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And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, which is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation, that when the Devil shall send forth his mighty winds; yea, his shafts in the whirlwind; yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you, to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men buildeth, they cannot fall.
Influences
Matthew 7:24-25 (KJV)
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Changes
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, whicho is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation,; that when the Ddevil shall send forth his mighty winds;, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind;, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you, to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men buildeth, they cannot fall.
Simple English
My sons, remember, remember that you must build your foundation on the rock of our Savior. He is Christ, the Son of God. When the Devil sends his mighty winds and his arrows in the storm, when all his hail and mighty storm beat on you, it will have no power over you. It cannot drag you down to sadness and endless sorrow. This is because of the rock you are built on. It is a sure foundation. If people build on it, they cannot fall.
Paraphrase
“Now, my sons, remember—remember this: you must build your foundation on the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God. Then when the devil sends his fierce winds, when he shoots his arrows in the whirlwind, when his hail and mighty storms beat down on you—they’ll have no power to drag you down into misery and endless suffering. Because you’re built on a rock, a sure foundation. When people build on that, they can’t fall.”