soothfastly

adv

Etymology: From Middle English sothefastly, soþfasstlike, soðfæstlice, from Old English sōþfæstlīċe, equivalent to soothfast + -ly.

1. Actually; truthfully; honestly.

   “[…]—insomuch that thou or another, for such onehead that feeleth the perfection of this work, may soothfastly by witness of Scripture be called a God—[…]”

   “And notwithstanding all this, I saw soothfastly that our Lord was never wroth, nor ever shall be.”