Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9791 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

enlarg'denlarged

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

Puritas changed it: 138 times in 100 works
Consistency: 93.8% (138 of 147)
Reach if approved: ~154 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: enlarged
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 147 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (138 changes in 100 works, 93.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 138)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of their Father, the Land of Fruition, where their Underſtandings are ſo widen'd and enlarg'denlarged that they have a particular, entire, and perfect Knowledge of all things, that are …
With rule
… of their Father, the Land of Fruition, where their Underſtandings are ſo widen'd and enlarg'denlarged that they have a particular, entire, and perfect Knowledge of all things, that are …
Thomas Gregory · Discourses Upon Several Divine Subjects · p. 171 · Open in the reader
Printed
My heart's enlarg'denlarged to run the blessed race.
With rule
My heart's enlarg'denlarged to run the blessed race.
Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 119 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of Northumberland as before into one; nor of Edwins Dominion loſt any part, but enlarg'denlarged it rather; over all the fowr Britiſh Nations, Angles, Britans, Picts and Scots, exerciſeing …
With rule
… of Northumberland as before into one; nor of Edwins Dominion loſt any part, but enlarg'denlarged it rather; over all the fowr Britiſh Nations, Angles, Britans, Picts and Scots, exerciſeing …
John Milton · The History of Britain · p. 137 · Open in the reader
Printed
… you with might in the inner man. Eph. 3. 16. that our hearts may be ſo enlarg'denlarged, that wee may run the way of his commandements, and ſo inclined that wee …
With rule
… you with might in the inner man. Eph. 3. 16. that our hearts may be ſo enlarg'denlarged, that wee may run the way of his commandements, and ſo inclined that wee …
John Oldfield · The Generation of Seekers · p. 319 · Open in the reader
Printed
Then follows the Confession it self in the same Order; it was enlarg'denlarged only with the addition of some words, whereby it is rather explain'd than alter'd …
With rule
Then follows the Confession it self in the same Order; it was enlarg'denlarged only with the addition of some words, whereby it is rather explain'd than alter'd …
Robert Sanderson · Concerning Submission to Usurpers · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sport; and if the Devil does not more please himself to see his Dominions enlarg'denlarged and the business of Hell go forward, than wicked men do in having others …
With rule
… sport; and if the Devil does not more please himself to see his Dominions enlarg'denlarged and the business of Hell go forward, than wicked men do in having others …
Richard Allestree · Forty Sermons · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Holy Action, as of Converts, how near Death ſoever Follow Them, and are ſo enlarg'denlarged by the Obedience of Chriſt, the Linnen white and clean, which is the Righteouſneſs …
With rule
… Holy Action, as of Converts, how near Death ſoever Follow Them, and are ſo enlarg'denlarged by the Obedience of Chriſt, the Linnen white and clean, which is the Righteouſneſs …
Thomas Beverley · The Catechism of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
… by Herod, that it did not only equal, but exceed Solomon's Temple That Herod enlarg'denlarged and beautifi'd it, is granted, but that he ſo improved it as it excelled …
With rule
… by Herod, that it did not only equal, but exceed Solomon's Temple That Herod enlarg'denlarged and beautifi'd it, is granted, but that he ſo improved it as it excelled …
John Conant · Sermons Preached on Several Occasions · p. 605 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

1 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.

Zion in Distress A47607

Printed
Enlarg'dEnlarged from Bonds, I will thy praiſe diſcloſe.
With rule
Enlarg'dEnlarged from Bonds, I will thy praiſe diſcloſe.
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 119 · Open in the reader