Impudent speakers are like gaping Oysters; which being open'dopened, either stink, or there is nothing in them.
Richard Younge · The Drunkards Character · p. 86 · Open in the reader
Printed
From the words thus open'dopened, many observations offer themselves: I must content my self, and I hope you, with …
With rule
From the words thus open'dopened, many observations offer themselves: I must content my self, and I hope you, with …
Vincent Alsop · Duty and Interest in Prayer and Praise for Kings and All in Authority · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of his Ministry at Broad-Oak, he Preached over the Ten Commandments, and largely open'dopened from other Texts of Scripture the Duties requir'd, and Sins forbidden, in each Commandment …
With rule
… of his Ministry at Broad-Oak, he Preached over the Ten Commandments, and largely open'dopened from other Texts of Scripture the Duties requir'd, and Sins forbidden, in each Commandment …
Matthew Henry · Life and Death of Philip Henry · p. 143 · Open in the reader
Printed
1. The Books of the Law and Gospel shall then be open'dopened in all the Injunctions and Prohibitions, and our Lives compar'd with them. Our Saviour …
With rule
1. The Books of the Law and Gospel shall then be open'dopened in all the Injunctions and Prohibitions, and our Lives compar'd with them. Our Saviour …
William Bates · Sermons Upon Death and Eternal Judgment · p. 58 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (31)

21 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

An Appendix to A Discourse of Indictions A27582

Printed
… by great Scriptural and Hiſtorical Arguments, and Indictionally demonstrated The Time of the Seals Open'dOpened. The 400 The Time of the Time, Times and half Time, of the little Horns …
With rule
… by great Scriptural and Hiſtorical Arguments, and Indictionally demonstrated The Time of the Seals Open'dOpened. The 400 The Time of the Time, Times and half Time, of the little Horns …
Thomas Beverley · An Appendix to A Discourse of Indictions · p. 3 · Open in the reader

The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary A27621

Printed
… Return more and more to the Apoſtolical Firſt State; The Temple in Heaven being Open'dOpened, and the Ark of Teſtament, and Tabernacle of Teſtimony more and more alſo ſeen …
With rule
… Return more and more to the Apoſtolical Firſt State; The Temple in Heaven being Open'dOpened, and the Ark of Teſtament, and Tabernacle of Teſtimony more and more alſo ſeen …
Thomas Beverley · The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary · Open in the reader
Printed
… in under the Apoſtacy; till that Morning Star of the Riſing Witneſſes and this Open'dOpened Temple dawn in upon us; For as All ſuch Prophecy was Given by the …
With rule
… in under the Apoſtacy; till that Morning Star of the Riſing Witneſſes and this Open'dOpened Temple dawn in upon us; For as All ſuch Prophecy was Given by the …
Thomas Beverley · The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary · Open in the reader
Printed
… I look upon as chiefly Prophetical of the Time, when the Temple ſhall be Open'dOpened in Heaven; And it ſhall Tend to the Great Purification of the Churches of …
With rule
… I look upon as chiefly Prophetical of the Time, when the Temple ſhall be Open'dOpened in Heaven; And it ſhall Tend to the Great Purification of the Churches of …
Thomas Beverley · The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Loins, in the Firſt Days of the Seventh Trumpet, when this Temple ſhall be Open'dOpened in Heaven; But the Fourth Thouſand in the Milennial State, or in this Viſion …
With rule
… Loins, in the Firſt Days of the Seventh Trumpet, when this Temple ſhall be Open'dOpened in Heaven; But the Fourth Thouſand in the Milennial State, or in this Viſion …
Thomas Beverley · The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to Time till then; Then All the Treaſures of wiſdom, and Gace ſhall …e Open'dOpened to the Rev. 20. 6. Prieſts of God and Chriſt a 1000 Years, And They ſhall be …
With rule
… to Time till then; Then All the Treaſures of wiſdom, and Gace ſhall …e Open'dOpened to the Rev. 20. 6. Prieſts of God and Chriſt a 1000 Years, And They ſhall be …
Thomas Beverley · The Pattern of the Divine Temple Sanctuary · p. 23 · Open in the reader

The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ A27629

Printed
… of Chap. 10. is Connext with the First Vision of the Book seal'd and gradually Open'dOpened, by its being then held open in the Angel's Hand. The Vision of Chap …
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… of Chap. 10. is Connext with the First Vision of the Book seal'd and gradually Open'dOpened, by its being then held open in the Angel's Hand. The Vision of Chap …
Thomas Beverley · The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ · p. 33 · Open in the reader

