1751 January 20 (Sunday). A pleasant Day. I read Lev. 14 to number 32 with long Expositions. Preach’d on Tit. 3.1. Din’d at Justice Bakers — my wife and several of the Family tarried at the Meeting house — Billy din’d at Mr. Ebenezer Rice’s. P.M. read Acts 5, with some brief Exposition. Not having altogether finish’d my Preparations for the Afternoon Exercise, though I began early in the Week and continu’d more than usual at the work, yet by Reading Dr. Hoadly[1] etc., and my meditations enlarging, yet being desirous it might not be more than Two Exercises; I wanted also some more moving Subject for the afternoon — I therefore repeated to page 8 of sermon on 1 John 2.14, latter part.
[1]Bishop Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761) was a controversial figure who published numerous works.