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Re: Puritans






>>In describing Puritans, on p. 20, the Quarterman book talks about "'precise wa
>>lking,' hymn singing in the home....." etc.
>
>The book I drew that information from didn't say much about what precise
>walking meant.  I guessed it to refer to something like what I've heard
>of as a monastic practice, of walking at a slow regular pace and observing
>what can be seen at each step.  If so, it would be a sort of concentration
>meditation.
>
>
Thanks.  And thank you for the links.  I enjoyed them very much.
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