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• Libro de la Oración y Meditación : en el cual se trata de la consideración de los principales misterios de nuestra fe, y de las partes doctrina para la oración (Impr. de Martínez de Aguilar, 1855), by de Granada Luis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The great law of consideration: or a discourse, wherein the nature, usefulness, and absolute necessity of consideration, in order to a truly serious and religious life, is laid open: By Anthony Horneck, preacher at the Savoy. (London : printed by T.N. for Sam. Lowndes near the Savoy in the Strand, M.DC.LXXVII. [1677]), by Anthony Horneck (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The art of divine meditation, or, A discourse of the nature, necessity, and excellency thereof with motives to, and rules for the better performance of that most important Christian duty : in several sermons on Gen. 24:63 / by Edmund Calamy ... (London : Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, and are to be sold at his shop ... and by J. Collier ..., 1680), by Edmund Calamy (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Solitude improved by divine meditation, or, A treatise proving the duty and demonstrating the necessity, excellency, usefulness, natures, kinds and requisites of divine meditation first intended for a person of honour, and now published for general use by Nathanael Ranew. (London : Printed by J.M. for Nathanael Ranew and Jonathon Robinson ..., MDCLXX), by Nathanael Ranew (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Godlie garden of Gethsemani ([London : [W. Carter, ca. 1580]]), by Gaspar Loarte (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Breve apuntamiento acerca de la contricion. ([Saint-Omer : Printed at the English College Press] Permissu superiorum, M.DC.XVII. [1617]), by Antonio de Molina, John Sweetnam, Thomas Everard, Francisco Arias, Richard Haller, and John Wilson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Instruction de la jeunesse en la piété chrétienne. English. (London : printed by Henry Hills, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, for his houshold and chappel; and are sold at his printing-house on the ditch-side in Black-Fryers, 1687), by Charles Gobinet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A spiritual doctrine conteining a rule to liue vvel, vvith diuers praiers and meditations. Abridged by the Reuerend Father Levvis de Granada of the holie order of preachers. And deuided into sixe treatises, as is to be seene after the prefaces. Nevvlie translated out of Spanish into English. (At Louan : Imprinted by Laurence Kellam, 1599), by de Granada Luis and Richard Gibbons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Directions with prayers and meditations for the worthy receiving the blessed sacrament By the famous Mr. Charles Drelincourt. Minister of the reformed church at Charanton. Out of French. (London : printed for Abel Swalle at the Unicorn at the west end of St. Pauls, and Samuel Tidmarsh at the Kings Head in Cornhil, 1680), by Charles Drelincourt (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A discourse of the true gospel blessedness in the New Covenant, or The distinction of the two Covenants, new and old, first and second. With the doing away of the first, and the establishment of the second, and likewise the mediatorship of Christ in the New Covenant, with some principles, duties, promises, and priviledges of the New Covenant. A useful companion for all saints at all times. / Written by Tho. Collier. (London, : Printed by H. Hills for the author, and are to be sold by Giles Calvert at the Black-spread-eagle at the west end of Pauls, and Tho. Brewster, at the sign of the Three Bibles in Pauls Church-yard., 1659), by Thomas Collier (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Methode facile d'oraison reduite en pratique. English (London : Printed by Thomas Hales, 1694), by François Nepveu (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Libro de la oración y meditación. (Imprinted at Paris : By Thomas Brumeau, at the signe of the Olyue, Anno Domini. M.D.LXXXII. [1582]), by de Granada Luis and Richard Hopkins (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The practice of meditating with profit The misteries of our Lord, the Blessed Vergin & saints. Gathered out of diuers good authors, and published by the very Reuerend Master Iohn Alberto Buronzo, chanon of the cathedral church of Verselles. Reuiued and augmented by the same author, & translated into English by a Father of the Societie of Iesus. (Imprinted at Mackline [i.e. Mechlin] : By Henrie Ieay, 1613), by Nicolas Berzetti and Thomas Talbot (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The practise of Christian workes. Written in Spanish by the R. Father Francis Borgia, sometymes Duke of Gandia, and the third generall of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a short rule, how to live well. Englished by a father of the same society. VVhereunto are adioyned certaine pious meditations vpon the beades: translated also out of the Spanish ([London] : Permissu superiorum, M.DC.XX. [1620]), by Francisco de Borja, Thomas Everard, and Joseph Cresswell (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Government of the thoughts (Printed for Ric. Chiswell ..., 1694), by George Tullie (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libro de vita contemplativa, lectione, meditatione, oratione, contemplatione, scala dil paradiso intitulato (Impresso nellinclita citta di Bressa : nellofficina di magistro Io. Antonio Morandi da Gandino, lanno del Signore MDXXVII adi. 28. del mese de zugno [1527], 1527), by Antonio Meli and Giovanni Antonio Bresciano (page images at HathiTrust)
