#14 Christ the Hard Choice
[Pryr-1.2-3] So it makes only sense to say, that Do not all Christians desire to have Christ to be their Saviour? Yes, but here is the Deceit; they want Christ to be their Saviour in the next World , and to help them into Heaven when they die, by his Power, and Merits with God But they are not willing for Christ to be thy Saviour now; because his Salvation, if it is had, must be done in this Life, by changing and altering them right now and making them have a new Heart open to their life and making them like the Blind to see, the Lame to walk, and the Dumb to speak aware of their foibles and follies. To have Salvation from Christ, is nothing else, but to be made like Him; it is to have his Humility and Meekness, his Mortification and Self-denial, his Renunciation of the Spirit, Wisdom, and Honours of this World, his Love of God, his Desire of doing God's Will, and seeking only his Honour. To have these attitudes ...