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A Waggish scholler (to say no worse) standing behind the back of his Tutor, conceived himself
Mixt contemplations in better times by Thomas Fuller ...
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- Title
- Mixt contemplations in better times by Thomas Fuller ...
- Author
- Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by R.D. for Iohn Williams ...,
- 1660.
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- Meditations.
- Devotional exercises.
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"Mixt contemplations in better times by Thomas Fuller ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A40678.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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secured from his sight, and on this confidence he presumed to make an∣tick mocks and mouths at him. Mean time his Tutor had a Looking-glasse (unknown to the scholler) be∣fore his face, wherein he saw all which his Pupil did, and the Pupil soon af∣ter felt something from his Tutor.
Many things have been done in Hugger mugger in our Age, prophane persons conceited that their privacy protected them from divine inspecti∣on. Some say with the wicked in the Psalm, Tush, shall the Lord see.
But know that, Revelat. 4.6. before the Throne there was a sea of glasse like unto Chrystall. This is Gods Omnisciency. Sea, there is the largenesse: Crystall, there is the pure∣nesse thereof. In this glasse all persons and practices are plainly represented to Gods sight, so that such who sin in secret shall suffer openly.