Forsaking all to follow Him

By the sight of the transcendent glory of Christ, true Christians see him worthy to be followed; and so are powerfully drawn to him; they see him worthy that they should forsake all for him: by the sight of that superlative amiableness, they are thoroughly disposed to be subject to him, and engaged to labor with earnestness and activity in his service, and made willing to go through all difficulties for his sake. And it is the discovery of this divine excellency of Christ that makes them constant to him: for it makes a deep impression upon their minds, that they cannot forget him; and they will follow him whithersoever he goes, and it is in vain for any to endeavor to draw them away from him.

— Jonathan Edwards, quoted by Stephen Seamands in Give Them Christ
(Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2012), 23