• The vanity of thovghts discovered with their danger and cvre. By Tho: Goodvvin, B.D. (London : printed by M[iles]. F[lesher]. for R. Dawlman, and L. Fawne, at the signe of the Brazen Serpent in Pauls Church-yard, 1638), by Thomas Goodwin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Medicina Animæ or, the lamentation, and consolation of a sinner. Together with the severall collections out of the Holy Scriptures. By Joshua Mullard. (London : Printed by Tho. Harper, 1652), by Joshua Mullard (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A short instruction for the better understanding and performing of mental prayer (Paris : Printed ... by L. Sevestre, over against Graffin College, M DC XCI [i.e. 1691]), by Christopher Abercromby (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Soules alarum-bell. The second part. (At London : Printed by Io[hn] Beale, 1618), by Henry Thompson (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Transmission: A Meditation for the New Age (fifth edition, c2006), by Benjamin Creme (PDF with commentary at share-international.org)
• Guide of the Man of Good Will in the Exercise of Mental Prayer (American edition translated from French; 1887), by Joseph Simler (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Letters on Occult Meditation (ca. 1922), by Alice Bailey (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Silence (Los Angeles: The Master Press, 1925), by Evelyn Whitell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Ways of Mental Prayer (Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son, 1917), by Vital Lehodey (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Yoga, Meditation and Japa Sadhana, by Swami Krishnananda (HTML at Divine Life Society)
• Ideal suggestion through mental photography : a restorative system for home and private use : preceded by a study of the laws of mental healing (Lee & Shepard, 1893), by Henry Wood (page images at HathiTrust)
• Traité de l'oraison et de la meditation, contenant les considerations que l'on peut faire sur les principaux mystères de nostre foy. (Charles Osmont, 1702), by de Granada Luis and Guillaume Girard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Hearings on the Equal Access Act hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, on H.R. 2732 ... hearings held in Washington, D.C., on June 16, October 18, 19, and 20, 1983. (U.S. G.P.O., 1984), by Secondary United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary (page images at HathiTrust)
• With Christ in the school of prayer : thoughts on our training for the ministry of intercession (A.G. Watson, 1885), by Andrew Murray (page images at HathiTrust)
• Progress through mental prayer (Sheed & Ward, 1940), by Edward Leen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shikan kōroku (Seikōsha, 1925), by Seikōsha (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• In the hours of meditation. (Advaita Ashrama, 1921), by A disciple (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The book of peace : [being a collection of prose, verse (Chiswick Press, 1900), by Pamela Grey (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Sunday meditations and selected prose sketches. (R. Clarke, 1893), by Donn Piatt (page images at HathiTrust)
• The pathway of the spirit. A guide to inspiration, illumination, and divine realization on earth ... (F.F. Lovell & Co., 1890), by John Hamlin Dewey (page images at HathiTrust)
• A short method of mental prayer (Benziger, 1920), by Nicolo Ridolfi and Raymund Devas (page images at HathiTrust)
• Christian truth: A family guide to the chief truths of the Gospel ... (R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1838), by Edward Bickersteth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ueber die Meditation des Predigers (bey Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1820), by Friedrich August Crome (page images at HathiTrust)
• Private thoughts upon religion and a Christian life : to which is added the necessity and advantage of frequent communion (J. Hatchard, 1834), by William Beveridge and Henry Stebbing (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditations and addresses on the subject of prayer (R. Carter, 1849), by Hugh White (page images at HathiTrust)
• The great law of consideration : or, A discourse, wherein the nature, usefulness, and absolute necessity of consideration, in order to a truly serious and religious life, is laid open (Printed for A. Bettesworth ... J. Hazard ... J. Hooke ... and R. Ware ..., 1729), by Anthony Horneck, Christopher Monck Albemarle, S. Chapman, Richard Ware, John Hooke, Joseph Hazard, and Arthur Bettesworth (page images at HathiTrust)
• The impersonal life. (Sun Pub. Co., 1926), by Joseph S. Benner and Sun Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• A spiritual compendium : in which the principal difficulties in the way of perfection are explained (Burns and Oates, 1873), by Gaspar de la Figuera (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditations on the mysteries of our holy faith : together with a treatise on mental prayer (Richardson, 1852), by Luis de la Puente and F. C. Borgo (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lessons at the cross; or, Spiritual truths familiarly exhibited in their relations to Christ (Gould, 1860), by Samuel Hopkins (page images at HathiTrust)
