There is a 'peace' which is not worth having. Nay, there is positive danger in possessing it. It is what we may call THE PEACE OF GOD - FORGETTING INDIFFERENCE.
Absence of alarm is, in itself, no real guarantee of safety. Every fisherman's baited hook, every well-spread fowler's net supposes this.
"When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace," said the blessed Lord (Luke 11:21). Nor does He leave us in doubt as to who the "strong man" is (see preceding verses). It is the devil - the master "fowler," with all his well-hidden, unsuspected devices,
47 pages Pamphlet Author: G. Cutting