Adams Papers Digital Edition

Diary of John Quincy Adams, volume 1

Saturday June the 16th 1781.

Monday June 18th 1781.
Sunday June the 17th 1781. JQA

1781-06-17

 Sunday June the 17th 1781. Adams, John Quincy
Sunday June the 17th 1781.

This morning Pappa, Mr. Dana, brother Charles and I, went to the English presbyterian Church, to hear a Sermon, the text was.

“And the times of this ignorance god winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.” Acts 17:30.

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Mr. Brice din'd with us, after dinner I went alone to Church again; the text was.

“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1st. 21st.

After Church I went to see Mr. Bordly; a little after brother Charles and Mr. Brice came there, brother Charles, Mr. Bordly and I went out to take a walk. We went to see Mr. Greves, but he was not at home; brother Charles and I went from thence to Madam Chabanel's where we supp'd; at about half past ten we came home.

From Guthrie's Grammar (continued from yesterday) Chapter 4th §: 7th.1

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Here follow, on two pages of the Diary, “sections” 7, 8, and 9 from Guthrie's Geographical Grammar , p. 402–403, on Dutch dress, religion, and language. JQA copied the “Lord's Prayer” in Dutch from a source other than Guthrie because, as he later explained, it had been rendered incomplete there (entry for 10 July, below).