Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9616 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

affirm'daffirmed

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

Puritas changed it: 363 times in 192 works
Consistency: 95.2% (363 of 381)
Reach if approved: ~400 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: affirmed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 381 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (363 changes in 192 works, 95.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 363)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, with other Perſons of Quality, being juſt come, affirm'daffirmed it to be an unheard-of Indignity, and a moſt intolerable Diſgrace, if the …
With rule
… Lord Mayor of London, William Walworth, with other Perſons of Quality, being juſt come, affirm'daffirmed it to be an unheard-of Indignity, and a moſt intolerable Diſgrace, if the …
Thomas De Laune · The Present State of London · p. 448 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Paul, and James, and John, or they? Or was that true which they affirm'daffirmed of themſelves and all men, that they are ſinners? And is this, which theſe …
With rule
… and Paul, and James, and John, or they? Or was that true which they affirm'daffirmed of themſelves and all men, that they are ſinners? And is this, which theſe …
Ralph Farmer · The Quakers Throne of Truth Satans Seat of Lies · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not Strike him they ſtood ſo thick: This, William March often while he Lived, affirm'daffirmed to be a Truth; but though he was now wanting to give in ſuch …
With rule
… not Strike him they ſtood ſo thick: This, William March often while he Lived, affirm'daffirmed to be a Truth; but though he was now wanting to give in ſuch …
John Hickes · Sufferings and Oppressions of Many Christians in Devon · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Church to the worlds end. And what is this but that which I have affirm'daffirmed in the obſeruation, that the preaching of the Word, and the adminiſtration of the …
With rule
… Church to the worlds end. And what is this but that which I have affirm'daffirmed in the obſeruation, that the preaching of the Word, and the adminiſtration of the …
John Randall · Twenty-Nine Lectures · p. 214 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that which will bring him off, will bring off his Neighbours; for who ever affirm'daffirmed any more?
With rule
… that which will bring him off, will bring off his Neighbours; for who ever affirm'daffirmed any more?
Vincent Alsop · Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock · p. 268 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Evidence should be above all Suspicion. Neither did it ever happen, that any thing affirm'daffirmed by so many and such worthy Persons, was ever suspected, much less found, to …
With rule
… Evidence should be above all Suspicion. Neither did it ever happen, that any thing affirm'daffirmed by so many and such worthy Persons, was ever suspected, much less found, to …
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 475 · Open in the reader
Printed
1. To ſhew, That the Apoſtle Paul hath affirm'daffirmed, the coming of the Man of Sin, or Beast, (whoſe End is according to …
With rule
1. To ſhew, That the Apoſtle Paul hath affirm'daffirmed, the coming of the Man of Sin, or Beast, (whoſe End is according to …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 90 · Open in the reader
Printed
… perfect Salvation of Redeemed Ones, is included in it. And this is not barely affirm'daffirmed, but evident proof will make it good. A Witneſs or two for each of …
With rule
… perfect Salvation of Redeemed Ones, is included in it. And this is not barely affirm'daffirmed, but evident proof will make it good. A Witneſs or two for each of …
Elisha Coles · A Practical Discourse of Gods Sovereignty · p. 138 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (18)

8 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.

Defense of the Report A48858

Printed
… the Croſs, ſuſtain the Perſon of the Elect, they do plainly contradict what is Affirm'dAffirmed by Chriſt in Joh. 10.11. The good Shepherd lays down his Life for his Sheep …
With rule
… the Croſs, ſuſtain the Perſon of the Elect, they do plainly contradict what is Affirm'dAffirmed by Chriſt in Joh. 10.11. The good Shepherd lays down his Life for his Sheep …
Stephen Lobb · Defense of the Report · p. 17 · Open in the reader

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

Printed
… Faith to lye in a firm Perſwaſion of the Pardon of Sin, and yet Affirm'dAffirmed it to be the Inſtrumental Cauſe of Juſtification. But,
With rule
… Faith to lye in a firm Perſwaſion of the Pardon of Sin, and yet Affirm'dAffirmed it to be the Inſtrumental Cauſe of Juſtification. But,
Stephen Lobb · Inquiry into the Nature of the Present Controversy About Justification Part 1 · p. 104 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

Printed
… The Seven Succeſſions of Government are given Litterally; And that under the Beaſt, is Affirm'dAffirmed to be the Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth …
With rule
… The Seven Succeſſions of Government are given Litterally; And that under the Beaſt, is Affirm'dAffirmed to be the Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth Succeſſion is Litterally Affirm'dAffirmed to be then in Being, or now is: that the Seventh King, being the …
With rule
… Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth Succeſſion is Litterally Affirm'dAffirmed to be then in Being, or now is: that the Seventh King, being the …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… greater Proof, It was found there, than that Dr. Mayer hath left it ſo Affirm'dAffirmed; but if it was ſo; It Argues, There was ſome Obſervation Defer'd to it …
With rule
… greater Proof, It was found there, than that Dr. Mayer hath left it ſo Affirm'dAffirmed; but if it was ſo; It Argues, There was ſome Obſervation Defer'd to it …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 69 · Open in the reader

The Great Charter for the Interpretation of All Prophecy A76491

Printed
… The Seven Succeſſions of Government are given Litterally; And that under the Beaſt, is Affirm'dAffirmed to be the Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth …
With rule
… The Seven Succeſſions of Government are given Litterally; And that under the Beaſt, is Affirm'dAffirmed to be the Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth …
Thomas Beverley · The Great Charter for the Interpretation of All Prophecy · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth Succeſſion is Litterally Affirm'dAffirmed to be then in Being, or now is: that the Seventh King, being the …
With rule
… Seventh Succeſſion, as Head, and the Eighth as King; The Sixth Succeſſion is Litterally Affirm'dAffirmed to be then in Being, or now is: that the Seventh King, being the …
Thomas Beverley · The Great Charter for the Interpretation of All Prophecy · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… greater Proof, It was found there, than that Dr. Mayer hath left it ſo Affirm'dAffirmed; but if it was ſo; It Argues, There was ſome Obſervation Defer'd to it …
With rule
… greater Proof, It was found there, than that Dr. Mayer hath left it ſo Affirm'dAffirmed; but if it was ſo; It Argues, There was ſome Obſervation Defer'd to it …
Thomas Beverley · The Great Charter for the Interpretation of All Prophecy · p. 69 · Open in the reader