And then, as His remembrancers on our behalf, let us engage all those among our friends who have the same grace of tears.

But, above all, let us be men of tears ourselves.

For all the tears and all the intercessions of our great High Priest, and all the importunings of our best friends to boot, will avail us nothing if our own eyes are dry.

Let us, then, turn back to Bishop Andrewes's prayer for the grace of tears, and offer it every night with him till our head, like his, is holy waters, and till, like him, we get beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.
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'Clear as tears' is a Persian proverb when they would praise their purest spring water.