Saints Memorials A32052

Printed
Open'dOpened her Treasures to the Earth;
With rule
Open'dOpened her Treasures to the Earth;
Edmund Calamy · Saints Memorials · p. 248 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… was commanded to obſerve this Form in the Delivery; That it ſhould not be Open'dOpened and Communicated, before the King of Spain did take an Oath to be a …
With rule
… was commanded to obſerve this Form in the Delivery; That it ſhould not be Open'dOpened and Communicated, before the King of Spain did take an Oath to be a …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 129 · Open in the reader

A Wakening Call A66477

Printed
V. The Glory of the New-Ierusalem Open'dOpened.
With rule
V. The Glory of the New-Ierusalem Open'dOpened.
George Sikes · A Wakening Call · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

Printed
… and of the Lamb, and to behold the Temple of the Tabernacle of Testimony Open'dOpened in Heaven.
With rule
… and of the Lamb, and to behold the Temple of the Tabernacle of Testimony Open'dOpened in Heaven.
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 44 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in the Sealed Thunders; the Kingdom must be Estop'd; And when these Thunders are Open'dOpened; The Kingdom cannot but be in its mighty Activity of Succession, and in order …
With rule
… in the Sealed Thunders; the Kingdom must be Estop'd; And when these Thunders are Open'dOpened; The Kingdom cannot but be in its mighty Activity of Succession, and in order …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 56 · Open in the reader
Printed
… without, as in Ezekiels Roll; All which were to have their Course, before It Open'dOpened into the Kingdom.
With rule
… without, as in Ezekiels Roll; All which were to have their Course, before It Open'dOpened into the Kingdom.
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Book to be Accomplish'd in order to that Kingdom; The Book could not be Open'dOpened, as Fulfil'd in that Grand Effect. But it was still to be committed to …
With rule
… Book to be Accomplish'd in order to that Kingdom; The Book could not be Open'dOpened, as Fulfil'd in that Grand Effect. But it was still to be committed to …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
… The Kingdom of Christ is therefore Represented under Seals. And till those Seals were Open'dOpened, It could not Appear.
With rule
… The Kingdom of Christ is therefore Represented under Seals. And till those Seals were Open'dOpened, It could not Appear.
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 61 · Open in the reader

God the Guide of Youth A81103

Printed
Briefly Open'dOpened and Urg'd IN A SERMON Preached with a special Relation to Young Persons, January …
With rule
Briefly Open'dOpened and Urg'd IN A SERMON Preached with a special Relation to Young Persons, January …
Timothy Cruso · God the Guide of Youth · Open in the reader
Printed
God, the Guide of Youth. Briefly Open'dOpened and Urg'd, &c.
With rule
God, the Guide of Youth. Briefly Open'dOpened and Urg'd, &c.
Timothy Cruso · God the Guide of Youth · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Funeral Sermon of Samuel Willard N01116

Printed
… Here we have the Tenour, the Duties and Bleſſings of the Covenant of Grace Open'dOpened: A Covenant under the Vows of which we were brought in BAPTISM, which we …
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… Here we have the Tenour, the Duties and Bleſſings of the Covenant of Grace Open'dOpened: A Covenant under the Vows of which we were brought in BAPTISM, which we …
Ebenezer Pemberton · Funeral Sermon of Samuel Willard · Open in the reader

Invitations to the Gospel Feast N01506

Printed
… from Darkneſs to Light, from the Power of Satan unto God. His Eyes are Open'dOpened to ſee his True Intereſt; the Tyranical Bonds of Sin and Satan wherein he …
With rule
… from Darkneſs to Light, from the Power of Satan unto God. His Eyes are Open'dOpened to ſee his True Intereſt; the Tyranical Bonds of Sin and Satan wherein he …
Benjamin Wadsworth · Invitations to the Gospel Feast · p. 35 · Open in the reader

A Complete Body of Divinity N02384

Printed
XXX. The Fountain Open'dOpened and the National Calling of the Jews: In Several Sermons from Zech 13.1. To which …
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XXX. The Fountain Open'dOpened and the National Calling of the Jews: In Several Sermons from Zech 13.1. To which …
Samuel Willard · A Complete Body of Divinity · Open in the reader

Continuation of Journal During the Time Detained in England by the Embargo N03778

Printed
… Ruler's Son healed: Contain'd in the second, third & fourth Chap of St. John's Gospel: Open'dOpened and handled by the late faithful Servant of GOD, Daniel Dyk…, Batchelor in Divinity …
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… Ruler's Son healed: Contain'd in the second, third & fourth Chap of St. John's Gospel: Open'dOpened and handled by the late faithful Servant of GOD, Daniel Dyk…, Batchelor in Divinity …
George Whitefield · Continuation of Journal During the Time Detained in England by the Embargo · p. 91 · Open in the reader