Others, if they sometimes shed a tear, are still never the better. They go on in wickedness, and do not drown their sins in their tears. Repenting tears are precious. Repenting tears are beautifying. A tear in the eye adorns more than a ring of the finger.
Oil makes the face shine.
Repenting tears make the heart shine. Repenting tears are comforting. A sinner's mirth turns to melancholy. A saint's mourning turns to music. Repentance may be compared to myrrh, which though it is bitter to the taste, is comforting to the spirits.