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Second Advertisement. Declaring what Meditation and Contemplation are, and the difference that is betwixt them.
9. * 1.1 ST. John Damascene and other Saints say, that Prayer is a sal∣lying out or elevation of the mind to God. God is above all Creatures, and the Soul cannot see him, nor converse with him, if it raise not it self above them all. This friendly conversa∣tion, which the Soul hath with God, that's to say, in Prayer, is divided into Meditation and Contemplation.
10. When the Mind considers the Mysteries of our holy Faith with attention, to know the truth of them, reasoning upon the particulars, and weighing the circumstances of the same, for exciting the affections in the will: This mental Discourse and pious Act is properly cal∣led Meditation.
11. When the Soul already knows the truth (either by a habit acquired through reasoning, or because the Lord hath given it particular light) and fixes the eyes of the mind on the demon∣strated truth, beholding it sincerely with quiet∣ness and silence, without any necessity of con∣siderations, ratiocinations, or other proofs of conviction, and the will loves it, admiring and delighting it self therein: This properly is called