privily

Damnable heresies are commonly brought in privily, under the cloak and colour of truth.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for a hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

"Except that, O my son, the Vizier bespoke him a privy word (kelam sirriyy) ere he promised me; then, after the Vizier bespoke him a word privily (sirran), he promised me to (ila) three months."] [Footnote 378: Lit. an ill presence (mehhdser sau).

Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp John Payne 1879

And so upon a day La Beale Isoud gat a sword privily and bare it to her garden, and there she pight the sword through a plum tree up to the hilt, so that it stuck fast, and it stood breast high.

Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

Then Gawaine called privily in council all his brethren, and to them said thus: Fair brethren, here may ye see, whom that we hate

Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table 2003

Dermod mac Ae delighted in these solitary adventures, and when he could steal a day from policy and affairs he would send word privily to

Irish Fairy Tales James Stephens 1916

And so upon a day La Beale Isoud gat a sword privily and bare it to her garden, and there she pight the sword through a plum tree up to the hilt, so that it stuck fast, and it stood breast high.

Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table, Volume 1 1903

(In Ga 2: 4 the same word is rendered, "came in privily.")

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

Well, Babington has a number of friends, as hot-brained and fanatical as himself, and when once he had swallowed the notion of privily murdering the Queen, he got so enamoured of it, that he swore in five more to aid him in the enterprise, and then what must they do but have all their portraits taken in one picture with a Latin motto around them.

Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

He was minded to put her away privily, that is, to give a bill of divorce into her hand before two witnesses, and so to hush up the matter among themselves.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721