Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9562 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

deceiv'ddeceived

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

Puritas changed it: 423 times in 223 works
Consistency: 96.8% (423 of 437)
Reach if approved: ~459 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: deceived
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 437 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (423 changes in 223 works, 96.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 423)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… any growth in holiness, without the constant use of this practice, I am grosly deceiv'ddeceived; and therefore I would beseech, yea, even charge you, by the Lord, that you …
With rule
… any growth in holiness, without the constant use of this practice, I am grosly deceiv'ddeceived; and therefore I would beseech, yea, even charge you, by the Lord, that you …
Joseph Alleine · Explanation of the Assemblys Shorter Catechism · Open in the reader
Printed
Leſt I ſhould prove deceiv'ddeceived when 'twas too late.
With rule
Leſt I ſhould prove deceiv'ddeceived when 'twas too late.
Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that Great Milennial Kingdom, but as on Earth, And that we might not be deceiv'ddeceived in it, It is said, That the Church immediately upon it Fled into the …
With rule
… that Great Milennial Kingdom, but as on Earth, And that we might not be deceiv'ddeceived in it, It is said, That the Church immediately upon it Fled into the …
Thomas Beverley · The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
For now, behold, thou hast deceiv'ddeceived me thrice,
With rule
For now, behold, thou hast deceiv'ddeceived me thrice,
John Bunyan · Scriptural Poems · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
… if it be minded, how many Simple hearts in City and Country have been deceiv'ddeceived by theſe men, and hindred from being faithful to Jeſus Chriſt in their Generation …
With rule
… if it be minded, how many Simple hearts in City and Country have been deceiv'ddeceived by theſe men, and hindred from being faithful to Jeſus Chriſt in their Generation …
John Canne · the Time of Finding · p. 129 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thing is ſeen in a falſe Light. Some men are ſo fond of being deceiv'ddeceived, that they ſeem to pleaſe themſelves with the fancy of Money anſwering all things …
With rule
… thing is ſeen in a falſe Light. Some men are ſo fond of being deceiv'ddeceived, that they ſeem to pleaſe themſelves with the fancy of Money anſwering all things …
Timothy Cruso · The Usefulness of Spiritual Wisdom · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… things that may profit unbelieving hearts. Yea, they do charge it heavily upon their deceiv'ddeceived & own deceitful hearts, that when they heard the words of the Curſe, and threats …
With rule
… things that may profit unbelieving hearts. Yea, they do charge it heavily upon their deceiv'ddeceived & own deceitful hearts, that when they heard the words of the Curſe, and threats …
Richard Eedes · Great Salvation by Jesus Christ · p. 237 · Open in the reader
Printed
When rag'd and deceiv'ddeceived Hunger doth him tyre.
With rule
When rag'd and deceiv'ddeceived Hunger doth him tyre.
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 306 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

6 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.

The Christian Doctrine of the Day of Judgment A27634

Printed
… the Thouſand Years they are not to be ſtirr'd by Satan; They cannot be Deceiv'dDeceived into any Action againſt the Kingdom of Chriſt; The Glory of Chriſt's Kingdom is …
With rule
… the Thouſand Years they are not to be ſtirr'd by Satan; They cannot be Deceiv'dDeceived into any Action againſt the Kingdom of Chriſt; The Glory of Chriſt's Kingdom is …
Thomas Beverley · The Christian Doctrine of the Day of Judgment · p. 29 · Open in the reader

Heaven and Hell A60136

Printed
… of, there is none ſo terrible, as that of the Death of a Preſuming, Deceiv'dDeceived Sinner; who is confident of the Favour of God, that he is in the …
With rule
… of, there is none ſo terrible, as that of the Death of a Preſuming, Deceiv'dDeceived Sinner; who is confident of the Favour of God, that he is in the …
John Shower · Heaven and Hell · p. 73 · Open in the reader

Deceivers Deceived A61678

Printed
Deceivers Deceiv'dDeceived: OR, The Miſtakes of Wickedneſs In Sundry Erroneous and Deceitful Principles, practiſed in our …
With rule
Deceivers Deceiv'dDeceived: OR, The Miſtakes of Wickedneſs In Sundry Erroneous and Deceitful Principles, practiſed in our …
Samuel Stone · Deceivers Deceived · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

Printed
… Throne of Sathan backward, and at present, and utterly detest it; Although They are Deceiv'dDeceived in Allowing too much of the Synagogue, and in being too much upon the …
With rule
… Throne of Sathan backward, and at present, and utterly detest it; Although They are Deceiv'dDeceived in Allowing too much of the Synagogue, and in being too much upon the …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 75 · Open in the reader

The Great Assizes A96750

Printed
Deceiv'dDeceived thoſe Merchants, who were not ſo wiſe
With rule
Deceiv'dDeceived thoſe Merchants, who were not ſo wiſe
George Wither · The Great Assizes · p. 18 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Apostles Creed B27417

Printed
… speak as faire as the Apostle, though never with so honest an intention, foreign, &c. Deceiv'dDeceived they would not have you, when it is their study to deceive. It is …
With rule
… speak as faire as the Apostle, though never with so honest an intention, foreign, &c. Deceiv'dDeceived they would not have you, when it is their study to deceive. It is …
William Nicholson · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 183 · Open in the reader