四明十義書 1.161

1.161

若謂先了等文結前生後，又成修外觀至相似分真位後方修內觀。還允協否？應知內外不二門雙明兩種境觀，雖多分修觀，先依內心，不妨亦有著內心者發軫便修外觀，是故荊溪隨標語便先釋外觀也。此例甚眾，不能備引。

If you claim that the text 'first comprehending', etc., concludes what precedes and introduces what follows, it would also result in cultivating external contemplation up to the stages of resemblance and partial realization of truth before cultivating internal contemplation. Is that still appropriate? One should know that the Gate of Non-duality of Internal and External clarifies both kinds of objects and contemplations; although in the majority of cases cultivating contemplation first relies on the internal mind, there is nothing preventing those attached to the internal mind from cultivating external contemplation right from the start; therefore, Jingxi directly explained external contemplation immediately following the rubric. Such instances are very numerous and cannot be cited exhaustively.