(seq. 3)

day. June 16. Sabbath.
Made {the} improve of {the} only Sermn
I had made since I left Haverhill
& preachd it in {the} forenoon.
It was a critical time, some wr ex-
pecting I shd shew my best, some
{hoping}, I suppose, I shd appear to {the}
worst; but I determined to take my
old track as near as possible, {which} I
tho't upon {the} whole did {the} best. I
neither shewd by my prayers or
my sermon {which} way I shd answer.
Mr Mash preach in {the} afternoon
& drank coffee {with} us.
June 17. Monday.
Had proposed to give my answer to
{the} committee {this} day, but tho't best
to postpone it a little. Shewd it
to Mr Williams {who} approved of it.
June 18. Tuesday.
Studied but little: & visited but little;
I meant to give my opposers an
opportunity of {offering} yr objections
by {calling} at yr houses &c, but
none wr mentioned. No one ever
expressed to me any dislike to my settle-
ment at Haverhill: I yvs had no
objections to clear up.