The weather was again severely cold this morning. The Thermometer falling to ten degrees below zero of Fahrenheit. As low I think as I have ever known it in this place. The day was clear with a Northwest wind. I attended divine service all day. Heard Mr. Frothingham from Luke 13. 8. “Let it alone this year also.” Upon the revolution of a year and the reflections consequent upon it in the minds of those who would reform their faults. A good discourse. Mr. Pierpont preached in the afternoon from Job. I am not quite certain of the Text so for fear of error will not put down the one I remember. It was a common place upon the topic of death, of the support of the righteous, and concluded by a very pretty poetical quotation. I thought it was very pretty.

I also read in the Afternoon a Sermon of Dr. Barrow, Proverbs 10. 9 “He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely.” He first explains the meaning of upright walking and then defines under several heads the 49security which is attained by it. A good discourse but I see yet no reason to alter my opinion of the writer. His reputation must be founded upon some other Sermons.

I pursued the reading of Oberon and some of d’Israeli. The second volume of the latter is not so amusing as the first, yet there are one or two articles very curious—One upon similarities of Authors very good and instructive. Notwithstanding the severity of the cold I took my usual walk, and found it not unpleasant.