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Enkidu Posted 17 years ago
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I want to make sure of meaning

Galileo says this:
I render grace to God that it has pleased him to make me alone the first observer of an admirable thing kept hidden all these ages.

(since God made me alone.....He (God) was so pleased, so I give my grace back to him= Same?

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enkidu I render grace to *** that it has pleased him to make me alone the first observer of an admirable thing kept hidden all these ages. " Galileo is thanking *** for allowing him (Galileo) to be the first to see what he discovered. " is just a way of saying that *** chose Galileo to make the observations.

— RayH

  • enkidu I render grace to *** that it has pleased him to make me alone the first observer of an admirable thing kept hidden all these ages.
  • " Galileo is thanking *** for allowing him (Galileo) to be the first to see what he discovered.
  • " is just a way of saying that *** chose Galileo to make the observations.
  • " but it wouldn't have the same poetry.
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enkiduI render grace to *** that it has pleased him to make me alone the first observer of an admirable thing kept hidden all these ages.
"...render grace to ***..." Galileo is thanking *** for allowing him (Galileo) to be the first to see what he discovered.
"...that it has pleased Him to make me..." is just a way of saying that *** chose Galileo to make t
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Thank you too much. I confused "him" in the sentence.
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