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The Benjamin Major completes this with the study of the mind in relation to prayer.

However, in the last chapters of Benjamin Major, written later than the Minor, Richard almost abandons his topic and the discussion of the teaching of mystical theology takes up a good portion of every remaining chapter.

He is still attempting to instruct his followers on a text but he has also engaged himself in creating a system of mystical theology.