- First, we ought to indulge compunction for our sins according to the example of David and St. Peter.
- Secondly, we should mourn for the sins of others, and feel compassion for them.
- Thirdly, we have reason to grieve at our banishment in this world, and our separation from God . . .
Lament, therefore, your own and your neighbor's sins, for they who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
-- Baxter, Meditations
