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br.writeln("<center><B>Christian Quotation of the Day</B><BR><SMALL>Saturday, October 17, 2026</SMALL></center>");
br.writeln("<DT style=\"margin-left:0in;text-indent:.2in\">Steadfastness in believing doth not exclude all temptations from without. When we say a tree is firmly rooted, we do not say the wind never blows upon it.");
br.writeln("<DT style=\"margin-left:.4in;text-indent:-.2in\">... <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodndan.htm#Owen\">John Owen</A> (1616-1683), <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtt.htm#WorksOwen\"><I>Works of John Owen</I>, v. IX</A>, New York: R. Carter, 1851, Serm. I, p. 27");
br.writeln("(see the <A target=_blank HREF=\"http://books.google.com/books?id=wHEuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=%22Steadfastness+in+believing+doth+not+exclude%22\">book</A>; see also <A target=_blank HREF=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22:31-32,+Ps.+1:1-3;+46:1;+John+14:1;+Rom.+4:20;+Jas.+1:5-6>Luke 22:31-32, Ps. 1:1-3; 46:1; John 14:1; Rom. 4:20; Jas. 1:5-6</A>; more at <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub1.htm#Belief\">Belief</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub2.htm#Faith\">Faith</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub4.htm#Temptation\">Temptation</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub4.htm#Tree\">Tree</A>)");
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