"To believe in His (Jesus') name and to receive Him are the same (John 1:12). But we must receive Him as King, as well as Saviour. Therefore believing does not produce heart-subjection as a fruit, but contains it as an essential part...
...I do not doubt that, at first the soul is more conscious of Christ's salvation than of being governed by Him; yet whatever act there may be beforehand, we never conceive of Christ , and receive justification by Him - we never know Him with the knowledge which is eternal life - until we conceive of Him and know Him and receive Him as our Lord and King."