November 7, 1773

1773 November 7 (Sunday).  This being the last Lords Day in our Ecclesiastical Year, Thanks were given to God for  His Goodness and Longsuffering in continuing us for the Space of 49 Years.  With Humiliations and Prayers according to the Occasion, Read Ps. 34.  Preached on Jonah 1.6.  Mr. Nathaniel Oake of Bolton dined here.  P.M. Read Rev. XII.  Preached again on the Subject of forgiving from Mat. 6.14.15, repeating from page 23 to 32 (N.B. pages 30, 31, 32 Capitulation).  I would earnestly beg of God to bless these Exercises both to Me and to the People.  In the Evening recollecting find, that since this time 12 Months, I and my Family have been exercised with divers and grievous Frowns of divine Providence.  In particular by the Death of my dear Daughter Moore, and by the Sickness of divers of us — Old Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. P________, Hannah, Elias.  May we be humbled and (Since they are so recovered) thankful to the Lord our Healer!