Acquaintance with God

I guess I quote the puritans a whole lot here, but there words are typically hugely more beneficial than my own, so that is probably the main reason why.
Any way here are some thoughts from a largely unknown Puritan- James Janeway speaking on the subject of 'Acquaintance with God' or what we would probably call today, 'Intimacy with God.' He has many brilliant thoughts, but here is a taster

"Another glorious effect of acquaintance with God is, that it makes a man like God... Company is of an assimilating nature. He that before was unholy, and like the devil, by conversion to God and converse with Him is made holy like God... A full and perfect conformity and likeness to God is the very glory of glory... Be acquainted with Him, and you shall be like Him. Keep much in His company by faith, secret prayer, and meditation, and you will be more holy, divine, and spiritual. The last effect of this acquaintance with God: It will make a man better, far more excellent in all states and relations. All his friends will have the better life with him, the whole family... will fare the better for him."

Is this true of our lives, has knowing and drawing near to Christ our Saviour had a transforming effect. If not I fear there may be a fundamental misunderstanding of what knowing God actually is.

Simon