1764 October 7 (Sunday). Read Prov. 22. Sung Ps. 29, two first stanza’s. Preached on Ps. 116.14. Administered the Lords supper. N.B. four New Tankards which the Deacons have bought last week. Master Cushing and Mrs. Maynard dined with us. P.M. omitted public Reading: but preached again on Rom. 7.7, repeating (with some few Variations) some of Expositions on the 10th Commandment. N.B. So many interruptions and avocations again by Lecture, Harvest, Company etc. last week, that I could prepare only one Sermon, to my great Grief and Trouble. N.B. Mr. Gale desired the Church might be stopped that he might speak with them and he was excused. But we met with so much Difficulty in choosing Deacon Tainter who was however chose, that I could not but make a reprehesive Remark.