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Gospel-less men know not that they are blind, and seek not for eye-salve; they know not that they are dead, and seek not for life.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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And therefore he adviseth the church of Laodicea to come to him for eye-salve, that she might see, Rev. iii.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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Hence it is called the "anointing of our eyes with eye-salve that we may see," Rev. iii.
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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Thus the confession, by which any one acknowledges himself to be "a cold, blind and poor creature," is pleasing to God; and the man, therefore, flies to Christ to "buy of him eye-salve, white raiment, and gold."
The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 1 1560-1609 1956
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When we "walk in love" our eyes are anointed with "the eye-salve" of grace.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett
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The cure of this divinely is forelayd by Christ also, to buy eye-salve of him; Angells have eyes as well as wings to guide their flight: when the ship is under saile, and hath the freshest way; it hath most neede to looke to the sterage, keep the watch, have an eye to the Compasse and land-marks.
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The eyes of the obedient are anointed with the eye-salve of grace, and wondrous panoramas break upon the sight.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett
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"Anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou may'st see!"
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett
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He will anoint our eyes with the eye-salve of grace, and everything will become to us a symbol of something better, so that even in the midst of material plenty our hearts will be with our treasure in heaven.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett
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What we need, above all things, is to have our eyes anointed with the eye-salve of grace, that so our vision may be single and simple, and we may have the mind of Christ.
Things That Matter Most: Devotional Papers 1817-1893 1913
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