• The great law of consideration: or a discourse wherein the nature, usefulness, and absolute necessity of consideration, in order to a truly serious and religious life, is laid open. (Printed for Samuel Lowndes, 1694), by Anthony Horneck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditations vpon the mysteries of ovr holie faith, with the practice of mental prayer tovching the same (At S. Omers,canno Domini 1619., 1619), by Luis de la Puente (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditationes de praecipuis fidei nostrae mysteriis (Herder, 1908), by Luis de la Puente (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The practice of mental prayer (P.J. Kenedy & sons, 1915), by René de Maumigny and Elder Mullan (page images at HathiTrust)
• Pisemka ulotne i okolicznościowe (Drukiem National Pub. and Catalog Co., 1922), by Tomasz Misicki (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Like Christ thoughts on the blessed life on conformity to the Son of God (F.H. Revell, 1895), by Andrew Murray (page images at HathiTrust)
• Le Vade-mecum de l'âme pieuse ou La semaine sanctifiée en union avec le Sacré-Coeur (s.n.], 1896) (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'âme élevée à Dieu par les réflexions et les sentiments, pour chaque jour du mois ; suivi de L'âme pénitente ou Le nouveau pensez-y bien (Ad Mame, 1863), by Barthélemi Baudrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'âme élevée a Dieu, par les réflexions et les sentimens pour chaque jour du mois. (Imprimée a la Nouvelle-Imprimerie ..., 1811), by Barthélemi Baudrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Like Christ thoughts on the blessed life on conformity to the Son of God : a sequel to 'Abide in Christ' (S.R. Briggs, 1886), by Andrew Murray (page images at HathiTrust)
• The saint's spiritual delight and a Christian on the mount (s.n.], 1862), by Thomas Watson (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'âme élevée à Dieu par les réflexions et les sentiments pour chaque jour du mois suivie de L'âme pénitente ou Le nouveau pensez-y-bien. (V. Sarlit, 1859), by Barthélemi Baudrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ma direction extrait des Paillettes d'or. (s.n., 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Méthode pour réciter le chapelet en méditant (s.n., in the 19th century) (page images at HathiTrust)
• L'oraison sa nature, son importance, ses difficultés, d'aprés sainte Thérèse et les grands auteurs spirituels (Impr. de l'Institution des sourds-muets, 1918), by Joseph Carrée (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Self-training in meditation (Longmans, Green & co., 1917), by A. H. McNeile (page images at HathiTrust)
• The increase of God. (Longmans, Green, 1919), by A. H. McNeile (page images at HathiTrust)
• Deeper meanings. (Ellis, 1894), by Frederic A. Hinckley (page images at HathiTrust)
• Okada-shiki kokyū seizahō to jikken (Bunʼeikaku Shoten, Shunjūsha Shoten, 1912), by Gingetsu Itō (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Of the imitation of Christ; four books. (D. Appleton & Co.;, 1844), by Imitatio Christi (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditation ; its practice and results (The Theosophical Press, 1930), by Clara Codd (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Meditations on the mysteries of our Holy Faith : together with a treatise on mental prayer (Richardson, 1860), by Luis de la Puente, F. C. Borgo, and John Heigham (page images at HathiTrust)
• Meditationes in compendium redactae et magno meditationum numero de praecipuis sanctorum festis auctae (Typis et sumptibus Catholicae Unionis Typographicae, 1892), by Luis de la Puente and Nicolas Frizon (page images at HathiTrust)
• The fellowship of silence : being experiencs in the common use of prayer without words (Macmillan, 1916), by Thomas Hodgkin and Cyril Hepher (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Thoughts for weary hours. (T. Whittaker, 1890) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Siedem krótkich kazań (Drukiem Dziennika Zjednoczenia, 1922), by Tomasz Misicki (page images at HathiTrust)
• The impersonal life. (Sun Publishing Co., 1924) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Concordia, entre la quietud, y la fatiga de la oracion (En Madrid : En la imprenta de Alonso Balvàs ..., año de 1733., 1733), by Paolo Segneri, Giuseppe Massei, and Alonso Balvás (page images at HathiTrust)
• Life abiding and abounding : Bible studies in prayer and meditation (Bible Institute Colportage Association, 1910), by W. H. Griffith Thomas (page images at HathiTrust)
• A golden treatise of mental prayer : with divers spiritual rules and directions, no less profitable, than necessary, for all sorts of people. (Philadelphia : M. Fithian, 1844., 1844), by of Alcantara Peter and Giles Willoughby (page images at HathiTrust)
• A method and instructions for the art of divine meditation with instances of the several kindes of solemne meditation / by Thomas White. (London : Printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1672), by Thomas White (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ... ([S.l. : s.n.], M. DC. X. [1610]), by Luis de la Puente and Richard Gibbons (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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