Are there any scriptural objections to using Ignatian Spiritual Exercises according to Protestants?

[Ignatian *Spiritual Exercises*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_Exercises_of_Ignatius_of_Loyola) has been around for centuries, yet only in the past few decades Evangelicals and Charismatics started to appreciate it: - In a 1990 [*The Way*](https://theway.org.uk/) journal article [Why Ignatian Spirituality Hooks Protestants](https://www.theway.org.uk/back/s068Huggett.pdf) Joyce Huggett writes: > The Spiritual Exercises are so Bible-based that they might accurately be re-named 'Biblical Exercises' - A 2019 Doctor of Ministry paper by Philip Rushton from Fuller Theological Seminary (a non-denominational institution) [From Insight to Encounter: The Ignatian *Spiritual Exercises* and the Transformation of the Heart](https://digitalcommons.fuller.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1361&context=dmin) reported the result of a project of introducing Ignatian *Spiritual Exercises* to Longview Community Church as being positive. For those new to this spirituality, here are [some introductory resources](https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/making-good-decisions/discernment-of-spirits/) for a major component of the *Spiritual Exercises*: Discernment of Spirits. **My question**: Are there any scriptural objections to using Ignatian *Spiritual Exercises* for spiritual growth according to Protestants? ### Resources for researching the answer 1. [Hearing God's Words: Exploring Biblical Spirituality](https://www.amazon.com/Hearing-Gods-Words-Exploring-Spirituality/dp/0830826173) reviewed [here](http://beginningwithmoses.org/oldsite/library/reviewhearing.htm) , [here](http://schuller.id.au/2004/05/02/review-of-peter-adams-hearing-gods-words/) , and [here](http://schuller.id.au/2004/05/02/review-of-peter-adams-hearing-gods-words/) . Google preview [here](https://books.google.ca/books?id=OIes2W80G_wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q&f=false) , a 2004 monograph by Peter Adam, discussing Biblical principles for evangelical spirituality (Chapters 1-3) and the related issues such as the role of images, liturgy, and sacrament (Chapter 5). While the coverage is limited to mostly Reformed spirituality (such as the view of Calvin, Richard Baxter, the Puritans, etc. discussed in Chapters 4 and 6) this book can be the basis of critiquing (or validating!) Ignatian *Spiritual Exercises* which also engages God's Word affectively and imaginatively (not just intellectually).