onely→only

The older spelling of only; same word, same sense.

About 7,068 places across the Puritan corpus, estimated: 7,068 in a random sample of 70 of 7,722 works.

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1. …often used for that which is good, and best of things; not of beasts onely→only, but of wheat, as Deut. 32. 14. Psal. 81. 17. and 147. 14. and here,…

   Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 111 · Open in the reader

2. …but in Hebr. and in Greeke there is no mention made of a family, but onely→only it is said, Joash Abiezri, being expounded the father of Ezri; but…

   John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 124 · Open in the reader

3. …of the guilt of sin, instructing all men wherein true happiness onely→only consists.

   George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 109 · Open in the reader

4. …that deny the subsistence of spirits; or imagine them to be onely→only qualities of the mind: affirming, that good Angels are but good…

   Thomas Adams · The Black Devil · p. 10 · Open in the reader

5. …a poore Game to the Innocent. But that privie chamber hath a window onely→only to Gods, not mans or Angels inſpection.

   Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1012 · Open in the reader

6. …apostate churches, are to be comprised in the number; save in name onely→only, for in deed and trueth they are not. His reasons before specified,…

   Henry Ainsworth · A Reply to a Pretended Christians Plea for the Church of Rome · p. 13 · Open in the reader

7. …the Way of righteouſneſſe? So God loved the world, that he gave his onely→only begotten Sonne, that whoſoever beleeveth on him, ſhould not periſh:…

   Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1061 · Open in the reader

8. …The fiue wise Virgins had euery one oyle in her owne lampe: and onely→only these enter in with the Bridegroome. Anothers eating of dainty meate…

   Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 434 · Open in the reader

9. …means of livelyhood, and that not by mens voluntary contributions onely→only by dedicating something of their own good will, but because the Lord…

   John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 503 · Open in the reader

10. …time wherein to give him no Glory. Every worke hath the owne ſeaſon; onely→only Gods worke requires every ſeaſon: eſpecially this worke of praiſing…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1612 · Open in the reader

11. …but the Adulterer goeth unpunished; whereas the Law of God is onely→only for restitution, unlesse in case of breaking into an house in the…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 580 · Open in the reader

12. …Hee cares not what god hee entertaines, but himſelfe is the onely→only god he heartily worſhips. He puts on a holy looke, when he meanes to…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1162 · Open in the reader

13. …when we are to encounter with Satan we must be armed with faith onely→only in Christs death, and with the sword of the word, wherewith he…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 299 · Open in the reader

14. …veyne, a moderate pulse, a good arme, a good face, a good stomacke, onely→only we care not how euill the heart is, the principall of all the rest.

    Thomas Adams · Mystical Bedlam · p. 8 · Open in the reader

15. …outward meanes, for to work repentance, faith, &c. but not the onely→only, as you would haue it.

    Henry Ainsworth · Counterpoison Considerations · p. 56 · Open in the reader

16. …as I recommend unto others to make triall of, how that he is the onely→only refuge and fortress, even this my God that I have ever in all…

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 423 · Open in the reader

17. …of wit, no intention of will, no contention of power to helpe thee: onely→only the great Phyſitian of heaven can promiſe abſolutely, I will eaſe…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 62 · Open in the reader

18. …error also. It is untrue that thus (to wit in respect of our bodies onely→only) we were in Adam, and not in respect of our soules: no scripture…

    Henry Ainsworth · Censure Upon the Dialogue of the Anabaptists · p. 24 · Open in the reader

19. …it expoundeth the former; therefore in 2 Sam. 24. 13. is written onely→only, three dayes pestilence. So in 2 Sam. 17. 12. of him and of all (for…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 53 · Open in the reader

20. …that it should be dispersed ouer all the Christian world, and onely→only receiued as Canonical. Or as that simple Fryer, that finding Maria…

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 179 · Open in the reader

21. For brethren ye have been called to liberty, onely→only use … liberty for an occasion to the flesh.

    George Abbot · The Sabbath Vindicated · p. 106 · Open in the reader

22. …of God. Faith is of things both good and bad, Hope of good things onely→only. A man beleeues there is a hell, as truely as he beleeues there is a…

    Thomas Adams · The Sacrifice of Thankfulness · p. 12 · Open in the reader

23. …is no roome for a ſtrange love to enter. But they that loved God onely→only for his temporall bleſſings, faile him, when thoſe bleſſings faile…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1040 · Open in the reader

24. …the soule, and scatter the powers of the inner man: euacuating not onely→only imagination; but knowledge; not reason, but faith; not sense, but…

    Thomas Adams · Mystical Bedlam · p. 37 · Open in the reader

25. …is not worthy of the one, and hath quite loſt the other. Not content onely→only to be a witneſſe of his unnaturall ſight, he proclaimes it, and…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 830 · Open in the reader

26. …again, who was wounded in his hands, feet, and side; those in hands onely→only being mentioned, the other left to be understood. And hereabout one…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 824 · Open in the reader

27. …that dying, he rose againe the third day from the dead. Not that onely→only he died, for the Iewes beleeue so much, and the Gentiles beleeue so…

    Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 187 · Open in the reader

28. …prosper: But this seemeth to me but a forced exposition, followed onely→only by those that stand for auricuhr confession.

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 607 · Open in the reader

29. …to tread upon in going up to his horse. But these things are not onely→only unchristian but unnaturall, that the conqueror should so far forget…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 743 · Open in the reader

30. But doe the Edomites onely→only take up these Weapons of scorne against vs? No, I speake it betwixt…

    Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · p. 14 · Open in the reader

31. …of a booke that God had written: but the booke of the Law, sauing onely→only the Decalogue, Moses wrote himselfe. 2. Ierome vnderstands this…

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 87 · Open in the reader

32. …power wade a litle into this infinite and boundles Sea. I will onely→only note foure sweete streames of life in his Loue. It

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 148 · Open in the reader

33. …truth and goodness, till thou write thy Law in his heart, that and onely→only that is true wisdom, and they and onely they have true understanding…

    George Abbot · Notes on the Book of Psalms · p. 613 · Open in the reader

34. …court in the first day, and bringeth not a burnt-offring, doth not onely→only omit a thing commanded, but transgresseth also a prohibition; as it…

    Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 93 · Open in the reader

35. …to eescape the hand of God, who will punish every one in his kinde, onely→only repentance preventeth his wrath.

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 176 · Open in the reader

36. …a ſoule, as a ſoule in that body without lust. Nor doe I meane onely→only naturall luſt, that was given by creation; but even ſinfull luſt,…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1154 · Open in the reader

37. …dayes and no more; which caused the expositours of the Greekes, who onely→only followed the Septuagint, to vse no other number. So Origen vppon…

    Archbishop George Abbot · Sermons on Jonah · p. 376 · Open in the reader

38. …it. 2 So few being returned, of all that were carryed away, viz. onely→only of two Tribes. But he hath plainly respect unto the time of their…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · p. 27 · Open in the reader

39. …to ſecond his unnaturall conſpiracie, with as unnaturall inceſt: not onely→only to violate his Fathers Throne, but his Fathers bedde: and not to doe…

    Thomas Adams · Commentary on 2 Peter · p. 1534 · Open in the reader

40. …of Issachar was singular in this, that all their Elders were not onely→only as Rulers but Teachers of piety to all their brethren of that Tribe,…

    John Mayer · Commentary on the Old Testament Volume 2-4 · Open in the reader

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