They look for satisfaction so determinedly in an anti-spiritual direction, that they are positively enraged at One who certainly has power, but who steadfastly uses it for spiritual purposes.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
And speaking thus he looked steadfastly in the eyes of the Mahdi.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It seems to me that it is not impertinent to remark that this land to the westward was scarcely two sleeps distant, as Dr. Cook has steadfastly maintained.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook