labouring in any one distinct sphere; and thirdly, I think I may apply the same principle in reference to the personal work which is being done in our own hearts; and before we conclude our meditation I may ask you to take a quiet ride round the desolations of your own spirit, and so get a clear view of what must be done before you shall become a city inhabited by God to his praise and glory. First, then, dear friends, I suppose I have here, as Nehemiah had, a few men and women earnest, resolved,