1749 October 28 (Saturday). In the Morning the Ground was cover’d with Snow. Cold and Raw, and looks dismally. Brother Hicks went over to Upton to invite sister Lydia to his House. I have great Reason to magnifie and praise the Name of God for his Great Mercy and Goodness which he has shewn in lengthening out the Day of His Patience towards Me and towards this Church and people, it being this Day 25 years since the Church was gather’d and I was ordain’d the Pastor of it. And at the same Time I have great reason to be deeply humbled before God for my Unfaithfullness, Slothfullness, Barrenness, and Unprofitableness. May God be graciously pleas’d to grant me his holy Spirit to quicken me to both true Gratitude for the Lenity, and deep Repentance for my great Defects and Miscarriages! And may God grant all needed Influences of His Spirit also to qualifie and furnish for his Service, and to excite to it hence forward in a much more fruitfull Manner than heretofore! and May the Long-suffering of God prove salvation. May God be very gracious to the dear Flock! and grant success of the Word and Ordinances among them. And inasmuch as it is a Day of peculiar Difficulty, Burden and Charge, by the Building of the New Meeting House and my Remove, May it please God to vouchsafe needed Wisdom and Grace to guide and direct in those Important Affairs: and Smile upon and prosper our Endeavours for Re-settlement that it may in his own good Time be in Righteousness and Peace!